The principles of sustainability must inform every stage in the creation of the urban environment in which 80% of EU citizens live - planning and design, construction, operation and maintenance, renewal and reuse. This publication explains the practical contribution made by EU-funded research...

The rural regions of Europe will undergo radical change over the next two decades.Successful rural are as will achieve a sustainable balance between economic, social and environ mental aspects of development on the basis of a fully diversified knowledge based rural economy that includes...

Co-operation between UN-HABITAT and the EU to share the results of their research efforts is helping to improve environmental conditions and the quality of life in cities around the world. This publication outlines the two bodies' achievements in the area of sustainable urban development,...

Managing the development of Europe's cities and regions in a sustainable way not only requires the optimisation of economic, social and environmental objectives, but also demands an appropriate balance between the interests of industry, citizens and other land users. This publication describes...

This publication describes a selection of the practical tools, technologies and policy recommendations generated by EU research in the Fifth and Sixth Research Framework Programmes in support of European efforts to achieve sustainable development. lt explains how the outputs of research are...

Europe's cultural heritage is threatened by water damage, air pollution, chemicals, mass tourism and poor management. This publication shows how EU research brings together expert scientists, public authorities, owners and managers, architects and restorers to develop and test new technologies,...

Questions of transport and land use lie at the heart of sustainable urban planning, and are fundamentally interlocked. This publication explains the substantial contribution already made by EU research to improved understanding of the opportunities for integration of policy and practice in these...

The main objective of the SUIT project is to promote the use of Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment procedures as a way to foster a long-term active conservation of urban fragments. Local urban heritage greatly contributes to the richness and diversity of...

This publication records the proceedings and discussion of a meeting in Brussels on 27 November 2003. It forms one of a series published by the Directorate-General for Research reflecting on agricultural research from the Fifth Framework Programme. Further information on the projects under the...

ASEM Science and Technology Cooperation was put formally in high gear by the First Meeting in October 1999 in Beijing, China, of the Science and Technology Ministers of the 25 ASEM countries (Austria, Belgium, Brunei, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy,...