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3 This publication is one of the outputs of the “Partnership for improving the quality of municipalities – best practice sharing in the topic of international programs Healthy City Project and Local Agenda 21”, realised by the Healthy Cities of the Czech Republic in collaboration with the Swiss association Equiterre, partner for sustainable development. The project has been financed from the Partnership Fund (Programme of Czech-Swiss Collaboration). The general aim of this project is to develop conditions for improvement of the quality of life (in particular, in the area of sustainable development and health support) in the environment of the Czech Republic, using experience from Switzerland, or vice versa. The specific objective of this project lies in the transfer of know-how in the area of sustainable development and health support while utilising the experience of both main project partners. The practice of both organisations – sharing of methodical procedures, selection of demonstration examples of best practice and their offer for utilisation within the framework of the partners’ area, has been used to achieve the main goal. Emphasis is placed on the practicality and applicability of the shared procedures and methods for specific municipalities and regions (for work with the public, for evaluation of the quality of progress, etc.). More information on the project can be found at: www.zdravamesta.cz/CH-CZ_partnerstvi 4 ABOUT THE PUBLIcaTION ... Municipalities and regions in Switzerland and in the Czech Republic can boast a number of demonstration activities that fulfil the principles of sustainable development and support the inhabitants’ health and quality of life. This publication aims to introduce some of these activities concisely, through 9 selected topics. These topics emerged from discussions on inspiring best practice examples from both countries and on the issue of how to utilise the practices of municipalities, regions and cantons. The above-stated best practice examples have been gathered and processed by teams from the organisations Equiterre and Healthy Cities of the Czech Republic. The aim of the publication lies not only in the comparison of similar activities from Switzerland and from the Czech Republic, but primarily in the mutual inspiration for representatives of local self-governments in both countries. Even though the system of self-government in the Swiss Confederation is based on division of the state into 26 cantons, where each has its own different system of administration and management, and therefore is considerably different from the administrative structure of the Czech Republic, the publication should introduce successful procedures which are feasible in both countries and in environments with different public administration structures. We would like to thank the Equiterre association and representatives from the Healthy Cities and Regions of the Czech Republic for the supply of data and photo-documentation for this publication, for their willingness to hand down their best practices and for their overall approach to sustainable development. The team of HCCZ office CONTENTS 5 Project Partners – Who We Are and What We Do 6 Good-Practice.eu Database – What It Brings and Why Use It 7 Cities Where Life Is Good Can Also Be Recognised by Their Public Areas 8 topic: citizens’ engagement in the creation of public areas (best practice from Geneva Canton and Chrudim Town) Energy Savings as a Means To Urban Development 10 topic: sustainable energy (best practice from Swiss Confederation and Litoměřice Town) Support of Physical Activities in the Cities – Plans for Pedestrians and Sports Grounds for the Young 12 topic: exercising for health (best practice from the cities of Geneva and Kopřivnice) “Green Purchasing” is the Basis of Sustainable Consumption in Cities and Whole Regions 14 topic: sustainable consumption (best practice from Geneva and Vaud Cantons and towns of Chrudim and Uherské Hradiště) Good Health and Physical Condition Help Seniors to Stay Active 16 topic: healthy ageing (best practice from Swiss French-speaking cantons and Mladá Boleslav Town) Planning and Revitalisation of City Districts with Respect to the Needs of Their Inhabitants 18 topic: sustainable urbanism - planning and revitalisation (best practice from Swiss Confederation, Vaud Canton, Cities of Lausanne and Šternberk) Conceptual Procedures in the Field of Health Support 20 topic: Health Impact Assessment and Health 21 in the regions (best practice from Swiss Confederation and Vysočina Region) Protection of Nature and Cultural Landscape Supports Healthy Local Patriotism 22 topic: sustainable tourism (best practice from Geneva City, Vaud Canton and Hodonínsko Micro-Region) Healthy Diet Available to All Groups of Inhabitants 24 topic: healthy diet (best practice from Geneva Canton, South Moravia Region and Prachatice Town) 6 EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCE AMONG MUNICIpaLITIES AND REGIONS OF SWITZERLAND AND THE CZECH REPUBLIC The representatives of Healthy Cities, Municipalities and Regions of the Czech Republic are used to sharing approved procedures and mutual inspiration in activities related to sustainable development and improvement of the quality of inhabitants’ lives. The members of Healthy Cities of the Czech Republic include municipalities and regions that reached the highest categories in the international programme and method of quality entitled Local Agenda 21 in the Czech Republic. As early as when the association was established in 1994, we have tried to mediate to the member’s cities, municipalities and regions experience from abroad through collaboration with other Healthy Cities’ networks. The common project with the Swiss partners enables a comparison of activities that, despite having a slightly different institutional framework, possess a similar purpose. Be it health support, engagement of inhabitants in decision-making processes in the place of their residence or strategic planning, inspiration from foreign examples is always invaluable for the representatives of Healthy Cities. Representatives of municipalities and regions of Switzerland and CZ meet in person and share their experience within the framework of a common project with the Swiss association Equiterre. Also owing to this publication, the Healthy Cities, Municipalities and Regions of the Czech Republic have an exceptional opportunity to inspire via specific activities approved in the practice of Swiss French-speaking cantons and we believe that this collaboration will develop further. Petr Švec Director of the Healthy Cities of the Czech Republic (www.zdravamesta.cz) CZECH-SWISS COLLABORATION – FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOpmENT The number of projects focusing on sustainable development and support of health, realised in the manner of the City of Lausanne and its Agenda 21, is growing. These projects improve the quality of inhabitants’ lives and improve the condition of the environment on local and global scales. The programme of sharing best practices between the Czech Republic and Switzerland is proof of the fact that cross-border collaboration is advantageous for both parties and contributes to mutual enhancement and enrichment. Owing to this collaboration, Swiss cities and cantons will have a chance to be inspired by the experience of Czech Healthy Cities and Municipalities in order to be able to progress one step further in the realisation of sustainability and health in their area. Pierre-Alain Rumley Mayor of the Val-de-Travers municipality EQUITERRE, paRTNER FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOpmENT AND HEALTH For many years, the Equiterre organisation in collaboration with public administration has been realising the objectives of international political agendas related to sustainable development and health. The activities of our association concentrate primarily on sustainable urbanism and on the related issue of spatial justice, which is a necessary precondition for inhabitants’ health. The collaboration with Healthy Cities of the Czech Republic represents the beginning of a new era – an era of decentralised collaboration and the sharing of best practices. Exporting quality projects abroad and importing those projects realised in the Czech Republic that bring new and interesting approaches and at the same time complement the projects of Swiss public administration, is very beneficial for us. Natacha Litzistorf Equiterre Director (www.equiterre.ch) INTERNET DaTABASE Good-PracTICE.EU 7 The well-arranged internet database at the address www.DobraPraxe.cz (partial EN version on Good-Practice.eu or use the GoogleTranslator on the Czech webpage) contains more than 150 examples from various areas of development of cities, municipalities and regions. In addition to this, you can find current bits and pieces from everyday practice (http://dobrapraxe.cz/cz/stripky). In the Database you can also find all 9 examples from Switzerland that will have been discussed on next pages. The examples of Swiss activities are available on http://www.dobrapraxe.cz/cz/tema/dobra-praxe-ze-svycarska-inspirace-ukazkove-aktivity. 8 CITIES WHERE LIFE IS GOOD CAN ALSO BE RECOGNISED BY THEIR PUBLIC AREAS City inhabitants should not be omitted in the process of public area planning Ask seniors and the handicapped about obstacles and problems with mobility Engagement of citizens in planning supports their identification with the place Even an internal city block can be a pleasant place for inter-generational co-existence PUBLIC AREAS ALSO accESSIBLE TO SENIORS Geneva Canton An analysis