The ‘Aalborg Charter’ (1994) is an urban
environment sustainability initiative approved by the participants at the first
European Conference on Sustainable Cities & Towns in Aalborg, Denmark. It
is inspired by the Rio Earth Summit’s Local Agenda 21 plan, and was developed
to contribute to the European Union’s Environmental Action Programme, ‘Towards
Sustainability’.
The Charter is based on the consensus of
individuals, municipalities, NGOs, national and international organisations,
and scientific bodies. More than 3000 local authorities from more
than 40 countries have signed the Charter. This has resulted in the largest
European movement of its type.
There are three related parts to the Charter.
Part 1 is a consensus declaration of European sustainable cities and towns
towards sustainability. Part 2 relates to the creation of the European
Sustainable Cities & Towns Campaign. Part 3 is declaration of intent that
local governments will seek to engage in Local Agenda 21 processes.
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