ecos Processes
Current projects
| Project examples | Year | Client | Languages |
|---|---|---|---|
The 3-year program aims at motivating and empowering public administrations of emerging mega cities in developing countries to facilitate the development of greenhouse gas reduction projects on their territory and thus to gain access to know-how and funding from the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). |
since 2008 | World Bank (Carbon Finance Assist Program), State Secretariat for Economic Affiars SECO, City of Basel |
e |
«Gesund bewegt» («Health moves»): conception, fundraising, execution, evaluation and coordination of a project for the promotion of mobility via general practice. Main question of the pilot project: |
since 2001 | d | |
Supervision of information on local and regional Swiss sustainability processes as well as literature and meeting references on the website of Federal Office for Spatial Development ARE, section Sustainable Development. |
since 2004 | d | |
Werkstadt Graz – preliminary study, detail project, coaching in realisation: following the model of the WERKSTADT BASEL, the provincial capital of Steiermark Graz (A) allows the population to participate in city development planning. ecos is charged with the conception, detail planning and the coaching of the person responsible for the local realisation. |
2003-2008 | d | |
Process design and implementation of a multi-stakeholder process to develop guidelines for «Private Sector Participation in Sustainable Water Management». |
since 2003 | e | |
This exchange program is designed to further sustainable development between the cities of Basel and Tschwane (Pretoria, South Africa). ecos heads the adminstration of the ‘Learning from each other’ club. ecos’ responsibilities include project management, operational planing and implementation, and the promotion of the exchange program. The club concentrates on activities in four key areas: energy efficiency, sport and the female empowerment, job creation through recycling bicycles, and youth exchanges. |
since 2002 | Local Agenda 21 Association (2002-2005) |
d/e |
LA 21 Ambassadors: Training seminars, establishing a network for initiators in local communities and cities. Includes the Newsletter «Agenda Aktuell» and Coaching. |
seit 1999 | Local Agenda 21 Association (alliances with NGOs), SAEFL, ARE, FOPH, SDC |
d/f/i |
Design, organization, supervision and consulting on numerous processes and training events in sustainable development (training of Future Workshop leaders, cooperation with initiatives in local communities and with social institutions, participatory projects, and goal development with political organizations, public health promotion and Local Agenda 21). |
since 1986 | e.g. Basel, Munich, Linz, Zurich, Schaffhausen, Hombrechtikon, Canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Spiez, Neuchâtel, Meilen, Nenzlingen, Kompostforum Schweiz |
d/f |
Completed projects
| Project examples | Year | Client | Languages |
|---|---|---|---|
Mobility 2050: Construction of a project outline for an integrated dialogue about the future of mobility in Switzerland. |
2006-2007 | ||
Transboundary cooperation – Allschwil, Hegenheim and settlement margins of Bourgfelden: instructions for a dialogue process for the development of a common transboundary strategy between the four adjoining communities of Allschwil, Hegenheim, St. Louis/Bourgfelden and Hésingue; preparation for a common vision of spatial planning and economic development. |
2005-2006 | d/f | |
Policy Principles and Guidelines for Private Sector Participation in Sustainable Water and Sanitation: development and coaching of the project including the participation in the control committee. ecos, among other things, conducted a several-month international «multi- stakeholder process» in order to set up principles of a fair participation of private contributors in the financing and realisation of water projects by negotiating with the participants and concerned parties. |
2005-2006 | SDC, section «Social Development», together with the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs seco and Swiss Re |
d/e |
«ProzessKompass» (Process Compass) – quality assurance for participant operations: development of the self-evaluation and planning tool for sustainability processes of communities, districts, towns and regions. |
2002-2007 | d | |
«Vision A – Gemeinsam für Arlesheim»: Video-based participation programme for sustainable development in a local community. |
2002-2006 | d | |
Location marketing of the «Berner Oberland»: concept and realisation of a workshop with stakeholders. Stakeholders and experts discussed and evaluated methods for the promotion of the collaboration between nine regions of the «Berner Oberland». The chosen method was accordingly realised. |
2005-2006 | d | |
Consulting and accompaniment of the administration department for Youth, Family and Prevention (Jugend, Familie and Prävention, abbrev. AJFP) Department of Justice Basel-Stadt for their new positioning in the child, youth, family and prevention policy of the canton of Basel-Stadt. |
2004-2006 | d | |
Empiric analysis of the promotion policy of Pro Helvetia, the largest Swiss cultural foundation, and deductions of propositions. |
2004-2005 | d | |
Dialogue health costs – preliminary project: design of a «multi-stakeholder process» for the health costs in Switzerland. |
2004 | Schweizerische Akademie der Medizinischen Wissenschaften SAMW (Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences) |
d |
Training module on city development as part of the postgraduate course «Gemeinde-, Stadt- und Regionalentwicklung» (community, city and regional development) at the Lucerne School of Social Work. www.hsa.fhz.ch |
2004 | d | |
Citizen participation: overall concept for the City of Saarbrücken. Series of workshops involving representatives from government and public administration. |
2003-2004 | d | |
«Thun Süd – Lachen: gemeinsam gewinnen»: planning and consulting with different interest groups for the redevelopment of two districts in the town of Thun; choice of location for a sports stadium. |
2003-2004 | d | |
Local Agenda 21 Flawil: Support of local government process to draw up basic principles (situation analysis, fields of action, objectives). |
2003 | d | |
«Quartiers 21»: City-wide Local Agenda 21 Process to enhance the districts and quality of life in the city of Lausanne. |
2002-2005 | City of Lausanne; cooperation with CEAT |
f |
Agenda 21 Neuchâtel: Research mandate to develop a system of indicators and evaluate the Agenda 21 process. |
2002-2004 | City of Neuchâtel / Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), GECOS/IREC |
f |
International Chernobyl Research and Information Network ICRIN: concept development and designing of a «multi- stakeholder process» for the ascertainment and discussion of the population’s needs in the regions affected by «Chernobyl»: Belarus, Russia and the Ukraine. |
2002-2003 | d/e/ru | |
Local Agenda 21 St. Gallen: advice on refocusing and reshaping the LA 21 process in St. Gallen. |
2002- 2003 | d | |
«Aufwind Niederholz»: Workshop on neighbourhood development. |
2002 | d | |
«Zukunft Freiburg»: Dialogue on urban development. Design and moderation of the participatory dialogue process as preparation for the development of the 2010 municipal zoning plan for Freiburg im Breisgau. |
2001- 2002 | City of Freiburg im Breisgau (as a subcontractor of metron AG) |
d |
Communal marketing plan for Riehen. Concept development, interviews and hearing. |
2000-2003 | d | |
Revision of the cantonal master plan (Vaud), process and communications consulting. www.plandirecteur.vd.ch |
2000-2001 | Canton Vaud; as subcontractor of CEAT |
f |
Round table for Novartis with representatives of different interest groups in society. Objective: dialogue with the public at the Novartis Corporate Headquarters. |
2000-2001 | d | |
Creative management of the conceptual development of the expo.02 project MANNA (food – between nature and artificiality); support in the implementation of subprojects. |
1998-2002 | d/f/e | |
Guidelines for Local Agenda 21 «Grosses fängt im Kleinen an» (Big things have small beginnings). |
2001 | d/f/i | |
Handbuch Local Agenda 21: a travel guide for initiators and supporters of LA21 processes: concept, production, texts and editing (publications). |
2000 | Local Agenda 21 Association, ARE, SDC, FOPH, SFOE; Cooperation partner: Energiestadt |
d/f/i |
«Wir sind die Stadt» (We are the city) – Design, production and editing of the textbook on WERKSTADT BASEL. |
1999– 2000 | Christoph Merian Verlag, with support from SAEFL and the Basel-Stadt lottery |
d |
Preliminary study: Success factors and quality standards in participatory processes in local communities, neighbourhoods, towns and regions. |
2000– 2001 | d | |
WERKSTADT BASEL, a cantonal Local Agenda 21 process to improve the quality of life and secure tax revenues for the city of Basel. |
1997 – 1999 | d | |
Dialogue process on the future use of the former Deutsche Bahn goods terminal in the north of Basel. |
1996 – 1997 | Hochbau- und Planungsamt der Stadt Basel (Department of Works) |
d |
«Modell Basel, Vision einer nachhaltigen Stadt» (Basel as a model. Vision of a sustainable city). |
1986 | Oekomedia-Verlag (book production) |
d |