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Demonstrating Remote Sensing integration in sustainable forest management (FRESh LIFE)

Start date: Sep 7, 2015, End date: Sep 6, 2019,

Background The compiling of Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) indicators is usually accomplished by ground surveys. This approach, based on forest inventory techniques, ensures accurate statistical assessments of forest attributes and how they change over time. However, surveying is generally expensive and time-consuming for medium to large forest manag ...
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Urban metabolism accounts for building Waste management Innovative Networks and Strategies (Urban_Wins)

Start date: Jun 1, 2016, End date: May 31, 2019,

The scope of the project is to develop and test methods for designing and implementing innovative and sustainable Strategic Plans for Waste Prevention and Management in various urban contexts that will enhance urban environmental resilience and guarantee progress towards more sustainable production and consumption patterns together with improvements waste recovery and recovered materials use. Ur ...
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New Approaches in the Conservation of Contemporary Art (NACCA)

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2019,

The importance of European cultural heritage has been generally acknowledged. A significant part of this heritage, however, modern and contemporary art, runs a great risk of getting lost for future generations, because it is particularly difficult to preserve. Proper care requires resolving fundamental questions concerning the identity and authenticity of modern and contemporary artworks and the c ...
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New cooperative business models and guidance for sustainable city logistics (NOVELOG)

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2018,

Urban areas represent the greatest challenges for freight transport and service trips, both in terms of goods distribution and service allocation performance, and environmental impacts (air emission, traffic congestion, road safety, accidents and noise). The salient scope of the proposal is the enabling of knowledge and understanding of freight distribution and service trips by providing guidance ...
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Avoiding and mitigating safety risks in urban environments (City.Risks)

Start date: May 1, 2015, End date: Apr 30, 2018,

The main objective of the City.Risks project is to increase the perception of security of citizens in cities by activating in a more transparent and sustainable way their participation in communities, through which information and interventions can be provided both to proactively protect citizens from falling victims to criminal activities as well as to reactively provide more timely and effective ...
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"A Strasbourg, un engagement "Capitale" en faveur du volontariat européen"

Start date: Aug 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2017,

Our project will enable young Europeans to experience the real social Europe and assist by their presence in a country that is not theirs, the host organization but also other people of all age to build a true European consciousness.The objectives of our project :- Promote the construction of a social Europe, taking particular account of the vulnerable groups in difficulties, and also awakens th ...
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Science and Global Education beyond the barriers of learning difficulties

Start date: Oct 1, 2015, End date: Sep 30, 2017,

The project aims to respond to two of the main challenges faced by modern societies: 1) The rapid obsolescence of all technical and scientific knowledge which makes it difficult to teach sciences at school even if sciences are a key factor for the understanding of climate change and for the sustainable economic development 2) The processes of social exclusion related to early school leaving. E ...
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Europäische ECVET-Lernaufenthalte im Rahmen von AIRE - POInt

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2017,

Berlin is a region in Europe where competences for European citizens play an important role. This does not only hold to be true for leaders and staff for the schools but also for the young people who do not only consider themselves citizens of an exciting metropolis but also the beneficiaries of European freedom of movement. Since the middle of the 90s politicians of the city government and admi ...
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Zero Emission bUs Systems (ZEEUS)

Start date: Nov 1, 2013, End date: Apr 30, 2017,

Electrification of the public transport is a raising trend in Europe, and electric buses are soon expected to enter markets as one of the most interesting options for matching urban environmental targets. Electrification is driven by both economics and politics. However, although technology is not yet fully matured and ready for wide commercialisation, a large demonstration project will facilitat ...
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Cities demonstrating cybernetic mobility (CITYMOBIL2)

Start date: Sep 1, 2012, End date: Aug 31, 2016,

European cities face four main mobility problems: congestion, land use , safety and environment. One of the main causes of such problems is the car-ownership rate. The centres of large cities address this issue combining efficient mass transits with car restriction policies but peripheral areas and smaller cities remain dominated by private cars.CityMobil has demonstrated how automating road vehi ...
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New tOols for Design and OpEration of Urban Transport InterchangeS (NODES)

Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Sep 30, 2015,

"Urban mobility is of growing concern to citizens. To be more efficient urban mobility systems require a greater integration at urban level (city and its hinterland).Interchanges need to better integrate:- various urban transport modes, which can be urban, regional and long distance;- urban transport and land use;- urban transport networks;- transport and non transport related services.Not only wi ...
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Design, Monitoring and Operation of Adaptive Networked Embedded Systems (DEMANES)

Start date: May 1, 2012, End date: Jun 30, 2015,

Large scale societal challenges require large scale monitoring and control solutions. Technological developments will make it possible to design and build these large systems. A major obstacle in realizing these systems is the lack of a versatile methodology to design and implement adaptive monitoring and control systems taking into account intrinsic properties of system of systems (decentralizati ...
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Optimal Strategy to Innovate and Reduce energy consumption In urban rail Systems (OSIRIS)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Mar 31, 2015,

"For many transport modes, energy reduction strategies can be effectively formulated at the level of the vehicle or vessel. New technologies can therefore be introduced to a vehicle and the direct energy savings can be readily quantified. However, such approach is not suitable to be employed for urban rail, where it is not sufficient to consider only the energy performance of vehicles; the energy ...
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The Intelligent, Innovative, Integrated Bus Systems (3iBS)

Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Mar 31, 2015,

3iBS is a project conceived to continue striving for increased performance, accessibility and efficiency of urban bus systems. 3iBS is participating directly in the objective of the European Commission to develop “high quality public transport”.Based on the EBSF results and innovations as well as on previous and ongoing research projects and activities, 3iBS is committed to raise the image of the ...
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Under the Etruscan sun - Environmental friendly Transport to RedUce Severe Climate change ANthropic factors (ETRUSCAN)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Jan 1, 2014,

Background Rapid and efficient transportation of people is essential in modern society. However, greenhouse gas emissions from transport have continued to increase in recent years, in contrast to the emission reductions achieved in other sectors. This is largely down to the fact that transport is heavily dependant on oil and other non-renewable sources. I ...
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Emissions Free Refrigerated Urban Distribution (EFRUD)

Start date: Oct 1, 2010, End date: Sep 30, 2013,

Background Most green public procurements do not include the transport sector, even though urban transport planning greatly impacts the environmental balance of 'green' urban planning initiatives. One example of this is distribution of perishable goods using refrigerated systems. The goods themselves may be selected on the basis of their environmental ben ...
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Smart Transport Applications Designed for large events with Impacts on Urban Mobility (STADIUM)

Start date: May 1, 2009, End date: Apr 30, 2013,

"STADIUM addresses the task 3.1.7 - Large event mobility management (especially in big cities) of the call FP7 – SST – 2008The ultimate goal of the project is to improve the performance of transport systems made available to a wide and differentiated range of users in the framework of large events hosted by big cities, through the development of a set of guidelines and tools to implement managemen ...
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Instant Mobility for Passengers and Goods (Instant Mobility)

Start date: Apr 1, 2011, End date: Mar 31, 2013,

The Instant Mobility project has created a concept for a virtual "Transport and Mobility Internet", a platform for information and services able to support radically new types of connected applications for scenarios centred on the stakeholder groups:•\tmultimodal travellers•\tdrivers & passengers•\tpassenger transport operators•\tgoods vehicle operators•\troad operators & traffic managers.The proj ...
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European Bus System of the Future (EBSF)

Start date: Sep 1, 2008, End date: Feb 28, 2013,

"The European Bus System of the Future (EBSF) project is conceived as a driver to increase the attractiveness and raise the image of the bus systems in urban areas, by means of new technologies on vehicles and infrastructure in combination with operational best practices, in a system approach. For the first time in European research, these concepts are fully endorsed by all stakeholders, with all ...
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Predictive Maintenance employing Non-intrusive Inspection & Data Analysis (PMnIDEA)

Start date: Jun 1, 2009, End date: May 31, 2012,

The environmental, societal, and economic drivers of an efficient urban transport system are well acknowledged and are reflected in the local transport plans of all major urban areas. The overall concept of the project is to facilitate the achievement of this goal by generating solutions to currently identified barriers that form the project imperatives, which have been established through close c ...
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ADD ME! - Activating Drivers for Digital eMpowerment in Europe (ADD ME!)

Start date: Nov 1, 2009, End date: Oct 31, 2011,

ADD ME! is a pan European network bringing together into a common framework and learning environment – by means of a community of practice- the different social and institutional organisations that support or can support disadvantaged groups in becoming major beneficiaries of public services to which they are entitled. In this context, three main groups of people are being addressed:a) elderly poo ...
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CIVITAS transfer action leading to innovation & sustainable transport (CIVITAS CATALIST)

Start date: Aug 1, 2007, End date: Jul 31, 2011,

The objective of CIVITAS CATALIST is to ensure that the experiences of the CIVITAS Initiative are exploited up to a maximum level. This means deploying actions aiming to:- consolidate, validate and deepen the knowledge of the wider impacts of CIVITAS through an integrated assessment of the CIVITAS measures;- promote the results of CIVITAS through a continuing knowledge transfer process;- increase ...
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Coordination Of Network Descriptors for Urban Intelligent Transportation Systems (CONDUITS)

Start date: May 1, 2009, End date: Jun 30, 2011,

"The main objectives of this project are to develop Key Performance Indicators that assist European municipalities in business decisions for ITS projects and to facilitate best practice experiences between municipalities on experiences with ITS. An important aspect of the research is further to link the performance indicators to the current traffic situation in the cities. The project consortium c ...
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Realization of Rome's Action Plan to achieve the Kyoto's Protocol objective of Green House Gas Reduction (ROMAPERKYOTO)

Start date: Oct 1, 2004, End date: Sep 30, 2008,

Background Italy ratified the Kyoto Protocol on 30 May 2002, and has the objective of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 6.5% by 2012 (compared to 1990 levels). This objective has been formalised in a National Action Plan, which was adopted in December 2003. Achieving the target implies action at both national and local levels. The city of Rome mus ...
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THON.DOC

Start date: Jul 31, 2006, End date: Sep 29, 2008,

Le but poursuivi est lélaboration et lexpérimentation dun projet de développement touristique durable innovateur et basé sur la récupération, lutilisation et la mise en valeur du patrimoine culturel et environnemental lié aux anciennes traditions méditerranéennes de la pêche et du travail du thon. Le projet prévoit dentreprendre et soutenir une typologie alternative durable du tourisme, basé sur l ...
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VILLEMIZERO

Start date: Aug 31, 2006, End date: Jun 29, 2008,

Dans le cadre dun processus dynamique visé à améliorer la qualité de vie des villes du bassin méditerranéen, le projet fait lobjet de définir et expérimenter des mesures et stratégies innovatrices pour une gestion de transport public plus efficace et plus respectueuse de lenvironnement.
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H.O.R.T.U.S.

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

Le projet vise à mettre en place des méthodologies qui peuvent permettre des interventions de restauration territoriale dans le but de reconstruire le paysage en promouvant particulièrement les espaces verts et d’intervenir pour rendre plus agréable et vivable les lieux dégradés qui offrent aujourd’hui une faible valeur attractive.
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Sustainable industrial area model (SIAM)

Start date: Oct 1, 2004, End date: Sep 30, 2007,

Background Industrial areas designated in zoning regulations are often located in suburban areas and supplied with infrastructure appropriate to carrying-out production and related business activities. Industrial areas in which the presence of SMEs is predominant, are also often equipped with centralized environmental management facilities in order to min ...
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Space : System to protect the environment and the cultural inheritance in the Mediterranean Spaces (Space)

Start date: Jul 31, 2005, End date: Jun 29, 2007,

L'objectif du projet SPACE est de créer un Modèle de Monitorage de contrôle urbanistique, de lenvironnement, culturel et économique de certains espaces de la Méditerranée Occidentale ayant une grande sénsibilité environnementale (pour la pluspart zones cotières, zones humides territoires formés par de couches fluviales ou marines) menacés par lexpansion urbanistique et/ou économique. Il s'agit éga ...
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Technolangue : Integration of the languages of planning and information for the development of interactive charts of Medocc-Meda space and of the corresponding systems of transport (Technolangue)

Start date: May 31, 2004, End date: Aug 30, 2006,

« Technolangue » sintéresse aux langages de la planification et de linformation en relation avec les systèmes de transport dans lespace Medocc. Le projet vise la construction dun portail Internet, dun « WebGis » et de 3 cartes informatisées et interactives (sur lutilisation du sol, sur les instruments d'aménagement existants et une carte multiplia de synthèse : scénarios, stratégies et modèles ter ...
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REVER MED: Telematic Instruments for innovating services of mobility and logistics for urban and périurbains spaces (REVER MED)

Start date: Oct 29, 2002, End date: Oct 29, 2004,

« REVER MED » sintéresse aux voies de communication au sein des espaces urbains et périurbains. Il a pour objectif principal de mettre en place un réseau de voies de communication autonomes destiné au transport non motorisé (donc non-polluant et respectueux de lenvironnement). Ce réseau devrait ainsi être constitué principalement de voies vertes, de voies faisant partie du patrimoine culturel natu ...
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ERGO-IN-NET - The European Guidance Counsellor - Integrated network for the Dissemination of Tools and Methodologies

The ERGO-IN-NET project aims at improving the European dimension of guidance through the widespread dissemination of training methodologies, materials & tools and information resources, able to be used by the European Guidance counsellor. This dissemination is to be assured through a series of networking activities involving different actors at the European level (Universities, members of the Leon ...
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STILL ACTIVE! PERFORMING VOLUNTARY SERVICE AFTER 55 YEARS OLD A (SURVIVAL) TRAINING SCHEME

Start date: Oct 1, 2003,

The Still Active project was primarily centred round the development and hosting of a preparatory course for older citizens considering a period of voluntary service in another country. The course covered a series of topics such as the history of voluntary service, intercultural learning, team-building, problem-solving and health and safety with course participants then going on to undertake a 2-4 ...
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Senior European Volunteers Exchange Network

This thematic network is the result of several pilot projects that experimentedtransnational exchanges of senior European Volunteers. This proved to be a powerfuleducational tool not only for the senior volunteers who take part in projects based in adifferent European country, but also for the organisations of the civil society and thelocal communities hosting them. The network is based on 4 Europ ...
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ActivArt - Artistic workshops to develop the creativity of European pupils

The project aims to improve the provision and effectiveness of school education by employing the Bruno Munari® teaching method. This method encourages informal learning where teachers and students are active participants in the teaching process, which is not restricted to the mere transfer of content. By developing creativity under this method, the project will present and disseminate a new way of ...
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Empowering seniors to take part in community life - qualification offers for members of seniors self-help groups and voluntary initiatives

Various factors accompanying the demographic change contribute to the increase ofrisks of social exclusion for senior citizens. Civic engagement is increasingly attractivefor seniors, offering opportunities for bottom-up democracy, social networks andpersonal fulfilment, but the decision for civic engagement is still an expression of overaverageeducation levels. The risk of isolation is especially ...
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Guidenet - European Guidance Network for the dissemination of innovation and good practice

A virtual European guidance community : The Guidenet project establishes a transnational network of expertise to gather together guidance initiatives, evaluate and comment upon them and to disseminate them as widely as possible within the guidance communities in Europe. Project website and ICT platforms serve as a discussion forum for network members. Registration online is open to individuals and ...
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ABIL-MENTE

The ABIL-MENTE project aims at promoting the labour market insertion of disabled persons, in particular those with physical, mental and/or sensorial disabilities. Project partners will initially establish minimum quality standards specific to labour market insertion of the target group. This will be followed by analysis and assessment of the training needs of professionals able to support this lab ...
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Folk Music in MusEUms - Young musicians and old instruments

Start date: May 3, 2010,

FolkMus aims to enhance and to disseminate European folk-music culture to the international public by using a powerful and global language in order to overcome the limits of language barriers.The project intends to stimulate creativity giving a right place to folk young musicians' talent.Folk music is a strong identity character, but it is also a means of trans-national communication joining North ...
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Transferring the programme EUROPE CHANTIER in the respect of the Common Quality Assurance Framework

EUROPE CHANTIER est un dispositif, un programme d’envergure européenne qui permet à des citoyens européens de se réunir lors d’une rencontre transnationale, appelée Euro-Chantier, afin d’une part de réaliser une œuvre, un travail en commun, d’autre part d’être sensibilisés et de s’interroger sur l’idée d’Europe et de citoyenneté européenne.
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