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LIFE SUSTAINHUTS: SUSTAINABLE MOUNTAIN HUTS IN EUROPE (LIFE SUSTAINHUTS)

Start date: Jul 1, 2016, End date: Jun 30, 2020,

Background Measures to increase the energy resilience of mountaineering tourism infrastructure are vital for the development of mountainous regions. Recent studies suggest important impacts of climate change on the energy sector and underpin the need for adaptation, notably in the electricity sector. Mountain huts are usually isolated from heating and e ...
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Self-employment with e-Learning based Practise Firms

End date: Aug 6, 2015,

...her with the ESS responsible for the needs analysis in the field of the identifications of key competences. A qualified evaluation and validation of the project results will be done by University of Leicester.The tangible outcomes are listed under “objectives of the project”. The main impact of the project is to contribute to the easier entrance of the unemployed into the labour market and to impr ...
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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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Reconciling Renewable Energy Production and Nature in the Alps (recharge green)

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

The growing demand for renewable energy (RE) will increase the pressure on the Alpine environment. It will strongly impact land use patterns, ecological connectivity and biodiversity. Both the demand for renewable energy and the need for the conservation of biodiversity, soil, and connectivity transcend national borders. A transnational dialogue to address multiple environmental objectives, interd ...
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ROad safety in South East European regions  (ROSEE)

Start date: Sep 30, 2012, End date: Sep 29, 2014,

Road safety is important for smooth accessibility of SEE regions. The road crash and injury tool within SEE regions accounts for social and economical losses affecting the development of South East European Space. In the EU 56% of road deaths occur on rural roads while 37% of fatalities are counted in built-up areas. 44% involves vulnerable road users such as pedestrians, cyclists and riders of po ...
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Green Intermodal Freight Transport (GIFT)

Start date: Feb 29, 2012, End date: Aug 30, 2014,

The main aim of the current project is to map, analyze, and evaluate the status of the transport sector in the GIFT transport network and propose new policies and strategies in infrastructure, processes, assets, ICT, legislation, norms and harmonization/ standardization issues, in order to promote innovative green intermodal freight transport corridors. GIFT project will drill down in three Pan-Eu ...
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Territorial Approaches to New Governance (TANGO)

Start date: May 31, 2011, End date: Apr 30, 2014,

Policymakers in the field of territorial development and cohesion recognise a clear need for coherent public action and allocation of public resources within the different territories across the European continent. Especially in times of restricted public budgets they feel a strong need to understand how policy action can become more effective in their daily practice and how synergies can be explo ...
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Conservation and surveillance of conservation status of wolf (Canis lupus) population in Slovenia (SloWolf)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2013,

Background The wolf (Canis lupus) is a large-carnivore species with a historically controversial relationship with humans. The wolf is an important species listed in conservation documents such as the EU Habitat Directive and the Bern Convention. The animal is indigenous to the mosaic of natural and cultural landscapes of Slovenia. Forests, which repres ...
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Cross-border initiative for the protection and revitalization of environment biodiversity using autoctonous breeds (APRO)

Start date: Mar 31, 2011, End date: Mar 30, 2013,

This Project is dedicated to the protection of autoctonous/native breeds which are strictly linked to the territory where they live i.e. to the historical and geographical area of Istria on both the Croatian and the Slovenian side, where state borders and division of the territory represent an obstacle that can be minimized by the finance scheme of this cross-border collaboration programme. ...
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The Attractiveness of European Cities and Regions and Cities for Residents and Visitors (ATTREG)

Start date: Jan 31, 2010, End date: Sep 30, 2012,

Economic analysis often focuses exclusively on the sites of production. This project focuses on the sites of consumption. Instead of looking at large manufacturing plants producing for export or at multinational headquarters, this project is looking at the impact of shops and restaurants, hotels and hospitals, doctors and post offices. The attractiveness of European regions and cities for resident ...
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imProved Accessibility: Reliability and security of Alpine transport infrastructure related to mountainous hazards in a changing climate (PARAmount)

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

Transport security and accessibility are essential for a balanced and sustainable development of ASP. Due to current climatic trends, the vulnerability of transport infrastructure to natural hazards has increased. But the specific threats to transport infrastructure have not yet been tackled in a systematic joint effort. Therefore the goal of PARAmount is to improve risk management strategies for ...
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Metropolisation and Polycentric Development in Central Europe: Evidence Based Strategic Options (POLYCE)

Start date: Aug 31, 2010, End date: Jul 31, 2012,

The European Commission considers the Danube Region as one of the most important areas in Europe and has set up a macro-regional strategy encouraging long term co-operation to tackle a wide range of policy challenges. The capital cities of Vienna, Prague, Budapest, Bratislava and Ljubljana wish to play an active role in this co-operation. These big cities are important drivers of development. The ...
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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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Climate Change and Impacts on Water Supply (CC-WaterS)

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

Climate change (CC) affects fresh water resources and may have significant influence on public drinking water supply. Land use activities exert pressure on water resources and will change according to CC. It is crucial for safeguarding future water supply to anticipate these climate and land use changes and to assess their impacts on water resources. Transnational action is needed to prepare SEE f ...
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ESPON and Territorial Impact Assessment (EATIA)

Start date: Aug 31, 2010, End date: Mar 31, 2012,

European sector policies and directives – often together with their translation and implementation into national and regional policies – can have a severe impact on the territorial development and spatial development policies of countries and regions in Europe. EU Member States and the European Commission therefore demonstrate interest in Territorial Impact Assessment (TIA). They both have been in ...
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MANAGING NATURAL ASSETS AND PROTECTED AREAS AS SUSTAINABLE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES (NATREG)

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

The aim of NATREG project is to acknowledge, realise and promote the potentials of natural assets and protected areas (PA) (e.g. Natura 2000, IBA, parks, nature reserves etc.) as drives rather than obstacles for sustainable regional development. This aim will be achieved through the establishment of trans-national and multi-sectorial cooperation network which will develop the "Joint Strategy for I ...
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European Development Opportunities in Rural Areas (EDORA)

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

The reform of the Common Agricultural Policy in the framework of the Agenda 2000 boosted the significance of rural development in this sector policy. Rural development, in line with the Lisbon/Gothenburg Strategy, is conceived to support job creation and economic growth in rural areas in a sustainable way. Against this backdrop, this project will provide evidence on the development opportunities o ...
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ALPINE NETWORK FOR SHEEP AND GOAT PROMOTION FOR A SUSTAINABLE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT (ALPINET GHEEP)

Start date: Dec 31, 2004, End date: Feb 27, 2008,

A network among Alpine shepherds’ Associations, regional administrations,research institutions, will organise common, trans-national and coordinated activities to promote and to preserve sheep and goat sector, its social involvement and its capacity to participate in the sustainable spatial development. Main activities are: data collection on spreading and asset of breeding activities, on the exi ...
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Regional Development Along Corridors and Nodes (REDECON)

Start date: Aug 31, 2005, End date: Feb 27, 2008,

Currently the border regions of Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Hungary and Croatia are experiencing changes regarding their economic and spatial development. A cross-border strategic information system for regional planning purposes is necessary to harmonise and adjust regional development strategies and to overcome deficits in data provision and to intensify cooperation. REDECON will develop and imple ...
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Spatial Information Systems for Transnational Environmental Management of Pro-tected Areas and Regions in CADSES (SISTEMaPARC)

Start date: Dec 31, 2003, End date: Dec 30, 2006,

Protected cross-border regions in the CADSES area face similar problems. Often frontiers divide one region of cultural and natural heritage into more than one national park, biosphere reserve, nature reserve or protected landscape area and they are situated in two or more countries. As a consequence, two or more administrations, management structures and - if existing - spatial information systems ...
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URBAX2 - Town planning in Europe

The URBAX2 project, which follows on from a project carried out in the first phase of the Leonardo Da Vinci programme (URBAX) plans to adapt and re-apply the results of the previous project with the participation of the candidate countries.Since the educational objective is to understand urban planning in a market-economy / private-property context, the network will look at the situation in the va ...
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GMDSS E-learning system to obtain a Short Range Certificate and for life-long learning and knowledge updating

Within this project an innovative system of e-learning will be developed on a web portal called "EGMDSS" which will be used to prepare for a test to acquire SRC, LRC, ROC in GOC certificates, for revising acquired knowledge and to test it on GDMSS communication equipment simulators. The proposed e-learning platform will be based on a model already developed (as a pilot) through other funds and on- ...
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INNO-FOREST: Integrating Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research in Higher Forestry Education

Innovation is now a pre-requisite for competitiveness in business. Preparing new graduates for this reality is essential. 34 students from countries including Finland, Austria, Estonia, Romania, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Norway and Serbia took part in an intensive 11-day seminar in July 2007 under the Erasmus programme. The aim of the seminar was to test and validate curriculums for training in the area ...
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