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European Soil Sealing V2: Raster data set of built-up and non built-up areas including continuous degree of soil sealing ranging from 0 - 100% in aggregated spatial resolution (20m x 20m). Made available on 26 Jan 2010
Located in Data and maps › Interactive maps
Urban world: Did you know? A city affects a large area outside its own boundaries. For example, London alone is thought to need an area of almost 300 times its geographical size to satisfy its demands and to dispose of its waste and emissions. (SOER 2010)
Located in Signals — every breath we take › Signals 2011 › Articles
Average annual growth percentages of built‑up areas in Tallinn, Prague and Dresden for different periods and under the Sustainable Europe (A) and Market Europe (B) scenarios: A: Sustainable Europe scenario B: Market Europe scenario
Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Improving the environment in Europe's cities: Four out of five of all Europeans live in towns and cities and the European Commission wants to help make urban areas a better place to live.
Located in Environmental topics › Urban environment › Multimedia
Air Pollution: harmful particles: The European Commission wants to further reduce air pollution in Europe. Although the situation has improved substantially over the last few decades, there are still significant areas of concern with regard to certain pollutants that are particularly harmful to human health (respiratory diseases) and damaging to the environment (acidification, eutrophication, etc.). The anti-pollution programme that the Commission has launched to that effect is called the “Clean Air for Europe” or CAFE programme.
Located in Environmental topics › Air pollution › Multimedia
Analysing and managing urban growth: Over the last decades, continuous urban expansion at rates much higher than population growth has resulted in a massive urban footprint on Europe – fragmenting rural space, blocking ecosystem services and increasing the demand for transport and energy.
Located in Articles
Urban morphological zones changes 2000-2006 (UMZ2000-2006): F3v0 - Urban morphological zones (UMZ) are defined by Corine land cover classes considered to contribute to the urban tissue and function
Located in Data and maps › Datasets
CityBEES: In Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, millions of Honey bees are working hard for the city. These busy employees provide not only delicious honey to city people, but a blooming environment in the parks and greens around the capital.
Located in The Environmental Atlas › … › City bees › Video
Artificial Surfaces in Europe: Built areas in Europe
Located in Data and maps › Interactive maps
From urban spaces to urban ecosystems: Located in Signals — every breath we take › Signals 2010