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A government for or by the citizens? Examples from Uppsala Maria Gardfjell Deputy Mayor of Uppsala, Sweden September 25th, 2015

Uppsala – The growing city

Uppsala in figures • Population: 207 000 (sept 2014) • 2 % yearly population growth • 25 000 dwellings (houses and flats) plan to be built until 2030 • 6 % unemployment - lowest in Sweden • 23 % first or second generation immigrants. More than 20 different countries

The red-green majority of Uppsala

Citizen participation

Participation ladder Co-decision- making Involvement Dialogue Consul- tation Information

Shaping your neighbourhood

Uppsala today?

Uppsala in 2050?

Biking in Uppsala Photo: Ludovic Lubeigt

Biking in Uppsala Kommunens styrdokument Action Situation plan analysis Interviews with interest groups Survey Stadsbyggnadsförvaltningen

Biogas for transports Fuels for public city buses 2013 (%) 10 Diesel 39 RME/tallolja 35 Biogas Naturgas 16 Stadsbyggnadsförvaltningen

Biogas for transports “Your waste is not rubbish” “What you put in your garbage is of great importance. Right sorted, your waste is a valuable resource that is used in new products or energy. For example, your food scraps into biogas that powers our city buses .” Stadsbyggnadsförvaltningen

Working with organizations

Reaching the targets, together Reference Scenario Short List: Needed national & EU policy Uppsala Climate Protocol take action Dedicated national climate policy Beyond the conventional

Moving forward