Search for European Projects

13 European Projects Found

Searched on 125080 European Projects

 FINISHED 

Addressing the divide between EU indications and their practical implementation in the green construction and eco-social re-qualification of residential areas in South East Europe regions (BUILD SEE)

Start date: Dec 31, 2012, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

WHY ARE SEE CITIES SO FAR FROM SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DESPITE EU INDICATIONS ? WHY DO URBAN PLANNING AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS LACK A TRUE GREEN APPROACH? "BUILD SEE" answers these questions. It supplies public administrations, enterprises and citizens with practical tools, recommendations and action plans (from SEE local country case-studies) to bridge the gap to achieve low environmental impact and ...
Read Project

 13

 FINISHED 

European cities for integrating cycling within sustainable mobility management schemes (CycleCities)

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

BACKGROUNDChallenges and benefits from the systematic integration of cycling into urban mobility management schemes include: Reduced congestion (30% of car trips in Europe are under 3km, and 50% are under 5km – a 15 minute bike ride); Improved productivity (less work hours wasted in traffic congestion); Reduction of costs for infrastructure (road construction and maintenance) and equipment; Lower- ...
Read Project

 8

 FINISHED 

Regional cooperation for a Durable Urban Planning (CREPUDMED)

Start date: Mar 19, 2009, End date: Mar 19, 2012,

The whole European continent is confronted with the problem of metropolisation which has for corollary a process of greater urbanization and urban spreading. This phenomenon of urban spreading is based on dynamics which exceed very widely the administrative borders to develop on the scale of large territories, that of the competition between cities. It is about a major challenge of the sustainable ...
Read Project

 5

 FINISHED 

Municipal PROperty Management In South-Eastern Cities (PROMISE)

Start date: Feb 28, 2009, End date: Feb 27, 2012,

...ement of municipal real estate property• Conceptual Framework for Recording Municipal Property• Pre-feasibility study for optimized management of municipal property as social housing - Tirana Municipality• Pre-feasibility study for optimized management of municipal property for administrative purposes - Sofia Municipality• Pre-feasibility study for using municipal property for business purposes - ...
Read Project

 13

 FINISHED 

South East European Mobility Management Scheme (SEE MMS)

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

...lity management plan for the city of Lecce• Mobility management plan for the city of Ljubljana• Mobility management plan for the city of Trogir• Mobility management plan for the Municipality of Elefsina• Mobility management plan for the Municipality of Glamoc 2011-2016• Mobility management plan for the Municipality of Varna• SEE MMS training packagesFor more information see:http://www.southeast-eu ...
Read Project

 14

 FINISHED 

Change metropolitan metropolises Around Time (CAT-Med)

Start date: Mar 31, 2009, End date: Nov 29, 2011,

CAT-MED aims to prevent the natural risks related to climate change, thanks to the convergence of metropolitan strategies and actions. On the one hand, it proposes to identify and quantify common objectives, via indicators. These indicators will be defined on the basis of systemic approach of sustainable development. The creation of a transnational GIS will allow to evaluate the situation of each ...
Read Project

 12

 FINISHED 

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 ...
Read Project

 8

 FINISHED 

Cycle Route Network of Mediterranean (CY.RO.N.MED)

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

The main objective of the project CYRONMED is to enhance cycle mobility and environmental-friendly tourism and promote economic change by improving the tourist attractiveness of Archimed countries through joint planning of integrated transport and sustainable tourism. Presently, the Archimed countries do not offer conditions in favour of cycle mobility. Yet, they present the natural and cultural a ...
Read Project

 8

 FINISHED 

InterMETREX

Start date: Mar 31, 2003, End date: Nov 29, 2007,

The achievement of the objectives of the European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP), of harmonious, balanced and sustainable development, depends to a large extent on the effectiveness of metropolitan governance and spatial planning and development practice. InterMETREX offers practical benefits by enhancing the competence, capability and processes of existing metropolitan planning, and by pr ...
Read Project

 31

 FINISHED 

Development and implementation of integrated water resources management policy to a river basin, through the application of a social wide local agreement, based on the principles of Agenda (Water Agenda)

Start date: Sep 15, 2004, End date: Oct 31, 2007,

Background The world's water resources are under increasing pressure as a result of a growth in demand. The EU defines water, not as a commercial product, but as a heritage that must be protected, and water is a critical development factor in many countries. For example, the overuse of water supplies can result in desertification in some areas. A recogn ...
Read Project

 9

 FINISHED 

City Parking in Europe (City Parking)

Start date: Mar 31, 2005, End date: Oct 29, 2007,

The Humboldt University of Berlin in cooperation with Berlin located companies has initiated the idea for this project to help cities in Europe overcome their problems of inner-city parking. Within the project the partner cities should share knowledge and experience of developing stationary traffi c policies, strategies and projects, to learn about new, effective solutions. Local and municipal pub ...
Read Project

 9

 FINISHED 

Enhancing transferability of innovative techniques, tools, methods and mechanisms to implement "sustainable building" in the Mediterranean region (SB-MED)

Start date: Jul 1, 2004, End date: Dec 31, 2006,

... facilities, such as schools. Partners from two French Mediterranean Regions (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur and the Languedoc-Roussillon) teamed up with German urban colleagues from Berlin’s Pankow Municipality and Greek Municipalities in Athens, Volos and Ileia to review sustainable building concepts and practices in their respective countries. Three different test sites were selected in Greece to ...
Read Project

 8

 FINISHED 

INtelligents MAterials (MAIN)

The smart materials here called MAIN, that is the set of -cool roof-� and -cool pavement-� solutions to reduce summer overheating of urban areas caused by sun radiation, are scarcely used due to different motivations or alibis. The project is aimed at intervening in any chain cycle for the use of MAIN. The systemic model MAIN will be implemented in several types of zones: the seaside, plain lands, ...
Read Project

 12