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CESBA ALPINE SPACE – SUSTAINABLE TERRITORIES (CESBA Alps)

Start date: Dec 16, 2015, End date: Dec 15, 2018,

Description (EN): Currently available sustainability assessment tools cover buildings and small urban areas, with no support for the territorial scale, typical in the rural, low density Alpine regions. The project aims to facilitate the development, exchange, and implementation of innovative policies and plans at territorial level based on common assessment tools. By developing a tr ...
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Alpine Ecosystem Services – mapping, maintenance and management (AlpES)

Start date: Dec 16, 2015, End date: Dec 15, 2018,

Description (EN): Ecosystems and their services go beyond national borders and need a transnational approach for their dynamic protection, sustainable use, management and risk prevention. As a basis for joint action, public authorities, policy makers, NGOs, researchers and economic actors – the AlpES target groups – need a common understanding of ecosystem services, comparable infor ...
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ling Energy ACtion plans and Enhancing their implementation in the Alps (PEACE_Alps)

Start date: Dec 16, 2015, End date: Dec 15, 2018,

Description (EN): PEACE-ALPS tackles the problems related to the implementation of Sustainable Energy Action Plans (SEAPs) or any other Energy concepts already endorsed by Local Authorities (LAs) in Alpine Space Area (ASA) by supporting LAs, about 100, in developing concrete actions with an inter-municipal approach. This is the core aim of the project and the way for reaching main o ...
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Capitalizing Alpine Building Evaluation Experiences (CABEE)

Start date: Jun 30, 2012, End date: Jun 29, 2015,

CABEE is a transnational Alpine project that aims to create and implement an Alpine-wide guideline for definition, procurement, production, assessment and promotion as well as learning about new and refurbished Nearly-Zero-Emission-Buildings (NZEB) and their neighbourhoods. CABEE capitalizes wisdom from finished and on-going EU-projects but also projects from the Alpine Space program. It focuses o ...
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Sustainable Mobility Information Network for the Alpine Space (AlpInfoNet)

Start date: Jun 30, 2012, End date: Jun 29, 2015,

Lacking information about public transport is often an obstacle for travellers to use public transport at all. This is an even bigger challenge when travelling by sustainable transport modes to and within destinations of the Alpine Space, where often cross-border information is needed. This project aims to provide travellers with comprehensive information about sustainable transport modes beyond r ...
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SedAlp - Sediment management in Alpine basins: integrating sediment continuum, risk mitigation and hydropower (SedAlp)

Start date: Aug 31, 2012, End date: Jun 29, 2015,

SedAlp contributes to integrated management of sediment transport in Alpine basins directed to an effective reduction of sediment-related risk while promoting the enhancement of riverine ecosystems and reducing the impacts of hydropower plants (balancing the implementation of EU Directives e.g. RES, Floods and WFD). The project includes piloting actions in various representative Alpine river basin ...
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Rural-Urban inclusive governance strategies an tools for the sustainable development of deeply transforming Alpine territories. (RURBANCE)

Start date: Jun 30, 2012, End date: Jun 29, 2015,

The main problem to be faced through the project is the poor efficiency and effectiveness of the policies to offset the relation among urban and rural areas and their development model. Such an inefficiency is due to the complexity to merge in an organic whole a lot of sectorial policies which have been carried out to tackle the critical situation in terms of loss of competitiveness, landscape deg ...
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Capitalising Climate Change Knowledge for Adaptation in the Alpine Space (C3-Alps)

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

C3-Alps will synthesize, transfer and implement in policy and practice results of previous Alpine Space projects on climate change adaptation. The capitalisation approach aims at a) generating new and directly usable forms of state-of-the-art synthesis adaptation knowledge in the Alps, harmonised across sectors and useful to adaptation decision-makers, b) its effective and tailor-made communicatio ...
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Boosting European Games Industry (BOO-Games)

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

Once the economic force of Creative Industries (CI) was showcased by several studies,the development of strong digital+interactive media strategies is still high on the agenda throughout Europe. Especially the digital games market is a fast growing market within CI:The global demand for digital games is expected to grow 10% annually in the next years.Today the production of dig.games is an interna ...
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Towards Regional spEcialisation for Smart growth spirit (TRES)

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

Europe faces a moment of global transformation and must now take charge of its future. In the meantime, the world is moving fast and long-term challenges – globalisation, pressure on resources, ageing – intensify. Europe can succeed if it acts collectively, as a Union. Regions need a strategy to come out stronger from the crisis, overcome structural weaknesses and contribute to turn the EU into a ...
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Alpine space industrial Clusters’ networks: paving the way for Europe 2020 (ALPClusters 2020)

Start date: Aug 31, 2013, End date: Nov 29, 2014,

The Alpine Space economy is largely based on manufacturing SMEs and clusters are a powerful tool to enhance competitiveness. The establishment of transnational clusters networks is a step forward to favour cross-border cooperation although poor awareness of the potentialities from the addressees and the lack of self-sustainability in the medium and long term are still real barriers. AlpClusters202 ...
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Valorisation of Sustainable Alpine Space nearly zero-energy Building and Low-carbon Experiences (ViSiBLE)

Start date: Aug 31, 2013, End date: Nov 29, 2014,

The building sector is a cornerstone of the EU climate protection program and has an important role to play in the achievement of the Europe2020 strategy. However, the plethora and mismatch of building regulations at EU and national levels leads to considerable administrative burdens. There is today a clear need for a harmonisation of tools and processes for an integrated perspective on nearly zer ...
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Observatory Network to Enhance ICT Structural Funds Absorption (ONE)

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

...d not provide it centrally. With regard to ONE core activity, the first good practice theme was analysed during the Turin workshop by CSI-Piemonte: master indicators management. The experience of the Piedmont ICT observatory was presented in detail, and partners were asked to contribute to the discussion answering a short questionnaire on the ICT indicators they monitor and publish in some way. Po ...
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Regions benefitting from returning migrants (Re-Turn)

Start date: Apr 30, 2011, End date: Apr 29, 2014,

Economically motivated migration of people from the New Member States to high-income countries is currently dominating international migration flows in Europe thanks to the free right to work in any other EU Member State. This is intensifying a brain drain process of many regions. On the other hand statistics show willingness of people to come back to their countries, however this process is ofte ...
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Mediterranean Building Rethinking for Energy Efficiency Improvement (MARIE) (MARIE)

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

MARIE aims to establish the socio-economic conditions for Energy Efficiency (EE) improvement in the MED. Building Stock in the framework of EU policy objectives, overcoming barriers and creating sustainable development opportunities in the MED region. Pil Achievements: ...
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Alps 4 EU

Start date: Aug 31, 2011, End date: Feb 28, 2014,

Alps4EU aims to overcome clusters initiatives fragmentation and favour the emergence of meta-clusters, applying a macro-regional vision and driving Alpine area clusters to be more competitive in the European scenario for the benefit of all Alpine Space’s economy.The project will address both policy making and cluster management activities, with a trans-regional approach and it will impact on phas ...
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REVITALISING AND PROMOTING TRADITIONAL MARKETS IN CENTRAL EUROPE (CENTRAL MARKETS)

Start date: Jun 30, 2012, End date: Dec 30, 2012,

A majority of traditional markets are nowadays experiencing a serious decline, thus threatening a tradition that stretches back to medieval times and in some cases even beyond. Markets have indeed been the backbone of many towns and city centres as well as the oldest form of commercial exchange. They still can play an important role in the regeneration of city centres and promoting 'greener' lifes ...
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Alpine Forest FIre waRning System (ALP FFIRS)

Start date: Aug 31, 2009, End date: Aug 30, 2012,

The project aims to improve forest fire prevention in the AS with the creation of a shared warning system based on weather condition affecting fire potential. Main goal is the development of a decision support tool for actors involved in forest fire prevention and suppression, consisting in a daily fire danger level assessment and forecast to identify critical periods in advance of their potential ...
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Demographic change in the Alps: adaptation strategies to spatial planning and regional development (DEMOCHANGE)

Start date: Sep 30, 2009, End date: Aug 30, 2012,

Demographic Change is a main driving force all over Europe. The population within most mountain regions of the Alpine Space already today differs from the surrounding metropolitans. Beside the general trend of the aging of the Europeans there exist additional Alpine specific factors of regional different influence: migration (in – out), commuting (rural to urban areas) settlement and housing (cost ...
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SHARE - Sustainable Hydropower in Alpine Rivers Ecosystems (SHARE)

Start date: Jul 31, 2009, End date: Jul 30, 2012,

Hydropower is the most important renewable resource for electricity production in alpine areas: it has advantages for the global CO2 balance but creates serious environmental impacts. RES-e Directives require a renewable electricity enhance but, at the same time, the Water Framework Directive obliges member States to reach or maintain a water bodies "good" ecological status, intrinsically limiting ...
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Implementation of MONITRAF (Monitoring of road traffic related effects in the Alpine Space and common measures) (iMONiTRAF!)

Start date: Jun 30, 2009, End date: Jun 29, 2012,

The strong increase of total transalpine traffic and its further growth is a heavy strain for Alpine regions. Effective measures are necessary for enabling a sustainable development.iMONITRAF!s objectives are to develop common strategies for transalpine traffic and to put them into action. A long-lasting political network shall be established, which serves as common voice of the Alpine regions and ...
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Mediterranean Inter Cluster (IC-MED)

Start date: May 31, 2009, End date: May 30, 2012,

Cluster policy is a priority in the Mediterranean regions taking part in the ICMed partnership. ICMed will address the issues and challenges facing cluster policy by focusing on 5 specific themes and putting SME competitiveness and innovation at the heart of the project. The ICMed work programme will cover a 3 year period. First, a series of activities will be launched in order to identify the are ...
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Tool for the Territorial Strategy of the MED Space (OTREMED)

Start date: Aug 31, 2010, End date: Feb 27, 2012,

OTREMED begins from the need to provide public bodies with competence in spatial planning a tool to facilitate decision making for the territorial governance, consistent with the structure and the dynamics associated with uniqueness of the Mediterranean. 13 actions consistent with the sustainable and balanced development of the territory will be carried out. Its capitalization will pour into who ...
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Competitiveness Actions and Policies for Alpine Cities (CAPACities)

Start date: Sep 30, 2008, End date: Mar 30, 2011,

Alpine Space is characterised by medium and small towns.They represent the territorial capital of AS for richness in natural resources, landscape quality and historical importance but they are also a weakness for economic development due to their isolation, depopulation and difficulty in connections and facilities supply.The project CAPACities aims at promoting the potential of little alpine towns ...
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Regions for Better Broadband connection (B3 Regions)

Start date: Aug 31, 2008, End date: Oct 30, 2010,

... of EU funding hereby detailed. UK:24 mln euro (ERDF); EXTREMADURA: 118,6 mln euro out of which 17 mln euro of EU financing; STEREA ELLADA: 1,95 mln euro out of which 1,46 mln euro of EU financing; PIEDMONT REGION: 71,29 mln euro out of which 32,29 of EU financing; SARDINIA REGION: 172,5 mln euro out of which 136,5 mln euro of EU financing; LOWER SILESIA: 57,4 mln euro of ROP EU funds; BULGARIA: 2 ...
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Sustainable Use of Former or Abandoned Landfills Network, SUFALNET (SUFALNET)

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

SUFALNET aims to identify and bring together expertise and best practice, as well as the joint development of policy programs available in Europe on redevelopment and aftercare of landfills, so that former landfills might finally really be dealt with. In this way, the various EU Member States can combine forces, enabling them to deal effectively with the environmental risks posed by these former l ...
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European Chemical Regions Network (ECRN)

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

The operation “European Chemical Regions Network” (ECRN) is centered around concerted actions for European regions with dominant chemical industries. In Europe, the chemical industry (especially the petrochemical industry) is clustered in just a few regions. In these regions, the chemical sector often represents the major economic force exhibiting strong impacts on most other economic sectors. Due ...
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TOwn CEntre MAnagement EUrope (TOCEMA EUROPE)

Start date: Feb 28, 2005, End date: Jun 29, 2007,

TOCEMA EUROPE aims to create a pan-European network which will allow regions to exchange information on their own hands-on experience and to produce a catalogue of good practices. By designing a common identity and methodology for Town Centre Management, TOCEMA EUROPE intends to make European quality label which is internationally recognisable. The operation also seeks to encourage new projects in ...
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Harmonising Open Data in the Mediterranean through Better Access and Reuse of Public Sector Information (HOMER)

HOMER focuses on the theme of Open Data, a world-wide policy aiming at making available and exploitable Public Sector Information (PSI). Governments are increasingly recognising the benefits of making their data open and reusable. The first is transparency: simply opening PSI, citizens can be better informed and participate in the decision making process. The second is linked to the economic value ...
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