German Wadden Sea Region Sustainability Monitor 2016 an Attempt to Improve the Sustainability Indicator Tool by Applying the Sustainability Balance Sheet

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German Wadden Sea Region Sustainability Monitor 2016 An attempt to improve the Sustainability Indicator Tool by applying the Sustainability Balance Sheet

Contracting authorities: The monitoring study on regional sustainability was conducted by Telos, Brabant Centre for SD (Tilburg, Netherlands), in cooperation with the Wadden Sea Forum (Wilhelmshaven, Germany) , the Waddenacademie (Leeuwarden, Netherlands) and Christian‐Albrechts‐Universität zu Kiel (Kiel, Germany) Authors: Drs. John (J.F.L.M.) Dagevos Tamara Gripp, B.Sc. Tobias Röder, B.Sc.

German Wadden Sea Region Sustainability Monitor 2016

• Long-term time series assessment of sustainable development (data: 2002 – 2014) by Wadden Sea Forum based on 35 key indicators: Sustainability Indicator Tool • Existing comprehensive conceptual framework provided by Telos: Waddenbarometer employing 101 performance indicators

• Cooperation Wadden Sea Forum, Waddenacademie, Telos, the Brabant Centre for SD and School of Sustainability of Christian-Albrechts- Universität zu Kiel •

• Based on 3P (= capitals) and stocks are defined • Primary data is scouted and aggregated into indicators, which are assigned to the corresponding requirements • Norms are applied to all indicators based on national and international laws and agreements as well as expert judgement to facilitate quantitative evaluation • By applying these norms scores are generated and sustainable development is qualitatively evaluated

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Sustainability Balance Sheet (SBS)

Planet

3 pillar model for sustainable development

People Profit

Stocks

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Main data sources

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Sustainable development performance of the German Wadden Sea Region

Sustainability scores 3P (People, Planet, Profit)

Resulting score: Planet – Ecological capital

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Resulting score: People – Social and cultural capital

Resulting score: Profit – Economic capital

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Case study: Meldorf

City of Meldorf, County of Dithmarschen, Schleswig- Holstein Area size: 21,25 km² Population density: 343 inhabitants/km²

Case study: Wittmund

District town Wittmund, County of Wittmund, Lower Saxony Area size: 210 km² Population density: 97 inhabitants/km²

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Competitiveness Meldorf Wittmund

Capacity universities Share starters Capacity universities Share starters

GDP per capita Bankruptcies GDP per capita Bankruptcies

Green economy performance Green economy performance

Economic participation Meldorf Wittmund

Long‐term Disposable Long‐term Disposable unemployment income unemployment income

Social welfare Social welfare Poor households Poor households benefits benefits

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Economic structure Meldorf Wittmund

Creative industry Agriculture, fishery, Creative industry Agriculture, forestry fishery, forestry

Medium Tourist Medium Tourist and high accomodations and high accomodations tech jobs tech jobs

Tourist stays Tourist stays

Education Meldorf Wittmund

Graduates with higher Youth Graduates with higher Youth education unemployment education unemployment

Early school Offer primary Early school Offer primary leavers schools leavers schools

Offer secondary schools Offer secondary schools

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Energy Meldorf Wittmund

CO2 emissions Wind energy CO2 emissions Wind energy CO2 emissions Wind energy

Solar energy Biogas Solar energy Biogas Biogas production production production

Gas and electricity consumption Gas and electricity consumption

Health Meldorf Wittmund

Nursing homes Persons in need of CO2 emissionsNursing homes Wind energyPersons in need of care care

General General Life BiogasLife Practitioners Practitioners expectancy productionexpectancy

Distance to hospitals Distance to hospitals

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Infrastructure Meldorf Wittmund

Distance to nearest Distance to nearest CO2 emissionsDistance to nearest Wind energyDistance to nearest agglomeration intercity train stations agglomeration intercity train stations

Distance to nearest Distance to nearest Distance to nearest Distance to nearest airport main highway airport main highway

Labour Meldorf Wittmund

Educationally motivated Employment function EducationallyCO2 emissions motivated Wind energyEmployment function migration balance migration balance

Commuter Commuter Unemployment Unemployment balance balance

Aging of Tertiary Aging of Tertiary population education population education

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Living environment Meldorf Wittmund

Old‐age poverty Housing shortage Old‐age poverty Housing shortage

Recreational Child poverty Recreational area Child poverty area

Childcare Real estate Childcare value Migration Real estate balance value

Migration Natural population Natural population balance balance balance

Nature and Landscape Meldorf Wittmund

Organic farming

Natural terrain Organic farming Natural terrain Nature conservation area

Nature Open area conservation area

Landscape Open area conservation area

Landscape conservation area

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Safety Meldorf Wittmund

Intentional Traffic insecurity Intentional homicides Traffic insecurity homicides

Burglary Burglary of private Vehicle theft of private Vehicle theft residential residential premises premises

Robbery Robbery

Waste and raw materials Meldorf Wittmund

Recycling materials Total amount of waste

Plastic waste Household waste

Glass packaging Organic waste Organic waste Household waste

Paper and cardboard

Glass packaging Paper and cardboard Plastic waste

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Planet Meldorf Wittmund

Waste and Soil Waste and raw materials raw materials Air

Nature and Air landscape

Nature and Water landscape

Water

People Meldorf Wittmund

Education Social participation Education Social participation

Living Economic Living Economic environment participation environment participation

Safety Art and culture Safety Art and culture

Health Health

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Profit Meldorf Wittmund

Energy Labour Energy Labour

Infrastructure Infrastructure Economic Economic structure structure

Competitiveness Competitiveness

Total Triangle Meldorf Wittmund