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Regional Sustainable Energy Policy based on the Interactive Map of Sources (ReStEP)

Start date: Nov 1, 2011, End date: Oct 31, 2014,

...trated at international level and there was confirmed interest from other European countries to replicate the ReStEP approach. At national level, the methodology has already been certified by the Ministry of Agriculture as a new voluntary tool and some of its principles were also incorporated into the national Action Plan for Biomass (2012-2020). The project team hoped the responsible ReStEP appr ...
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ELBA - Integrated Eco-friendly Mobility Services for People and Goods in Small Islands (ELBA)

Start date: Oct 1, 2010, End date: Mar 31, 2014,

...cific procedures for the renting of vehicles for local public transport services. One of the important results of the project was to coordinate renting companies and the Offices of Motor Vehicles (Ministry of Transport), enabling entities (e.g. municipalities, transport companies) that previously did not have the economic resources necessary for the purchase of environmentally-friendly vehicles to ...
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Water against climate change. Sustainable water management in urban areas (WATACLIC)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2012,

...itive impact from the project here. Other project actions elaborated studies, developed databases and consulted key stakeholders (e.g. municipalities, provinces and regions, the Ministry of the Environment). Dissemination activities included two international conferences (Romania and Greece). In total, 1 424 participants and 734 entities took part in the project. Overall outcomes increased inten ...
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Protecting trans-boundary groundwater sources from pollution: research, training and guidelines for Israeli and Palestinian municipalities (TRANS-BOUNDARY WATER)

Start date: Jan 1, 2007, End date: Dec 31, 2008,

...city to use GIS as a water management tool. In each municipality, 100 pollution hazards were identified and prioritised in this way. The GIS course - which received accreditation by the Israeli Ministry of Education - will even be repeated following high demand. A further significant achievement of the project was the push it gave to the recreation of the Environment Committee in the Israeli case ...
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Capacity Building for Creating Sustainable Communities in Israel according to Local Agenda 21 principles (CBCSCIL)

Start date: Jan 1, 2006, End date: Dec 31, 2008,

...mbined with depleted and degraded natural resources and lack of urban planning necessitates the implementation of sustainable development planning at municipal level. In co-operation with the Israeli Ministry of Environment, the Heschel Center has conceptualised 10 principles for municipal sustainable development, which will form a basis for the implementation of the project. ...
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Sustainable Development of Cities and Mitigation of Impacts of Climate Change on Quality of Life and on Environment in Urban Areas (UrbEco Footprint)

Start date: Nov 1, 2004, End date: Jun 30, 2007,

...ing will help improve quality of life, particularly via the increased amount of urban vegetation. These results are expected to multiply as the methodology becomes more widely used by Ministry of the Environment (MoE) staff in the Slovak National Implementation Plan, particularly with regard to the EU Thematic Strategy on the Urban Environment. The LIFE project has helped to build good working ...
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Integrated Solid Waste Management for Al Fayoum and Etsa (ISOWA)

Start date: Dec 1, 2004, End date: May 31, 2007,

...ols within the pilot areas; and door to door visits. For the latter, the project involved Rural Female Coordinators (RFCs); 22-35 year old women with basic health education, employed by the Ministry of Health, to visit households and inform them on issues related to woman's health and child care. The Ministry recommended 25 RFCs who were screened and a final selection of 15 was made. The RFCs we ...
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Strategic environmental assessment and land use planning in Lebanon (SEA)

Start date: Dec 1, 2002, End date: Jun 30, 2006,

...fication and analysis and assessment of environmental risks associated with poor land-use planning and policy formulation. It would also complement the existing EIA process initiated by the Ministry of Environment. Objectives The overall ambition of the project was to integrate environmental considerations into policies ...
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Bioenergy Technology Transfer Network (BTN)

Start date: Jun 4, 2002, End date: Sep 3, 2005,

...e been organised. Seminar on Bioenergy Interacting between Rural and Urban Areas attracted participants from several countries. The keynote speaker of the seminar was Minister Mauri Pekkarinen, Ministry of Trade and Industry of Finland.The resources, production and use of bioenergy in partner regions have been analysed and bottlenecks in the chain of bio energy utilization have been identified. Th ...
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Creazione di un Centro di ricerca itali-maltese per la sostenibilità ambientale e le fonti rinnovabili (CRIM-SAFRI)

Start date: Mar 14, 2013, End date: Sep 13, 2015,

...rt to the local authorities in the definition of sustainable planning tool in urban context. The Centre will represent an interface among the Mediterranean area, the Italian and Maltese Environmental Ministry (see letter of appreciation by the Italian Ministry of Environment) and the Joint Research Center of the European Commission.Il progetto realizerà un Centro di ricerca per la sostenibilità am ...
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Extension of the Danube Limes - UNESCO World Heritage in the Lower Danube  (Danube Limes Brand)

Start date: Sep 30, 2012, End date: Sep 29, 2014,

... the joint action plan of the countries in the Lower Danube area, in Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania. Those were presented together by a project member and the individual representative of the Ministry of Culture. Additionally colleagues from all other European Limes section reported about their latest development on the nomination set up, management issues and tourism development too, bring ...
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Network of European Delta Regions - Sustainable Delta Governance (DeltaNet)

Start date: Feb 28, 2010, End date: Feb 27, 2013,

...f contaminated dredged material of the Elbe river (Germany) and its posterior deposition ashore. From the beginning of the 80s, a project was commissioned with the aid of the German Federal Ministry of Research and Technology. This project concerned the construction of the METHA I test plant (MEchanical Treatment and dewatering of HArbour sediments), and the METHA II pilot plant. The METHA plant i ...
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Independent variant research on the development of the Danube between Straubing and Vilshofen

Start date: Oct 29, 2008, End date: Mar 30, 2013,

...mpacts and the benefits of an effective inland waterway network (the potential of shifting goods from road to waterways, pollution reduction) will also be taken into account. In addition, the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs (BMVBS) has set up a monitoring group consisting of transport, economic and environmental experts in connection with the execution of the study.
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SUSCIT - Sustainable Cities (SUSCIT)

Start date: Apr 28, 2003, End date: Sep 29, 2007,

...l or regional problems. The SUS-CIT project enables authorities to pool this expertise on a transnational basis. The principal objective of the four and a half year project, which is being led by the Ministry of the Walloon Region, is to foster cooperation and practice in implementing innovative sustainable approaches to urban development in NWE cities and improve skills in local authorities throu ...
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Energy Sustainability for Adriatic Small Communities (ALTERENERGY)

Start date: Aug 31, 2012, End date: Aug 30, 2015,

The ALTERENERGY Strategic Project aims to provide a significant contribution to the widely agreed objective of achieving a higher level of sustainability with regards to energy production and usage in the Adriatic area. This objective is strictly connected, as we all know, to creating a better environment and the protection of life and the natural environment. In pursuing this overall general obje ...
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Sustainable Mobility Information Network for the Alpine Space (AlpInfoNet)

Start date: Jun 30, 2012, End date: Jun 29, 2015,

Lacking information about public transport is often an obstacle for travellers to use public transport at all. This is an even bigger challenge when travelling by sustainable transport modes to and within destinations of the Alpine Space, where often cross-border information is needed. This project aims to provide travellers with comprehensive information about sustainable transport modes beyond r ...
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Capitalising Climate Change Knowledge for Adaptation in the Alpine Space (C3-Alps)

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

C3-Alps will synthesize, transfer and implement in policy and practice results of previous Alpine Space projects on climate change adaptation. The capitalisation approach aims at a) generating new and directly usable forms of state-of-the-art synthesis adaptation knowledge in the Alps, harmonised across sectors and useful to adaptation decision-makers, b) its effective and tailor-made communicatio ...
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A single multi-purpose SOA platform that delivers environmental permissions services through the cloud of e-Government services and applications (eEnviPer)

Start date: Apr 1, 2012, End date: Mar 31, 2014,

The Aarhus Convention (1998) established that sustainable development can be achieved only through the involvement of all stakeholders. It linked government accountability with environmental protection and focused on interactions between the public and public authorities in a democratic context. This has led to a clear need for public participation and consultation during the environmental permitt ...
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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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Climate Change: Impacts, Costs and Adaptation in the Baltic Sea Region (BaltCICA)

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

Climate change was recognized not only in terms of mitigation but also because of the need of adaptation as a major challenge that cannot be solved solely by single actors and territorial restricted actions, but asks for a coordination and support at a higher level. This is highlighted by the EU Green Paper on Adaptation to Climate Change, but also by other documents such as the EC Thematic Strate ...
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AYS.MED.URBAN: High quality of landscape as a key of sustainability and competitiveness of mediterranean urban areas (PAYS.MED.URBAN)

Start date: Mar 31, 2009, End date: Oct 30, 2011,

PAYS.MED.URBAN understands high quality of landscape as a key factor of sustainability and competitiveness of urban areas. High quality of landscape is not only important for the identity, the ecological health and the quality of life of urban areas but also is a key factor of the attractiveness and distinctiveness of these areas. For this reason, it is an territorial capital and soft locational f ...
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Climate Change Adaptation by Spatial Planning in the Alpine Space (CLISP)

Start date: Aug 31, 2008, End date: Aug 30, 2011,

Climate change impacts, esp. growing risks from natural hazards, increasingly threaten settlements, infrastructure, lives and future development in the Alpine Space. CLISP aims at preventing increasing climate change-related spatial conflicts, vulnerability, damages and costs by providing "climate proof" spatial planning solutions as a substantial basis for future sustainable territorial developme ...
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Study for the creation of a Permanent Observatory structure for the Spatial Planning Development of the South Eastern Mediterranean Area (SEMSON)

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

The SEMSON: South Eastern Mediterranean Spatial Planning Observatory Network project originates in the successfully evolving INTERREG-IIIB/CADSES project ESTIA-SPOSE (CADSES area) and aims at the promotion of spatial development policy integration in SE Mediterranean area. The Archi-Med macro-region, consisting of 4 EU members and several third peripheral countries, is currently a scattered area d ...
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RAIL BALTICA - Transnational Integration through Coordinated Infrastructure and Regional Development (RAIL BALTICA)

Start date: Jun 29, 2005, End date: Jan 28, 2008,

The Trans-European railway Rail Baltica, linking Helsinki – Tallinn – Riga – Kaunas – Warsaw and continuing on to Berlin, is to be developed within the territories of the co-operating EU Member States.The Interreg IIIB project Rail Baltica had two main goals: (a) the definition of the most favourable route for the Rail Baltica railway link in terms of spatial planning and regional development, and ...
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Space – Raising Awareness of Values of Space through the Process of Education (R.A.V.E. Space)

Start date: Feb 28, 2005, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

The topics of spatial planning and sustainable spatial development are only seldom considered in the curricula of primary and secondary schools. One consequence is a lack of knowledge of the general public about spatial planning and the value of space. Citizens only rarely assume an active role in discussions concerning spatial issues. However, spatial planning should be based on both expert decis ...
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Greening Regional Development Programmes (GRDP)

Start date: Jun 30, 2004, End date: Oct 30, 2007,

GRDP’s overall aim is to deal with this issue by enabling regions to collaborate and share best practice on how the environment can be better integrated into all programmes benefiting from Structural Funds. This is intended to lead to the development of more effective regional programmes that deliver sustainable results for local people. GRDP will also draft a common European methodology for integ ...
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Network Mountain Forest (NMF)

Start date: Dec 31, 2003, End date: Sep 29, 2007,

The operation Network Mountain Forest (NMF) focuses on concerted actions for the enhancement of mountain and protective forests and associated potentials for disaster prevention (e.g., avalanches, land slides). Due to the high sensitivity of mountain forests and their importance for protective measures, several relevant transboundary and/or EU measures have been developed, such as the Alpine Conve ...
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moting Spatial Development by Creating COMon MINdscapes (COMMIN)

Start date: Aug 31, 2004, End date: Aug 30, 2007,

Transnational and cross-border co-operation have a growing need (e.g. EU-enlargement) for a precise understanding of the partner’s concepts and the planning systems they are embedded in. The improvement of solving similar problems in different BSR countries and on transnational activities can best be achieved by exchange of experiences and ideas, mutual training and further education as well as pr ...
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Strategy for a Regional Polycentric Urban System in Central-Eastern Europe Economic Integrating Zone (REPUS)

Start date: May 31, 2005, End date: May 29, 2007,

REPUS focuses on new EU Member States and addresses the challenge of a more balanced and sustainable urban development. The European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP) points out that urban polycentric systems are essential for a balanced and sustainable economic development of Europe. The main aim of the project is to build a Regional Polycentric Urban System (REPUS) in Central-Eastern Europe ...
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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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Territorial dimension of the Lisbon/Gothenburg Process (Lisbon strategy)

Start date: Jul 22, 2004, End date: Feb 12, 2007,

Studying the territorial dimension of the Lisbon/Gothenburg Agenda comprises a multitude of very complex and broad processes and contexts. It will neither be feasible to conduct an analysis of the impact of the Lisbon/Gothenburg strategy nor to embrace all factors of competitiveness.The main scope of the study is to develop a number of basic analytical elements that can introduce territorial cohes ...
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European Space - Territorial Indicators and Actions for a Spatial Planning Observatory in Southeast Europe (ESTIA-SPOSE)

Start date: Sep 30, 2003, End date: Dec 30, 2006,

ESTIA-SPOSE builds upon the experience accumulated by its predecessor ESTIA project and intends to develop Actions for a Spatial Planning Observatory in Southeast Europe, based on an integrated system of territorial indicators fully compatible with the approach of ESDP and ESPON. This system of indicators will be tested in a series of pilot applications in selected sectors and areas with the aim t ...
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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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SKILLS FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES

The purpose of the Skills Symposium was to encouragethe transfer of knowledge and learning – by experts,practitioners and policy makers – to improve and integratethe skills needed to create genuinely sustainablecommunities across Europe.The role of the working group was to encourage and promoteknowledge exchange in the preparation and following theSymposium and to ensure it contributes to and gain ...
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