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Best winter maintenance practices to reduce respirable street dust in urban areas - demonstration of best practices, strategy development and implementation (REDUST)
Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2014,
...(e.g. Scandinavia, the Baltic, North America and Japan). In Finland, it is considered to be one of the most problematic air pollutants, causing most of the high pollution episode days in urban areas. City residents are very aware of the street dust problem, which causes annoyance and health problems, especially for those who suffer from respiratory diseases. For this reason, the issue attracts con ...
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Mitigation of and Adaptation to the Climate Change in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area - From Strategy to Implementation (Julia 2030)
Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Dec 31, 2012,
...rategy for adaptation to climate change in the Helsinki metropolitan area.
A main aim of the project was to demonstrate and verify the positive impact that CO2 calculators â developed for city residents and municipal administration personnel â play in mitigating climate change in a municipal area.
Expected results of the project included:
5% decrease in CO2 emissions for public procuremen ...
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Communicating the Baltic (COBWEB)
Start date: Apr 30, 2009, End date: Nov 30, 2011,
...ip. The project’s Expert Forums and workshops arranged, environmental education trainings, exhibitions, materials and programmes produced aim to improve the substantial and outreach technical capacity in promoting sustainable development. The project website allows to a visitor both access to each material separately and to adventurous drama pedagogical role tours through the materials that chal ...
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Waste Prevention Kit for enterprises, education and households (WASTEPrevKit)
Start date: Jan 15, 2005, End date: Feb 28, 2008,
Background
The management of waste is a significant problem in the EU countres, and waste is on the increase; according to the OECDâs estimation, municipal waste will grow by 43% from 1995 to 2020. However, waste as such is not the biggest problem. Over 90% of the natural resources, which man uses, are turned into waste during the production processes u ...
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Developing Policies & Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change in the Baltic Sea Region (ASTRA)
Start date: Jun 5, 2005, End date: Jan 4, 2008,
...o adapt to the consequences of climate change effects.3. Development of pan-Baltic adaptation strategy and providing country specific national strategies.4. Climate Impact studies for each case study city or region (Gdansk, Riga, Espoo, Kokkola, Klaipeda, Pirkanmaa Region , Kokkola, Tallinn and Pärnu, Estonian archipelago, Curonian spit, Oder river basin, Salaca river basin).
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Improved Elderly Care - Setting an Example (UVMM)
Start date: Feb 11, 2007, End date: Dec 30, 2007,
The cooperation between Helsinki and Tallinn has been developed for years in the field of social- and healthcare. There is a need to divide the acute care and care in crises situation in separate hospitals for the elderly. For this a new hospital concept needs to be developed. There is a need for a rehabilitation hospital, where the rehabilitation care is given in short intense periods. The develo ...
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Web database for follow up of energy and water consumption in municipal buildings (E4 Portal)
Start date: Mar 31, 2005, End date: Dec 30, 2007,
... tested in Finnish-Estonian co-operation in relation to the new EU directive of energy classification for public buildings. The common trainings, conferences and seminars as well as the projects publicity measures will bring the local administration aboard to the climate and energy-saving activities.
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Alliance of Baltic Cities II - A City network co-operation for Local Approaches to Regional Strategies / ABC (ABC )
Start date: Feb 28, 2003, End date: Jul 30, 2007,
The objective of this project was to develop new strategies and methods for concrete action on the local level, to meet following challenges:1. Developed urban management - City renewal towards sustainability (housing, trade and industry, culture, commerce, transport, PPP);2. Cities as regional engines - Urban renewal and regional development towards functional urban regions and sustainability (de ...
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Management of wetlands along the Gulf of Finland migratory flyway (Gulf of Finland)
Start date: Jul 1, 2003, End date: Jun 30, 2007,
Background
Along the flyway of Northern Coastal Gulf of Finland, waterfowl and waders wintering in the southern part of the Baltic Sea and the coasts of the North Sea migrate in the spring to their breeding regions and in the autumn back to their wintering regions. The 12 project areas along the flyway are internationally valuable bird-rich wetlands in wh ...
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Eco-Efficient Mass Event EMS manual (ECOMASS)
Start date: Aug 1, 2004, End date: Jul 31, 2006,
Background
From 2003, Helsinki knew that it was to host the 2005 World Athletics Championships, and realised that it needed an environment programme to support the event. Such mass events generate significant environmental stresses, particularly through the production of waste and the high transport needs of athletes, organisers and spectators. Both issue ...
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art II: Alliance of Baltic Cities II - A City network co-operation for Local Approaches to Regional Strategies (ABC II)
Start date: Jun 30, 2004, End date: May 30, 2006,
The objective of this project was to develop new strategies and methods for concrete action on the local level, to meet following challenges:1. Developed urban management - City renewal towards sustainability (housing, trade and industry, culture, commerce, transport, PPP);2. Cities as regional engines - Urban renewal and regional development towards functional urban regions and sustainability (de ...
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The Baltic Palette II (Baltic Palette II )
Start date: Jun 1, 2002, End date: Nov 30, 2004,
...n autumn 2004. All the action group reports have been published electronically on the Baltic Palette web site.Polycentric Platform and Training in Spatial Planning; The report on polycentricity in the Baltic Palette regions, the reports about the case studies and an inventory on existing spatial planning programmes and courses have been published. A training course about the best practices in spat ...
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Developing OPen EDUCAtional regions for future-oriented learning and teaching Anytime, Anyplace, with Anybody, through Any device
Start date: Oct 1, 2013,
The project will work on a well-structured and structural pedagogical approach fully integrating science education in schooling through the establishment of enquire based learning based on an entrepreneurial attitude and practice of pupils and students towards their future. Partners see thereto the necessity and opportunities to thematically connect all sources of knowledge and experience in an Op ...
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...the situation in the various countries and identify related skills requirements. Results will take the form of software with a role-playing function which can be used to simulate the development of a city, plus teaching and simulation materials.The project's target groups are town planning professionals, local decision-makers, teachers and students (in particular architects, economists and lawyers ...
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The aim of the project was to developa study unit of qualification in child care, which can be accepted by partner institutes and can be transferred from one country to another. The unit was defined according learning outcomes, in terms of knowledge, skills and competence and it is accepted and in use in all three countries.
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