http://www.eea.europa.eu These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.eea.europa.eu/articles/turning-the-urban-challenge-into?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Copenhagen, 2 July 2011. Up to 150 mm of rainfall in two hours – a city record since measurements began in the mid-1800s. Homes destroyed. Citizens and emergency services struggled to cope. This is one example of how excessive extreme weather events can affect a European capital – events that are expected more often under climate change. No publisher jaeglmar ecosystem services biodiversity green urban areas quality of life biodiversity loss protected areas climate change adaptation urban environment green infrastructure 2012-04-27T18:50:00+02:00 Article http://www.eea.europa.eu/policy-documents/com-2005-718-final?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Thematic Strategy on the Urban Environment No publisher leonimil urban environment None Policy Document http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/green-infrastructure-and-territorial-cohesion?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The concept of green infrastructure and its integration into policies using monitoring systems No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) ecosystem services sustainable development territorial cohesion urban environment green infrastructure landscape 2011-12-19T15:00:00+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/europe-and-the-world/megatrends/key-facts/living-in-an-urban-world?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic An increasingly urban world will probably mean spiralling consumption and greater affluence for many. But it also means greater poverty for the urban underprivileged. Poor urban living conditions and associated environmental and health risks could impact all areas of the world, including Europe. No publisher jaeglmar city urban environment quality of life 2011-11-24T15:44:21+02:00 SOER Key fact http://www.eea.europa.eu/atlas/eea/city-bees/video/video-file?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic 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. No publisher jaeglmar ecosystem services biodiversity green economy green urban areas CityBEES bees urban beekeeping urban environment employment urban area 2011-10-14T11:00:00+01:00 File http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/landscape-fragmentation-in-europe?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Joint EEA-FOEN report No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) landscape fragmentation biodiversity nature conservation land use planning land use sustainable development land conservation landscape planning land development urban planning urban environment landscape management traffic landscape protection area landuse landscape 2011-09-05T12:39:39+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/increasing-fragmentation-of-landscape-threatens?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Roads, motorways, railways, intensive agriculture and urban developments are breaking up Europe’s landscapes into ever-smaller pieces, with potentially devastating consequences for flora and fauna across the continent, according to a new joint report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN). The report, 'Landscape fragmentation in Europe', demonstrates how areas of land are often unable to support high levels of biodiversity when they are split into smaller and smaller parcels. No publisher girliar wildlife biodiversity habitat landscape planning ecosystem landuse land development land cover traffic urban environment ecosystems landscape management landscape changes landscape fragmentation agriculture land conservation landscape 2011-09-05T13:30:00+02:00 Highlight http://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/water-quality-and-wastewater-treatment?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic A series of maps on water quality, updated with the latest information reported by countries, has been published by the European Environment Agency (EEA). The maps display water quality parameters in various receiving waters across Europe, alongside information on urban wastewater treatment and receiving areas sensitive to eutrophication. No publisher girliar WISE transitional water urban waste water water quality lakes rivers water urban environment TCM groundwater marine and coastal wastewater treatment GIS river wastewater pollutant 2011-07-25T11:00:00+02:00 Highlight http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/hazardous-substances-in-europes-fresh?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Chemicals are an essential part of our daily lives and are used to produce consumer goods, to protect or restore our health and to boost food production, to name but a few examples. Some chemicals, however, are hazardous, raising concerns for the environment and human health. Hazardous substances are emitted to fresh and marine waters via a number of pathways and can have detrimental effects on aquatic biota. Humans can be exposed to hazardous substances in water through the ingestion of contaminated drinking water and the consumption of contaminated freshwater fish and seafood. A wide range of legislation now exists in Europe to address the release of hazardous substances to the environment, including water. New challenges exist, however, including the issues of chemical mixtures and emerging pollutants. No publisher Adobe InDesign CS5 (7.0) water mining contaminated land aquatic ecosystems marine WFD landfill drinking water chemicals water framework directive health marine strategy framework directive urban environment water quality E-PRTR pesticides hazardous substance freshwater agriculture organic substances transport 2011-07-15T08:18:57+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/signals/signals-2011/articles/urban-world?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic 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) No publisher jaeglmar urban urbanisation global megatrends Signals2011 urban planning urban environment Cities urban area urban lifestyle 2011-07-05T13:47:07+02:00 Article http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/signals-2011-1?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The European Environment Agency (EEA) publishes Signals each year, providing snapshot stories on issues of interest to the environmental policy debate and the wider public in the coming year. No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) energy consumption natural resources consumption global megatrends Signals2011 sustainability chemicals health forest urban environment forest ecosystem globalisation pollution 2011-06-28T10:00:00+02:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/environment-commissioner-and-danish-minister?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The bees living on the roof of the European Environment Agency (EEA) received some special guests today, when European Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik and Danish Environment Minister Karen Ellemann visited their hives. The two policy makers joined EEA Executive Director Jacqueline McGlade in harvesting the first batch of honey. No publisher girliar ecosystems bees urban beekeeping urban environment biodiversity 2011-06-23T14:30:00+02:00 Highlight http://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/the-search-is-now-on?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic How green is your city? That’s the question being asked by the European Green Capital Award (EGCA), which is now searching for an exemplary city for 2014. The competition was launched by the European Commission on 14 June. No publisher girliar city green economy urban environment 2011-06-20T10:00:00+02:00 Highlight http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/synthesis/synthesis/environment-health-and-quality-of?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic No publisher jaeglmar SOER2010 noise air pollution social inequalities wastewater treatment freshwater quality road traffic chemicals health urban environment life expectancy pesticides freshwater well-being synthesis None File http://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/land-use-conflicts-necessitate-integrated-policy?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Demand for land in Europe is high. Food and biomass production, housing, infrastructure and recreation all compete for space, with impacts on our climate, biodiversity and ecosystem services. In a recent assessment, the European Environment Agency (EEA) analyses land use change in Europe, concluding that we need an integrated policy approach based on reliable data to balance sectoral demands and manage land sustainably. No publisher stanhibe soer2010 land land use biodiversity urban environment land management urban atlas corine land cover 2011-03-29T10:56:57+02:00 Highlight