The document discusses the alignment of local inhabitants' lifestyles with sustainable development principles in Santiago de Compostela, highlighting urban practices such as recycling and renewable energy initiatives. It identifies issues including reliance on cars, insufficient recycling facilities, and weak public transport that require improvement. Recommendations include enhancing public awareness, participatory democracy, and public transport policies to foster sustainable behaviors.

1. DO YOU THINK THAT THE LIFESTYLE OF THE
INHABITANTS OF YOUR TOWN OR CITY
REFLECTS BEHAVIOR THAT IS IN THE LINE WITH
THE CONCEPT OF SUSTANAIBLE DEVELOPMENT?
IN YOUR OPINION WHAT SHOULD BE
IMPROVED?

2. THE POBLEM

3. THE MEANS

4. THE AIM

5. SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

6. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
PRACTICES
• Sustainable development
at the university:
– Bicycle lending program.
– Sharing car program.
– Conferences about
renewable energy.
– Ecological exhibition.
– Faculty formation.
– Virtual information.

7. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
PRACTICES
• Sustainable development
at the city:
– Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
– Recycling bins / recycling
containers.
– Renewing energies: solar
energy, wind power…
– Public information.
– Bus line.

8. REALITY
• Transport:
– The 75% of the people who work at the
city centre go there by car and don’t
use public transport.
– Some public transports are more
expensive than private ones.
– The transport net is really weak.
• Recycling:
– There are not enough recycling
containers.
– The people have to be more aware of
the options and the city facilities to
recycle.
• Renewable energy:
– There are many uses of renewable
energies in public establishments such
as parking meters, libraries or traffic
signs; but there can be others.

9. NEED TO BE IMPROVED
• Participatory democracy:
– is a process emphasizing the broad
participation of constituents in the direction
and operation of political systems.
• Public awareness:
– Information policies addressed to the
inhabitants of the city. If the citizens are
informed ,they will be willing to participate.
• New uses of the organic waste.
– It can be used to create compost by
cooperatives to improve the soil and reduce
your use of fertilizer and water.
• Public transport policies:
– For example: Creating a big public parking at
the outskirts, so cars can be parked outside
town and take public transports.
– A good transport net.
– Unify transport tickets, so one ticket can be
used for the train, the metro , the bus…
• Incentives to renewable energy uses.
• Test methods by constant feedbacks.

10. A SMALL THING CAN CHANGE THE
WORLD