Aalborg Charter

The Charter of European Sustainable Cities and Towns Towards Sustainability otherwise known as 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.[1] 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’.[2]

The Charter is based on the consensus of individuals, municipalities, NGOs, national and international organisations, and scientific bodies.

Approximately 2700 local authorities from more than 40 countries have signed the Charter.[3] 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.[4]

  1. ^ "Sustainable cities -Aalborg Charter" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-13. Retrieved 2013-09-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "European Sustainable Cities Platform | The Aalborg Charter".
  4. ^ "Sustainable cities" (PDF).