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Antwerp, circular city of tomorrow

The research project 'Antwerp, the circular city of tomorrow' aims to generate new insights at the crossroads of urbanism, circular economy and spatial tasks in Antwerp.

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Barcelona + Sustainable map

Barcelona + Sustainable map is a tool for community revitalization, a project shared between government, businesses and third sector organizations.

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Budapest 2020 Integrated Urban Development Strategy

The role of Budapest's Integrated Urban Development Strategy is to determine the city’s mid-term development duties, along with programs for the Budapest City Council.

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Budapest 2030 Long Term Urban Development Concept

The Urban Development Concept consists of three main parts.

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Climate Plan

The Climate Plan is the City of Copenhagen’s plan for achieving carbon neutrality by 2025.

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A greener tomorrow: water management in urban redevelopment

Dortmund has adopted a process of the city's redevelopment, adopting sustainable criteria around greater infrastructure for flood prevention, river revitalization projects, parks and gardens throughou

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Frankfurt 2030

"Frankfurt Your City" is a dialogue process that accompanies and supports the development of the integrated urban development concept.

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Environmental policy

The goals of the City of Helsinki environmental policy have been set both for the long term to 2050 and for the medium term to 2020.

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Vision 2040

Vision 2040 builds on the principle that the city grows with the individual at its centre, and with respect for the limits of nature without jeopardising the living conditions of future generations.

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Urban Development Plan- STEP 2025

The adoption of STEP 2025 on 25 June 2014 by the Vienna City Council marks the final point of a development process that, spanning over two years, has led to the formulation of a common understanding

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EU Gugle

EU-GUGLE aims to demonstrate the feasibility of nearly-zero energy building renovation models in 6 pilot cities in view of triggering large-scale, Europe-wide replication in smart cities and commun

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Circular district Buiksloterham

The city of Amsterdam is facilitating and suporting the development of a previously industrial region in Amsterdam Noord, into a sustainable and circular district.

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City Development Plan 2016-2022

The new city development plan (2016–2022) provides an integrated, coherent spatial framework to ensure the city is developed in an inclusive way which improves the quality of life for its citizens, wh

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Strategic Development Plan

Glasgow's current Strategic Development Plan (SDP) is based around the four planning outcomes contained in National Planning Framework 3 namely, a Successful and Sustainable Place, a Low Carbon Place,

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Helsinki City Strategy 2017-21: land policy guideline project

The strategy has 3 main themes: (1) The most functional city in the world; (2) securing sustainable growth as the most essential task of the city; (3) Developing services; (4) Responsible Management o

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Milan Food Policy

Milan Food Policy involves 10 dimensions: governance, education, waste, access, wellbeing, environment; ecosystem of agriculture; production; finance and commerce.

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Development Programme 2014-2020

The Development Programme seeks to promote high-quality living environment & accessible housing (renovation, maintenance and improvement of infrastructure), well-balanced traffic infrastructure an

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Enhancing energy efficiency in municipal buildings

The project envisages the replacement of the fuel used for industrial gas oil with fuel wood biomass in 5 municipalities (9 buildings) and the provision of the necessary warehouses through their recon

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Fossil-fuel free by 2040

The strategy lays down a minimum level to achieve the long-term goal. Success is predicated on structural change and it is essential to pursue continuous reassessments.

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Structural Vision 2040

The Structural Vision 2040 sets out the City of Amsterdam’s strategy in relation to green space.

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Sustainability project funding

Every project that contributes to making Antwerp more sustainable and that is innovative is eligible for a sustainability premium.

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Sustainable City Council Programme

The programme aims to (1) contribute in the reduction of CO2 emissions generated by city council buildings and services; (2) make progress in waste prevention and improve selective waste collection in

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Sustainable School Programme

The Sustainable School Programme supports schools to save on their energy bills and become more sustainable with a package of guided, expert support.

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Call for initiatives for sustainable development

The City of Brussels supports civic and participatory actions that have a positive and lasting impact on the behavior of the target group and its living environment.

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Strategy for sustainable development 2016-2019

This strategy has medium and long-term priorities in 9 key areas: 1) Consumption and production; 2) Urban development, mobility and infrastructure; 3) Energy and Climate; 4) Natural Resources; 5) Econ

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Climate Programme

The Climate Programme embodies Gothenburg’s long-term climate work, which includes not only the municipal organisation but also industry and the people of the city.

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Budapest Environmental Program 2017-21

The goal of Budapest Environmental Programme (2017-2021) is to protect, to improve the environmental state of Budapest, and to help in making well-founded city developments by: (1) describing the conn

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Socially-inclusive eco-district

The City of Hannover addressed its metropolitan challenges, including a lack of affordable housing and social inclusion through the creation of the ecological district, Kronsberg.

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Energy transition subsidies schemes

In order to enable citizens to become active part of the energy transition, the Environmental Protection Department of Warsaw City Council is providing different needs-based subsidies schemes.

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Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment

Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment is a procedure for assessing likely significant environmental impacts that may arise from the implementation of a plan or program in the city of Zagreb.

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Eco-neighborhood: Greencity

The Greencity development on the former Sihl-Manegg industrial site will comprise 13 buildings, lead-managed by Losinger Marazzi SA in collaboration with the City of Zurich (development and planning m

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Environmental education in schools

"The Municipality of Lisbon promotes two continual environmental education programs, specially designed to different age target groups, called “Lisboa Limpa Tem outra Pinta!

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Urban Ecology Programme 2011-2026

The City of Oslo gives priority to the following areas to achieve its vision of environmentally sound and sustainable urban development: (1)Reduction of noise levels, air pollution and greenhouse gas

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Freeport Riga Development Programme

Freeport Riga Development Programme has developed a sustainable vision for the port which outlines its commitment to working within the context of sustainable development with respect to economic grow

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Sustainability Program 2015-18

The Sustainability Programme 2015-18 sets three aims for Rotterdam: (1) Green, healthy and resilient city with clean air, more green spaces, dry feet and sustainable areas; (2) Cleaner energy at lower

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Renovating abandoned homes for the homeless

Well House is a local nonprofit based in Grand Rapids in the United States. The organisation found that there are hundreds of abandoned houses and there are also hundreds of homeless people.

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Barcelona's Commitment for the Climate

In 2015, Barcelona launched this Commitment which led to 9 related projects: (1) plug-ins looking for energy saving and efficiency; (2) passive reform and active awareness against energy waste; (3) pi

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Environmental programme

The Environmental Programme includes an action plan with actions for all the City of Gothenburg (administration and companies), based on 12 objectives: reduced climate impact; non-toxic environment; l

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Thematic maps

The Master Plan Unit of the Helsinki City Planning Department has produced seven thematic maps depicting how Helsinki could look in 2050.

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Bright mobility management

The Bright mobility management programme led by the City of Munich aims to support citizens, guests and businesses in their individual mobility planning.

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Environmental programme 2016-2019

The environmental programme is centered around six comprehensive environmental targets which constitute a local specification of the 16 National environmental quality objectives that are most relevant

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Hammarby Sjöstad

Hammarby Sjöstad was designed as a comprehensive infrastructure project.

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Environmental Strategy

The Environmental Strategy is to be taken as a guide when planning and implementing both environmental issues and other fields of activities in regard to the city.

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Eco-educators

Following on from its successful #BreathWarsaw campaign from 2016, Warsaw plans to send eco-educators to more than five thousand homes faced with the highest pollution levels.

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County green points network and social exchange platform

The county green points network and social exchange platform is managed by the Consorci del Bages and the company Ampans in coordination with social services and nonprofit associations.

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