Publications

AirBase - The European air quality database: AirBase is the European air quality database maintained by the EEA through its European topic centre on Air pollution and Climate Change mitigation. It contains air quality monitoring data and information submitted by participating countries throughout Europe. The air quality database consists of a multi-annual time series of air quality measurement data and statistics for a number of air pollutants. It also contains meta-information on those monitoring networks involved, their stations and their measurements. The database covers geographically all EU Member States, the EEA member countries and some EEA collaborating countries. The EU Member States are bound under Decision 97/101/EC to engage in a reciprocal exchange of information (EoI) on ambient air quality. The EEA engages with its member and collaborating countries to collect the information foreseen by the EoI Decision because air pollution is a pan European issue and the EEA is the European body which produces assessments of air quality, covering the whole geographical area of Europe.
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Social capital — trust in other people (synthetic index 0–100), 2009: The map shows the perception of the cities’ population on their trust in other people living in the city; it is therefore a proxy for social capital.
Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Trends in NO2 and PM10 concentrations at urban background and traffic locations: Trends of NO2 and PM10 atmospheric concentration at urban background and traffic locations. Comparison in several European urban area
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Heating degree days (CLIM 047) - Assessment published Nov 2012: The number of heating degree days (HDD) has decreased by an average of 16 per year since 1980. This helps reduce the demand for heating, particularly in northern and north-western Europe. Climate change will affect future energy and electricity demand. Climate change is not expected to change total energy demand in Europe substantially across Europe, but there may be significant seasonal effects, with large regional differences.
Located in Data and maps › Indicators › Heating degree days
European urban population trends: The graph shows the proportion of urban population of the overall population in Europe and the absolute numbers of urban population over time
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Urban PM2.5 concentrations presented as multi-annual average in the EU, 2008–2010: The three-year running mean of PM2.5 concentrations (2008–2010) is similar to the method used to calculate the average exposure indicator. Compiled data reflects background (non-traffic and non-industrial) urban and suburban stations. Results for countries marked with an asterisk are based on less than three years of data. The orange dots correspond to figures provided by the EU Member States in the air quality questionnaire.
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Water stress indicator WEI for annual average on river basin level for the a) baseline, b) 2050 under the 'economy comes first' scenario, and c) compared with urban population numbers: Annual average water stress indicator WEI on river basin level for baseline and 2050 period with SCENES scenario Economy First (EcF)
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Potential inundation exposure for coastal cities due to projected sea level rise and storm surge events: The map shows the proportion of the city area (UMZ inside the core city) that would be affected by potential inundation caused by a sea level rise of 1m.
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Degree of mean soil sealing per city — share of cities per class per country: The diagram shows the proportion of cities per country that falls in a particular class regarding the degree of average soil sealing.
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Urban flooding — impervious surfaces reduce the drainage of rain water and increase the risk for urban flooding: The map shows the average soil sealing degree inside the UMZ of European core cities (core city defined in Urban Atlas / Urban Audit). Soil sealing degrees are represented in coloured dots. The city dots are overlaid onto a modelled map displaying the change in annual number of days with heavy rainfall between the reference periods 1961-1990 and 2071-2100.
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