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Climate Proofing Urban Municipalities (LIFE UrbanProof)

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: May 31, 2020,

Background Cities and towns, with their high population densities and dependence on collective infrastructure, are extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The concentration of people in urban centres restricts vegetation and green spaces, thus increasing risks related to heat and floods. The impacts of climate change on the urban environme ...
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Cooperation Local Authorities for Vocational and Educational Training

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2016,

The EU Commission DG EAC “Mind the Gap: Education Inequality across EU Regions” Sep. 2012 stresses that major geographic disparities persist in educational opportunities and outcomes, across and within EU regions. The report highlights “big regional disparities in terms of educational opportunities and achievements in the EU”. The “Renewed EU agenda for Learning” requires to move towards evidence- ...
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Involving the private sector in Mobility Management (INVOLVE)

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

The project BACKGROUND is as follows. Sustainable transport is a high priority for the EC in order to reduce pollution and increase Quality of Life. Car-user rates can be reduced by MOBILITY MANAGEMENT POLICIES. But these can only be delivered by public authorities with ACTIVE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION of the private sector eg employers and managers of large sites that attract a lot of people (emplo ...
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Sustainable Urban Mobility (SUM PROJECT)

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Jun 29, 2014,

...on._Specifying in an Implementation Plan the necessary actions to implement the gained experiences and knowledge in each region through the participation in the program.This consortium is composed by:Municipality of Vigo,Regional Management Agency of Energy,Region of Murcia,Regional Agency for Energy and Environment in the Algarve,Municipality of Messina, Municipality of Reggio Emilia,Riga City Co ...
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Renewable Energies for Zero Emission Transport In Europe (REZIPE)

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

...or recharging the REZIPE e-bikes, of which 15 have been put at the disposal of staffmembers, mainly the urban police. All other users of e-bikes can utilise the infrastructure by registering with the Municipality and installing a charging device on the vehicle. At the same time, the charging station produces clean electricity which is fed into the grid. The pilot implementation of Klagenfurt is ...
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actical Use of MONITORing in Natural Disaster Management (MONITOR II)

Start date: May 31, 2009, End date: May 29, 2012,

Management of natural hazards constitutes a common challenge in the SEES. Until now, neither hazard mapping nor contingency planning have been transnationally coordinated and defined in a sufficient manner. These gaps will be tackled in MONITOR II with the development of a common methodology and a CSA ("Continuous Situation Awareness") system. The integration of monitoring systems facilitates peri ...
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Mobility Management oVer Europe: Changing Mobility Patterns (MMOVE)

Start date: Oct 31, 2008, End date: Oct 30, 2011,

MMOVE supports interregional exchange on sustainable mobility policies for medium sized European cities (populations 50-250,000). Through networking, analysis of best practice and a series of Study Visits MMOVE will raise the level of knowledge and awareness of mobility management innovations. These focus on transport demand and low cost interventions to change public perceptions and behaviour in ...
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CAPTURE: The Knowledge Network (CAPTURE)

Start date: Aug 31, 2004, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

The idea for CAPTURE came from a group of medium-sized towns and cities which had been working together since 1991 through a network known as Eurotowns. In 2003, Eurotowns conducted detailed research into its members and found that the vast majority shared four main characteristics: first, a manufacturing sector that was restructuring or in decline; second, jobs that were of low value and low pay; ...
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ÖKOPROFIT international - Private-Public-Partnership-Networks for a sustainable Development of Policies and Society (ÖKOPROFIT International)

Start date: Jan 31, 2004, End date: Sep 29, 2006,

The operation ÖKOPROFIT international - Private-Public-Partnership-Networks for a sustainable Development of Policies and Society (ÖKOPROFIT International) focuses on the promotion of eco-efficiency in urban areas. Ökoprofit is a Private-Public Partnership Model (developed by the city of Graz, Austria) that aims to enhance eco-efficiency through the usage of innovative integrative technologies and ...
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LABlearning

Start date: Nov 1, 2011,

To take full advantage of new technologies, we need to fundamentally rethink our approaches to learning and education— and our ideas of how new technologies can support them.Mitchel Resnick, MIT Media Lab - Rethinking Learning in the Digital AgeThe reason that motivates the project is the fact that in many member states, many young migrants and youth who need special attention are not doing well i ...
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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, ...
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