| Abstract [eng] |
Master's thesis analyzes the sustainable development policy implementation and management of Siauliai city. This work consists of two parts (theoretical and empirical), conclusions, recommendations, references and appendices. The first part deals with the sustainable development policy discourse, its evolution and development of local self-government level, the sustainable city concept and its component elements, priorities, management principles and it also defines the importance of strategic management in urban sustainable development and an overview of the European Union's sustainable development policy work Lithuania‘s level. In the second part of the work, according to the Statistics Department and Siauliai city Municipality strategic documents, the city‘s development analysis (2008-2014 m.) was made according to sustainable development in four areas: economic, social, environmental and institutional. There was also an integrated sustainable development index calculation made of the Siauliai city and interview survey analysis prepared. Summarizing the available data, calculations and interview results there were findings and recommendations presented and directions of the improvement given. One of the most important inference - Sustainable development is controlled, so one of the most important cities existence conditions are linked to the effective functioning of its strategic management, which provides urban development analysis (external and internal), vision, objectives, priorities, planning and management systems focused on sustainable Development dimensional integration. However, the municipality's strategic plans are not validated in the common system of indicators that allow better understand and assess urban sustainability, its excellence and areas for improvement. Meanwhile, based on our calculations, it is assumed that the city has evolved since the integrated value of the index during the analyzed period grew the fastest in the environmental and social areas. Nevertheless, the analysis of statistical and interview data, it can be concluded that quite a number of social, economic, environmental and governance issues prevail in the city. Based on the outcome of the investigation a vision of sustainable development of Siauliai city was formed including the improvement of certain directions, which are focused on strategic planning and management systems changes and also economic, social and environmental sustainable urban residential development. |
