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Background Climate change is causing more and more extreme weather events affecting metropolitan regions. The need to prepare for those events and to undertake relevant investments has become urgent. In line with the White Papers of the European Commission concerning adaptation to climate change in cities (COM/2009/0147 and COM/2013/216) adequate actions ...
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Transitioning towards Urban Resilience and Sustainability (TURAS)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Sep 30, 2016,

The “TURaS” project aims to bring together urban communities, researchers, local authorities and SMEs to research, develop, demonstrate and disseminate transition strategies and scenarios to enable European cities and their rural interfaces to build vitally-needed resilience in the face of significant sustainability challenges. To ensure maximum impact, the TURaS project has developed an innovati ...
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Background Medium-sized and large rivers flowing through densely populated urban areas typically fall under more than one jurisdiction in Germany. The national level is guardian of waterways development and security, whilst the local municipality has responsibility for local requirements. Their interests can overlap and compete in the management of rivers ...
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VALUEADDED (VALUE+)

Start date: Jun 30, 2010, End date: Jun 29, 2015,

Cities throughout North West Europe (NWE) welcome the challenge to increase public involvement in decision-making and planning. However. the major problems facing Europe cannot be addressed using entirely local approaches. This also requires strategic. coordinated responses. VALUE+ will demonstrate how cities can best integrate bottom-up and top-down approaches. It will show how we can both deepen ...
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Removing barriers to regional rail transport (INTER-Regio-Rail)

Start date: Mar 31, 2010, End date: Mar 30, 2013,

Facing an increasing intermodal competition and radical social and demographical changes, Regional Rail Transport (RRT) in Central Europe has to be improved. Traditionally RRT has focused on large groups of passengers such as commuters and tourists. With settlement structures and places of employment dispersing and leisure activities diversifying RRT more and more has to adapt its offer to passeng ...
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Valuing Attractive Landscapes in the Urban Economy (VALUE)

Start date: Jun 30, 2008, End date: Sep 29, 2012,

AIM: To demonstrate the economic value of green infrastructure at the city/region scale and to show how to target green investments to maximise competitive benefits to communities throughout NWE. Green infrastructure* is a valuable part of our urban economy. However. as urbanisation increases throughout NWE. public and private greenspaces are being lost to housing and commercial developments. A ...
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"The 24 months project introduces the Mobility Credits Model as a transport specific platform that will enable travellers, mobility providers, technology providers and transport planners to understand the implications of climate policy and increasing prices for greenhouse gas emissions and to identify new opportunities in urban mobility first and in extra-urban mobility later. The concept of the M ...
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The idea of the project is to provide a specific, effective answer to the Scheme for Developing the Community Area, and especially to the three Political Options that refer directly to metropolitan areas. • To strengthen several large, global, economic integration areas in the EU. • To develop a more balanced, multi-central system for metropolitan regions and town networks. • Complementarity: to h ...
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This project, led by the Association of Local Authorities in the Ruhr District, and bringing on board 15 partners from Germany, the UK and Netherlands, aims to restore 16 ‘riverscapes’ (river landscapes) as the arteries of the regions involved. It also looks at ways to improve access to the rivers and revitalise them as focal points for recreation and regional economic development. The partner reg ...
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