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Total number of sites where risk reduction measures have been implemented: Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Land take (CSI 014) - Assessment published Feb 2011: Land take by the expansion of residential areas and construction sites is the main cause of the increase in the coverage of urban land at the European level. Agricultural zones and, to a lesser extent, forests and semi-natural and natural areas, are disappearing in favour of the development of artificial surfaces. This affects biodiversity since it decreases habitats, the living space of a number of species, and fragments the landscapes that support and connect them. The annual land take in 36 European countries was 111 788 ha/year in 2000-2006. In 21 countries covered by both periods (1990-2000 and 2000-2006) the annual land take increased by 9 % in the later period. The composition of land taken areas changed, too. More arable land and permanent crops, forests, grasslands and open spaces and less pastures and mosaic farmland were taken by artificial development then in 1990-2000.
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Main contaminants at industrial and commercial sites affecting soil in Europe as % of total: Countries included: Italy, Czech Rep
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Overview of contaminants affecting soil and groundwater in Europe: The graph shows an overview of main contaminants affecting soil
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Mean annual urban land take 1990-2000 as a percentage of 1990 artificial land: In some large countries, dates of satellite images for regions may differ by several years
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Annual expenditures on contaminated sites remediation by country: (a) Romania: data from 1997 and 2000 (b) Slovenia: data from 1999 and 2001 (c) Germany: projection from estimates of expenditures from some of the &amp;quot;Laender&amp;quot; d) Data for Belgium refer to Flanders
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Annual national expenditures for management of contaminated sites (EUR per capita).: The graph shows annual site remediation expenditures in selected European countries as EUR per capita
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Estimated total remediation needs compared to estimated total number of sites in preliminary study in 2002: (a) France: mean value of estimated total number of sites regarding preliminary survey in 2000 (b) Romania: minimum value of estimated total number of sites regarding preliminary survey (c) Data refer to identified remediation needs, not to estimated total needs
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Total number of remediated sites in selected European countries in 2000 and 2002: (a) Switzerland: data refer to &gt;100 sites (b) Italy
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Land take by several types of human activity per year in 23 European countries, 1990-2000: In some large countries, dates of satellite images for regions may differ by several years
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