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Drivers of change of relevance for Europe's environment and sustainability
This report, building on the experience of both the EEA and Eionet, presents a synthesis of global and European megatrends with illustrations of key emerging trends, wild cards and uncertainties. It aims to inform about on‑going, emerging and potential future developments, raise awareness and contribute to the diffusion of anticipatory thinking.
Urban and rural population in developed and less developed regions
The figure shows changes of urban vs. rural population shares, as observed from 1950 to 2010, and projected until 2050
Urban trends by world regions
The figure shows the urban population [in millions] for the major word regions. In addition, the number of urban people living in cities with less than 750 000 inhabitants is shown.
Urban population exposed to air pollutant concentrations above selected air quality standards of the air quality Directive, by country
Information on urban population exposed to air pollutants concentration above the EU air quality objectives by country for year 2015. Variations from country to country are not only related to the different pollutant concentrations but also to the number of available data series (monitoring stations and/or selected cities), that will influence the total number of monitored population the uneven distribution of traffic and background stations in the different countries
Percentage of the EU urban population exposed to ozone concentrations over the target value threshold set for protection of human health, 2002–2011
The O3 monitoring data in AirBase provide the basis for estimating the urban exposure of the European population to exceedances of the EU's O3 target value (applicable from 2010) for the protection of human health, for the period 2002–2011.
Percentage of population exposed to road traffic noise above 50 dB Lnight in selected capital cities
Forests, health and climate change
Urban green spaces, forests for cooler cities and healthier people