The tasks of LfU

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The tasks of LfU

• The mission of the
• State Institute for Environmental Protection
  Baden-Württemberg
• (founded 1975)
• Observe, evaluate, advise
• Advice and support of state ministries and
  specialist state authorities ? Agenda 21 Bureau
• State-wide environmental monitoring by measuring
  networks- air- soil- water (running water,
  ground water)- radioactivity- ecological
  bioindicators
• Mediator between science and practice
• State-wide Environmental Information System

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LfU Agenda Bureau

• Agenda Bureau our service for communities
• Guidelines
• Workshops - for beginners and advanced level
  - on indicators
  - on process management
• Advice by experts
• Master sustainability report (incl. CD-ROM)
• Since 1999 competition for innovative ideas
  Projects for the localAgenda 21 (500.000
  EUR/year for practical projects)
• Development of local Agenda 21 in
  Baden-Württemberg
• 1998 Setting up of the Agenda Bureau 10
  adoptions
• 2002 350 of 1100 communities, 19 of 44 counties
  have localAgenda 21 adoptions

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History of the project

• 1996 Project Eco-Audit for communities
  (according EMAS)
• 1997 State-wide indicator system by LfU and
  AfTA
• Development of a local system
  by FEST
• 1999 Pilot project Indicators for a Local
  Agenda 21(in 4 german states, 12
  cities, 4 counties)
• 2000 Guidelines for an indicator system for
  the Local Agenda 21
• (24 indicators)
• 2002 Translation and adoption for Ireland and
  Brasil by FEST
• 5/2002First sustainability report of communities

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How to measure sustainability

• Agenda 21 chapter 40
• Information for making decisions
• ... indicators have to be created for
  sustainable development as basis
• for decisions on all levels ...
• Sustainability indicators
• ...are units of measurement and definition used
  to evaluate and
• Describe the trends of issues central to
  sustainable development.
• Systematical combination of indicators ?
  indicator system
• Our system has four dimensions
• Ecology
• Economy
• Social affairs

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State Institute for Environmental Protection
Baden-Württemberg, Germany24 Main Indicators
for Communities Aims of Sustainable Development

ECOLOGY A1 Waste minimization    Household
waste (kg per person)A2 Minimization of air
pollution    Changes in lichen population A3
Sparing use of non-renewable resources    Land-us
e categories (percentage of overall area)A4
Conserving the renewable resource
base    Private water consumption (litres per
person per day)A5 Minimisation of energy
consumption    Private electricity consumption
(kWh per person) A6 Environmentally and socially
acceptable mobility    Number of cars per 1,000
people
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ECONOMY B1 Even distribution of
labour    Unemployment rate (differentiated for
men/women)B2 Highest possible level of regional
self-sufficiency    Share of stalls with
regional food products at weekly marketsB3
Balanced economic structure    Share of PRSI
employees, as per economic sectorB4 High level
of price stability    Rent indexB5 Healthy
public budgeting    Public debt per person in
Euro/ (baseline 1995)B6 Better company
environment measures    Number of companies with
Eco-auditing¹ SOCIAL SECTOR C1 Just
distribution of incomes and assets    Number of
Social Welfare Recipients per 1,000 of
populationC2 High level of training and further
education    Number of apprenticeships per 1,000
PRSI employees C3 Balanced population and
settlement structure    Balance of immigration
and emigrationC4 Broad choice of further
education and cultural events    Number of
participants in courses at the 3 biggest further
education institutions per 1,000 C5 High
quality of health    Proportion of over-weight
children at school entry examinationC6 High
level of security    Reported crimes per 1,000
of population

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PARTICIPATION D1 Strong voluntary
efforts    Number of registered charities per
1,000 of populationD2 Strong democratic
commitment    Voter turn-out in local
electionsD3 Community action for international
justice    Local authority expenditure for
development co-operation as percentage of
budgetD4 Equal participation of women in public
life    Proportion of women elected to local
councilD5 Better living environment for young
people    Local authority expenditure on
children and youth work as percentage of
budgetD6 Participation in the sustainability
process    Number of voluntary hours given to
Local Agenda 21 work per 1,000 of population

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Additional Indicators ECOLOGY Waste A1
 Household waste (kg per person)- proportion of
recovered raw materials as percentage of
household waste- toxic waste as kg per person-
volume of waste from industry and
construction Air Pollution A2   Changes in
lichen population - air pollution index- NOx
immissions in micro grams per cubic metre of
air- Ozone loadNon-Renewable Resources A3
  Land-use categories (percentage of overall
area)- proportion of nature reserve areas as
percentage of overall area- areas under organic
agriculture in proportion to areas under
conventional agriculture- proportion of areas
available for internal development (building
gaps, waste land etc.) of total settlement area
Renewable Resources A4    Private water
consumption (litres per person per day)- quality
of surface water (swimming rivers or lakes)-
acid absorption of forest soils in proportion to
relevant critical loads- proportion of forest
areas showing significant damage

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Additional Indicators ECOLOGY Energy
Consumption A5   Private electricity consumption
(kWh per person) - Electricity produced from
renewable resources as percentage of overall
energy consumption- CO2 emissions as kg per
person- Energy consumption of local authority
offices and public utilities as kWh per
personMobility A6   Number of cars per 1,000
people- public transport person kilometres per
person- percentage of primary school students
who are brought to school by car even in good
weather- official car trips per employee of the
local public administrationECONOMY Even
Distribution of Labour B1   Unemployment rate
(differentiated for men/women)- percentage of
workers on social employment schemes- long-term
unemployed as proportion of overall
unemployment- part-time employed as percentage
of total number of employedRegional
Self-Sufficiency B2   Share of stalls with
regional food products at weekly markets-
proportion of farms involved in direct
marketing- export rate of industry- percentage
of local production sold in the region

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Additional Indicators ECONOMY Economic
Structure B3   Share of PRSI employees, as per
economic sector- proportion of employees in
small and medium companies as compared to those
in big ones- retail area per person- turnover
of the 3 biggest companies as percentage of total
economic activity of the regionPrice Stability
B4   Rent index- consumer price index
(1995100)- price of building sites in /E per
square metre- price of one egg (class 1)
(1995100)Public Budgeting B5   Public debt per
person in Euro/ (baseline 1995)- wages as
percentage of total local authority budget-
development of public debt- taxes raised per
person at fixed pricesCompany Environment
Measures B6    Number of companies with
Œeco-auditing¹- number of companies with other
environmental management systems- proportion of
products with more than 80 recyclability-
proportion of renewable energy sources and BHKW
of overall energy consumption of companies

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Additional Indicators SOCIAL SECTOR Incomes
and Assets C1    Number of Social Welfare
Recipients per 1,000 of population- number of
asset millionaires per 100,000    - number of
homeless per 1,000- percentage of households
deeply in debts        Level of Training and
Education C2    Number of apprenticeships per
1,000 PRSI employees- number of further
education days per PRSI employee- number of
school leavers without leaving cert- local
authority education budget as per
pupilPopulation and settlement structure C3
   Balance of immigration and emigration-
proportion of households as to size- age profile
of populationa) under 18 years     b)18-65
years     c) 65 and older- number of commuters
(in and out) as proportion of overall
population    Education and Cultural Events C4
  Number of participants in courses at the 3
biggest further education institutions per
1,000- media stock(books, CD-ROMs, etc) at
non-scientific public libraries per 1,000 of
population - number of visitors to museums-
choice of cinemas and theatres (seats per 1,000
of population)

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Additional Indicators SOCIAL SECTOR Quality of
health C5   - Proportion of over-weight children
at school entry examination- average life
expectancy- percentage of children (0-18
years)suffering from allergies - percentage of
deaths from respiratory diseases (differentiated
for male and female deaths) Level of security C6
   - Reported crimes per 1,000 of population-
road accidents resulting in personal injuries per
1,000 of population- officially registered
occupational accidents per 1,000 of fulltime work
force - proportion of population not feeling
safe in the streets after dark PARTICIPATION Vo
luntary Efforts D1   Number of registered
charities per 1,000 of population- number of
self-aid groups per 1,000 of population- local
authority grants to clubs, charities and self-aid
groups per 1,000 of population- number of
voluntary hours given to environmental protection
and nature conservation

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Additional Indicators PARTICIPATION Strong
democratic commitment D2   Voter turn-out in
local elections- number of members of parties
represented on the local council as percentage of
number of those eligible to vote- number of
visitors of public council meetings per 1,000 of
population- number of citizens groups Community
action for international justice D3   Local
authority expenditure for development
co-operation as percentage of budget- regional
market share of selected ŒFair trade¹ products-
number of activists in Third-World groups per
1,000 of population- ?Equal participation of
women in public life D4   Proportion of women
elected to local council- local authority
expenditure on women-specific projects-
marginally employed women as percentage of
overall female employment- percentage of women
on local authority staff

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Additional Indicators PARTICIPATION   Better
living environment for young people D5   Local
authority expenditure on children and youth work
as percentage of budget- day places in
kindergartens as percentage of total number of
children between 3 and 14 years of age- number
of those active in the Youth Parliament    Parti
cipation in the sustainability process D6
  Number of voluntary hours given to Local Agenda
21 work per 1,000 of population- number of
official citizens meetings- number of articles
on Local Agenda 21 in the local press- number of
Agenda activists from the economic sector as
percentage of all activists