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Upgrading Sustainable Energy Communities in Mayors Adapt initiative by planning Climate Change Adaptation strategies. (Life SEC Adapt)

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Dec 31, 2018,

Background The Marche (IT) and Jadranska Hrvastska (Hr) regions, the two project target areas, are located in the Adriatic-Ionian macroregion and are characterised by similar territorial and climatic conditions. Over the last decades, the two regions have been heavily affected by climate change trends, entailing mainly decreased precipitation and increase ...
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Improving the local governance processes through exchange of good practices, pilots and training in geospatial technologies (LOCAL-SATS)

Start date: Dec 23, 2013, End date: Dec 22, 2015,

Project in brief The rapid pace of urbanization in the Mediterranean area over the last decades have raised a series of issues mostly related to air quality, energy efficiency, waste recycling, pressure on natural resources, pollution and social welfare of urban inhabitants. While cities population will continue to grow in the next years, it is of fundamental importance to ensure the transition fr ...
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Regional Policy Improvement for Financially Sustainable Creative Incubator Units (InCompass)

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

Incubator units for creative industries business start ups provide much needed space and act as vital support mechanisms and catalysts for the development of entrepreneurship and innovation in this sector right across the EU. The creative industries (e.g. Advertising, Textiles, Fashion, Television & Radio, Photo Imaging, Graphic Design and Interactive Media, Publishing, Animation, Computer Games, ...
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Joint easily wafted East laboratory Model  (JEWEL Model)

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

Background Crisis of the function and character of the historical town centre in the territory and the loss of identity of its renewed community. Overall aims Develop integrated strategies for metropolitan areas for contribute to the future development of South East Europe. Project wishes to contribute to innovative solutions to tackle crucial problems affecting metropolitan areas, such as local g ...
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South East Europe improved virtual accessibility through joint initiatives facilitating the rollout of broadband networks  (SIVA)

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

1. Background and objectives Access to information, broadband connectivity and financing of virtual accessibility are key components necessary for the development, adoption and use of ICT in the economy and society. Inadequacies in the telecommunication infrastructure and accessibility to services among the individual countries and regions of the programme area hamper significantly competitiveness ...
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City-Port Eco Logistic (CiELo)

Start date: Mar 1, 2012, End date: Jul 1, 2014,

CIELO will deploy specific actions to provide a detailed analysis of the problems related to accessibility; studying the modalities to enhance the interconnection between city’s “hotspots” (ports, railway stations, airport, etc). CIELO will provide a guidance for accessibility management, with regard to sustainability of urban mobility, promoting innovative instruments to ease the city links and t ...
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Sustainable Urban Mobility Management Information Technologies (SUMMIT)

Start date: Mar 1, 2012, End date: Jul 1, 2014,

The project deals with the traffic congestion of cities with big commercial ports and aims at reducing pollution through the deployment of an advanced mobility management information system based on ICT. It will also improve integration between transport modes and better interconnection of existing networks, providing mainly: • A study about the appropriate ICT solutions for mobility management an ...
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LOC PRO II-Support and Promotion of Local Products and SMEs through ICT (LOC PRO II)

Start date: Mar 18, 2012, End date: May 18, 2014,

LOC PRO II project is the continuation of the successful LOC PRO I project, which was completed under the previous GR-IT INTERREG program. The main objective concerns the support of entrepreneurs & enterprises producing local typical quality products, in such a manner that achieves a high degree of ICT integration in the everyday work and the use of modern marketing tools & techniques. This aim wi ...
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Boosting innovation through capacity building and networking of science centres in the SEE region (SEE Science)

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

Innovation scores low in SEE, proper framework conditions are missing to bridge research, education & business and the region is characterized by a weak culture for innovation. Although SEE Science PPs have excellent chances for innovative business development since universities and high technology companies are located there, their potential to improve social climate for new developments, is unde ...
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Launching (g)local level heritage entrepreneurship: strategies and tools to unite forces, safeguard the place, mobilize cultural values, deliver the experience. (SAGITTARIUS)

Start date: Feb 28, 2011, End date: Feb 27, 2014,

Cultural consumption is a knowledge based activity: cultural products and services are viable, only if they possess widely recognized values. SAGITTARIUS advances cultural consumption by communicating cultural values: from natural monuments and ecosystems to sites and collections, from the arts to traditions and handicrafts. Thus values of tangible-intangible, movable-immovable and spiritual herit ...
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motion of residual forestry biomass in the Mediterranean basin (PROFORBIOMED)

Start date: Feb 28, 2011, End date: Feb 27, 2014,

PROFORBIOMED promotes renewable energies in rural areas by developing an integrated strategy for the use of forest biomass as a renewable energy source, improving forest management systems, recovering forest biomass potential and developing new opportunit Achievements: ...
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Wander by bicycle (W.B.B.)

Start date: Feb 23, 2012, End date: Jan 23, 2014,

W.B.B attempts to promote sustainable mobility and builds upon cross-border cooperation (CYRONMED-Prorgramme INTERREG IIIB ARCHIMED). Within the framework of this project: • A feasibility study for the construction of a bike route, and the for the adjustment of The existing ones will be created, • Construction works will be implemented that would facilitate cyclists (signals, slides, etc) • Touris ...
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Adapting to climate change in Time (ACT)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Jun 30, 2013,

...d as a set of fixed rules, but rather as a theoretical foundation on which climate adaptation strategies rest. They provide a list of things to do - and problems to be faced -once a municipality attempts to implement a local adaptation plan. The ACT project suggests an innovative way to unite efforts, commitments and the knowledge of different groups and individuals that can contribute to the ach ...
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MED TECHNOPOLIS Project for the implementation of a mediterranean network of technopolis interface structures (MED TECHNOPOLIS)

Start date: Jan 28, 2010, End date: Jan 30, 2013,

The MED TECHNOPOLIS is a project for 36 months which consists in: - the creation of technology interface structures (TISs) belonging to the technopolis generation, in all the participant regions - the completion of a cycle of Action-Training Programs (ATPs) and six Regional Action Plans (RAPs), based on INNOV/COMP and R&AT partnerships among the actors of these regions. At the closing Co ...
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Towards citizen-centred eGovernment in European cities and regions (eCitizen II)

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

In the framework of the Lisbon Agenda European cities and regions as key driving forces for regional economical development have made serious efforts to develop eGovernment. This is done to face the major demand and needs for improving openness, cost-efficiency and quality of the public administrations and provision of public services, thus contributing to the regional and national competitiveness ...
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ublic Lighting Strategies for Sustainable Urban Spaces (PLUS)

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

The lighting of public space accounts for 60% of public energy use in an average city. It is clear that any reduction that can be achieved will have a significant impact on total energy use and, therefore, on CO2 emissions, without forgetting the positive effects on public finances. The PLUS project makes a significant contribution to decreasing energy use and rationalizing energy consumption rela ...
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Capitalising on Partner Initiatives in Mobility Management Services (PIMMS CAPITAL)

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Nov 29, 2012,

Throughout the EU, increased reliance on the car has resulted in high levels of congestion and more pollution, leading to economic, environmental and health problems for our regions and cities. ERDF investment in infrastructure could accelerate this trend if parallel alternative measures are not introduced at the same time. Mobility Management aims to reduce reliance on the car by encouraging tra ...
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European Forest Fire Monitoring using Information Systems (EFFMIS)

Start date: Oct 31, 2010, End date: Oct 30, 2012,

...of the project, we focused on the exchange of good practices between regions and within this framework two study visits were organised, one in Rome 21-23/03/12,and one on 13-15/06/12 in Municipality Servia Velventos and Grevena , Greece. During the Study Visit organized by University of Rome La Sapienza team, the expert/stakeholders of the Rome Province had the opportunity to show in detail the ch ...
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Climate Change and Impacts on Water Supply (CC-WaterS)

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

Climate change (CC) affects fresh water resources and may have significant influence on public drinking water supply. Land use activities exert pressure on water resources and will change according to CC. It is crucial for safeguarding future water supply to anticipate these climate and land use changes and to assess their impacts on water resources. Transnational action is needed to prepare SEE f ...
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Governmental Social Responsibility Model: An Innovative Approach of Quality in Governmental Operations and Outcomes (G.S.R. Model)

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

G.S.R. aims to contribute substantially to sustainable socio-economic development of SEE regions, through effectively tackling one of the most crucial issues: The quality and sustainability of the Public Sector and of its outcomes. Specifically G.S.R. focuses on the dynamic enhancement of the competences and the capacity of the governmental agencies, with the aim not only to improve productivity a ...
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Role of Universities in Urban Poles (Run Up)

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

Strengthening endogenous potential of urban poles (improving local governance of innovation; promoting triple helix partnerships for local economic development; setting conditions for the stimulation of knowledge-based activities, etc.) Achievements: Documents/reports:P ...
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Study and Valorisation of Archaeological Sites of the Mediterranean Area (MED.ARCHEO.SITES)

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

...t organisations (Province of Vibo Valentia and Province of Salerno), research institutes (Universities of Palermo and Salerno), tourist information centres (ATEDA of Athens), local government bodies (Municipality of Athens and Municipality of Gortyna), and cultural heritage agencies (National Cultural Heritage Agency of Malta, Iben Alathir Association of Libya and Ephorate of Patras). Each partner ...
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Human Resources and Development Planning on both sides of Ionian Sea (HuReDePIS)

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

The project HUREDEPIS evaluates the existing and planning regional capabilities, identifies the common problems of the involved regions related to the sustainable growth, analyzes best approaches and practices to these problems and provides specific solutions utilizing in the best way existing human resources with the important and difficult constrain of immigration movements. This project examine ...
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Connected Cities (CC)

Start date: Jun 30, 2005, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

European citizens travel much further to work and leisure facilities today than in the past. Despite bringing benefits, this huge increase in mobility has led to traffic congestion and pollution, holding back efforts to achieve sustainable development. Public transport can form the basis of more sustainable approaches to mobility. However, the mismatch between older public transport networks and m ...
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Multifunctional Intensive Land Use in Europe (MILUNET)

Start date: Dec 31, 2003, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

The overall objective of MILUnet is to create an effective partnership network, aiming to promote Multifunctional Intensive Land Use as a means to achieve more sustainable (urban) development in the EU. By utilising expertise and know-how on MILU, regional and local governments have the possibility to increase the effectiveness of both urban policy implementation and planning towards sustainabilit ...
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ISOLA BELLA

Start date: May 31, 2006, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

The general aim of the project ISOLA BELLA is to strengthen the governance of minor islands Public Administration in order to transform them from marginal and peripheral communities of the Mediterranean into a networking system, able to promote new development models, instruments and strategies based on a participatory decision-making process in order to manage the territory according to the princ ...
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NEWing Economic prosperity for POrt Cities (NEW EPOC)

Start date: Jun 30, 2003, End date: Sep 29, 2007,

NEW EPOCs goal is to provide port cities with a set of tools developed from effective policies and strategies, good practice and comparative analyses. These tools will help in the development of new ideas and methods for successfully managing the process of economic diversification and consolidation in maritime cities taking full account of social and ecological considerations. ...
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Building new models for the economic revitalization of central urban areas (URBE VIVA)

Start date: Sep 30, 2004, End date: Sep 29, 2007,

Decline or loss of attractiveness of central urban areas is a common challenge of the 'Urbe Viva' partnership. Decline is related to a variety of economic and social factors, the most visible being an inflation of suburban shopping centres. To address this issue, it is necessary to adopt integrated approaches, as tested in countries such as the UK, Sweden, Belgium or France. Such approaches aim to ...
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ROman,ancient greek and amber routes, innovative Methodologies and measures connecting Europe (ROME)

Start date: Dec 31, 2003, End date: Dec 30, 2006,

Historic trade routes are important and visible artefacts signifying the connection of different countries and civilisations. The routes can also act as a gateway to understand the common European history. The ROME project aims at linking important historical, cultural and trade routes of the Romans along the ancient roads with todays life by promoting tourism and a sustainable cultural developmen ...
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ROMAN ITINERARIES (ROMIT)

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

The travelling public's growing interest in archaeology is a typical example of what is often referred to as "motivation tourism", a set of new market segments opposed to "generic tourism". The main challenge of the ROMIT project is to find new ways of preservation and management for Roman archaeological complexes to integrate them into local development policies. The aim is to protect the heritag ...
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Adriatic action plan 2020 (Aap2020)

Start date: Apr 30, 2003, End date: Apr 29, 2006,

How to reconcile development with sustainability and integrate sustainability policies into the political and management practices of public authorities is a major concern for regions and cities along the Adriatic coast. They are faced with conflicting trends: on the one hand, there is wide recognition of the importance of environmental action; and on the other hand, sustainability policies are of ...
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Conservation of Abies nebrodensis (Lojac) Mattei in situ and ex situ (Nebrodensis)

Start date: Sep 1, 2001, End date: Aug 31, 2005,

Background The area of Polizzi Generosa in the Parco delle Madonie in northern Sicily – situated within two proposed Sites of Community Interest (pSCI) – is host to the only population in the world of Sicilian firs (Abies nebrodensis), a species endemic to Sicily (and a priority species within the meaning of the Habitats Directive). This population, h ...
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Neighborhood Social Planning and Development (NebSoc)

Start date: Dec 26, 2013,

The main objective of the project is to identify the social disparities of the area and provide specific solutions with the help of new technological tools (GIS) for improving the quality of life of the local population. More specifically it proposes the following:• Support of social integration issues• Local growth through the improvement and increase of employment• ...
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GReen procurement And Smart city suPport in the energy sector (GRASP)

Green Public Procurement (GPP) is a process where public authorities seek to procure goods and services with a reduced environmental impact throughout their life-cycle, when compared to goods and services with the same primary function than would otherwise be procured (COM (2008) 400). The main project objective is to support cities, municipalities, regions involved in adopting innovative solution ...
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Building Europa through Youth Empowerment and Partenership (BR.YEP)

Start date: Feb 1, 2011,

The PBA aims at creating a platform where the partners will have the possibility to debate and to exchange best practices on youth issues on equal basis by bringing together youth workers, youth leaders and young people from the SEE and the EU. The overall objective is to further develop partnership on youth projects in general, and EVS projects in particular, among the participant's countries. Mo ...
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INTERDISCIPLINARY AQUARIA FOR THE PROMOTION OF ENVIRONMENT AND HISTORY (APREH)

Start date: Feb 2, 2012,

The specific project aims at the creation of museums for the promotion of the marine environment and the cultural heritage. The idea of the project is to prepare a show of archaeological remains with a reproduction of the relicts on the sea bottom covered and modified by the sea and its living organisms. The above objective will be achieved through the realization of: • A detailed collection of in ...
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Water Saving for Development (WaS4D)

Start date: Mar 18, 2012,

The general objective of the project is to promote drinking water saving culture & behaviour . Its principal activities are: • on line geo-referred maps regarding existing water resources/quality and water needs, for Puglia and Achaia • a Sustainable cross border Water Management Plan • a water saving Local Action Plan - 2015-2020 • Water Houses with scenic design selected via public competition • ...
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Job, Young and KnoWlEdge in Landscape-Culture (JOY-WELCULT)

The general objective is to promote a cross-border cultural and creative industry in the sector of tourism, agriculture, food and traditional crafts for self-sustainable local development. This goal will be achieved through the creation of a network of eco-museums in the Mediterranean areas for the implementation of the European Landscape Convention.• Monitoring and taking a census of eco-museums ...
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