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Sustainable Freight Transport - Now and Tomorrow (SusFreight)

Start date: Aug 31, 2013, End date: Nov 29, 2014,

The Alps are a unique region at the heart of Europe, to be protected and remain attractive for its inhabitants. However, they are also a major natural bottleneck, increasingly challenging the dynamic economies in the region and their transport demand. The ever-growing transport across the Alps, in particular freight transport, has over decades led to an environmentally and also economically threat ...
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Housing and Home-care for the Elderly and vulnerable people and Local Partnership Strategies in Central European cities (HELPS)

Start date: Sep 30, 2011, End date: Aug 31, 2014,

Europe is witnessing deep socio-demographic changes, namely the progressive ageing of its population. Elderly and vulnerable persons are increasingly at risk of social exclusion in urban areas due to the impoverishment of family and social linkages and significant infrastructure constraints. At present, the institutionalization of elderly and persons with disabilities presents some critical aspect ...
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Railway Hub Cities and TEN-T network (RAILHUC)

Start date: Sep 30, 2011, End date: Aug 31, 2014,

Central Europe cities are the "first/last legs" of transnational transport chains. These chains consist of local, regional and transnational transport systems. On the one hand high speed connections among rail hubs in central Europe are being upgraded, especially on TEN-T networks and along the main intercity lines. On the other hand rail and in general public transport feeder lines need an upgrad ...
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Contribution To A Governance Network Of Regions In Central Europe (Go_Net_Regions)

Start date: Apr 30, 2012, End date: Jun 29, 2014,

...e will be carried out in small groups to allow extensive dialogue and in-depth discussions. In addition to these already scheduled meetings, one or two more are planned in the near future. The German Association as sole implementing institution leads and prepares contributions to these processes.
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Development and Promotion of Creative Industry Potentials in Central European Cities (Creative Cities)

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Dec 30, 2012,

Within global competition cities need to win investors and create more and better jobs. The exploitation of creative industries, which have high, but often unrecognised potentials, contributes to the fulfillment of the Lisbon objectives on local levels. The challenges for creative industry actors are high (low capital endowment, poor networking, low external visibility), though they do not have en ...
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Heritage Tourism for increased BSR Identity (AGORA 2.0)

Start date: Nov 30, 2009, End date: Dec 15, 2012,

Countries in the Baltic Sea Region have a long common history throughout the centuries and a great variety of natural and cultural resources. However, the area is still not well recognised as one common region, even by its own residents.AGORA 2.0 aims at strengthening the common identity of the Baltic Sea Region, based on its rich natural and cultural heritage. Substitutional for numerous assets, ...
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ublic Energy Alternatives - Sustainable energy strategies as a chance for regional development (PEA)

Start date: Nov 30, 2009, End date: Dec 15, 2012,

During the last years the costs for fossil energy resources are heavily increasing. Even though the prices for these resources will not be rising to ever new peaks it is obvious that they will remain on a high level and in medium and long term rise continuously. Consequently, the costs for public services, such as transportation or the provision of heat and electricity, are rising as well. This si ...
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Scandinavian-Adriatic Corridor for Growth and Innovation (SCANDRIA)

Start date: Aug 31, 2009, End date: Sep 8, 2012,

Against the background of doubling freight transport volumes by 2050 in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR), capable transport infrastructures are required for efficient, integrated and sustainable freight and passenger traffic.The Scandinavian-Adriatic Development Corridor is the shortest geographical link between Baltic and Adriatic Sea. It provides freight transport capacities to relieve overloaded Wes ...
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Transalpine Transport Architects (TRANSITECTS)

Start date: Jun 30, 2009, End date: Jun 29, 2012,

In TRANSITECTS public institutions design common transnational intermodal solutions for freight transport in the Alpine Space. In the partnership different interests (economy, environment and transport) are integrated which is of crucial importance for a sustainable solution. Main aim of the project is to make the rail network more attractive and hence to foster its accessibility and functionality ...
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SOuth-NORth Axis (SoNorA)

Start date: Oct 31, 2008, End date: Feb 27, 2012,

SONORA addresses the need for improved multimodal accessibility in Central Europe in South-North dimensions. Building upon past project experiences which focused on the landscape and general transport conditions and plans within the area, SONORA targets to incisively bring forward the state of the art on the deployment of primary transport infrastructure and services, through trans-national collab ...
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Transnational Strategy for the Sustainable Territorial Development of the Danube Area with special regard to Tourism (DATOURWAY)

Start date: Apr 30, 2009, End date: Feb 27, 2012,

The project entitled Datourway presents an outstanding example of transnational cooperation committed to the development of tourism along and on the middle and south-eastern section of river Danube, while paying particular attention to the protection and enhancement of the natural and cultural resources linked to this part of the great European waterway. Tourism is interpreted in the project in a ...
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Adaptation to flood risk in the LABE-ELbe river basin (LABEL)

Start date: Aug 31, 2008, End date: Jan 27, 2012,

The Elbe River (Labe is the Czech name for the River) is characterised by different conditions which are representative for many rivers in Central Europe: near-natural river landscapes, economic development, its potential for various sectors such as tourism and transport and an attractive living environment and settlements. However all these developments at the river face a high potential of flood ...
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Energy Efficient and Integrated Urban Development Action (Urb.Energy)

Start date: Dec 31, 2008, End date: Jan 23, 2012,

The European housing stock is a major contributor to energy waste and CO2 emissions. At the same time the refurbishment rate in the new EU member states still is extremely low and sustainable urban development concepts are barely addressed, neither in local, nor regional or national policies in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR). The project Urb.Energy addresses these issues and aims at the elaboration a ...
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Transnational Action for Public Private Partnership (ACT4PPP)

Start date: Sep 30, 2008, End date: Sep 29, 2011,

Financial, structural and territorial challenges in Central Europe ask for a strengthened teamwork of public and private actors to create and maintain attractive and competitive living conditions. Due to economic and demographic changes and limits to public resources (financial, know-how) the provision of public tasks and regional/urban restructuring can no longer be provided efficiently by public ...
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Integrated urban actions for fostering and financing innovative economics and SMEs (FinUrbAct)

Start date: Oct 20, 2008, End date: Jul 18, 2011,

SMEs and local economic development (support systems for small scale SMEs and innovative/ high-tech projects; pathways to partnerships between cities and Managing Authorities; communication on support schemes, etc.) Achievements: Documents/reports:FIN-URB-ACT Final News ...
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Integrated revitalization of historical towns to promote a polycentric and sustainable development (Hist.Urban)

Start date: Jan 31, 2006, End date: Aug 30, 2008,

Most project partners participating in the Hist.Urban project are from small and medium-sized towns outside metropolitan areas. The main assets of these towns are historical town centres belonging to the European-built cultural heritage (7 cities are even UNESCO World Heritage sites). Due to social and economic transformations and structural changes the cities have to make considerable efforts to ...
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ADRIATIC-BALTIC LANDBRIDGE (A-B LANDBRIDGE)

Start date: May 31, 2006, End date: Apr 29, 2008,

... which link Europe and the Mediterranean countries with global markets. The multi-sector partnership, consisting of actors from regional administrations, ports, ministries of transport, transnational associations, operators, and other multi-sector specialists from six participating countries (Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland) will conduct a bottom-up assessment of the land ...
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Urban Green as a Key for Sustainable Cities (GreenKeys)

Start date: Apr 30, 2005, End date: Apr 29, 2008,

GreenKeys focuses on the improvement of urban green spaces as a step for more sustainable cities. The three main objectives are (1) to provide incentives for structural changes in cities by offering possibilities for improvement of green spaces. The partner cities will develop together with local stakeholders a strategic approach for the pilot project to create new or improve existing green areas ...
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Adapted Development of Historical Old Towns in Central and Eastern Europe (ADHOC)

Start date: Mar 31, 2006, End date: Feb 27, 2008,

Changing conditions, such as the lack of public funding and an ageing population, challenge the development of historical old towns. These difficult economic and social transitions require new approaches regarding the involvement of private investors in the implementation of revitalisation measures. In addition, conflicts between people aiming at preservation and others promoting modernisation of ...
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Institutionalization of the European Route of Brick Gothic (EuRoB) - a culturally and historically inspired tourism route marketing the brick Gothic heritage and related cultural offers (EuRoB II)

Start date: Dec 12, 2004, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

...ssing European cultural route in the Baltic Sea Region inviting local inhabitants and visitors and media to experience this outstanding cultural heritage. The route has been organized in a non-profit association open to extensions with natural persons and further cities/bodies, founded in September 2007. The website www.eurob.org and a variety of publications on local and European scale related to ...
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Establishment of an identity- and quality axis from the Baltic Sea to the Aegean Sea - Strengthening Regional Identity and Structures of Centres (IdeQua)

Start date: Oct 31, 2003, End date: Oct 29, 2007,

...y on identity-donating elements, - Marketing campaign, especially for tourism and for traditional products and products of local crafts, - Development of regional brands, - Establishment of craftsmen associations, - Increase of investment and jobs in tourism, particularly an increase in employment for women, - Events for specific target groups (concerts), - Support of regional actors for identific ...
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Heritage and New Media for Sustainable Regional Development (HERMES)

Start date: Aug 31, 2003, End date: Apr 29, 2007,

The intention of the HERMES project is to promote and to support sustainable regional development by innovative interactions of cultural heritage and the new electronic media. In particular, the project aims to upgrade regional identity by improving the perception of heritage with the help of new media tools and to maintain historical sites by new uses. All HERMES activities are based on a complet ...
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LAnners NETwork for CENtral and South East Europe (PLANET CENSE)

Start date: Oct 31, 2003, End date: Feb 17, 2007,

PLANET CENSE is a network of national spatial planning institutions and experts established as a consequence of the VISION PLANET project. It aims at pursuing and developing further the policy options laid down in the VISION PLANET project documents. The network will foster spatial integration and a cross-sector dialogue with: - The European Spatial Planning Gateway (ESP GATEWAY): an expert dialog ...
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Large Housing Areas Stabilisation Action (LHASA)

Start date: Mar 31, 2003, End date: Sep 29, 2006,

Throughout the CADSES area, large housing areas, often located at the periphery of major cities, are of great importance for the future quality of life in urban areas. In Eastern and Central Europe, prefabricated housing slabs that give a home to about 30 million inhabitants are dominant. East German prefabricated housing areas show today problems of increasing vacancy and fluctuation - baring the ...
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Integrated Concepts for Regional Development (INCORD)

Start date: Dec 31, 2003, End date: Jun 29, 2006,

...ed interregional co-operation for the transfer of know-how and the exchange of experience regarding IDCs in border regions. Specifically, the participating regions, cities, development agencies and associations from Germany, Poland, Czech Republic and Estonia are striving to improve the application of IDCs through the development of transferable guidelines, good practice examples and recommendatio ...
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Consolidation of Polycentric Urban Systems through the Promotion of the Settlement of Retail Trade Businesses in Inner Urban Areas (VITAL CITIES)

Start date: Jan 31, 2003, End date: Jun 29, 2006,

The development of new retail locations in green fields far away from urban centres promotes rapid urban sprawl and leads to traffic congestion and environmental problems and contradicts sustainable regional development. The settlement of retail enterprises in city centres can lead to a healthier development structure. The project VITAL CITIES aimed to strengthen polycentric urban systems and to c ...
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European Route of Brick Gothic - Historical European Architecture as a common heritage and as a local and regional economic factor (EuRoB )

Start date: May 31, 2002, End date: Oct 30, 2004,

The Baltic Sea Region features an impressive cultural heritage of brick Gothic as well as a beautiful and multifaceted natural landscape. From 2002 on, these characteristics have been linked together successfully within the European Route of Brick Gothic (EuRoB) offering well balanced and diversified travel opportunities especially for fastidious visitors. The 22 participating cities and counties ...
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flood management measures by transnational spatial planning (ELLA – ELBE – LABE)

Start date: Jun 30, 2003, End date: Jul 30, 2003,

The ELLA project is the transnational co-operation of nearly all regional spatial planning authorities in the Elbe basin. This partnership between national and regional partners that are responsible for spatial planning, water management and agriculture, realises almost full spatial coverage of the catchment area of the Elbe and even neighbouring regions. Flood prevention and common management app ...
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