http://www.eea.europa.eu These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/europe/urban-environment/key-messages/urban-environment-2014-message-4?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Despite some improvements, European cities and their inhabitants will still face a number of important challenges in the future. They are highly vulnerable to many impacts of climate change such as heat waves, water scarcity, flooding, and related health problems, and will still need to cope with high transport loads, air quality problems, noise and loss of green areas. No publisher jaeglmar SOER2010 noise air quality green space climate change urban environment transport 2010-11-28T19:40:00+02:00 SOER Message http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/europe/urban-environment/key-messages/urban-environment-2?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Despite substantial reductions in some urban air pollutants, data for the period 1997 to 2008 show that for any given year up to 40 to 60 % of urban citizens can be exposed to concentrations of either particulate matter or ozone above the EU limits. Environmental noise, mainly from transport, continues to affect large numbers of people. Urban wastewater collection and treatment improved markedly, but discharges of some harmful chemicals remain a concern. No publisher jaeglmar SOER2010 noise urban waste water air pollution ozone particulate matter urban environment 2010-11-28T19:40:00+02:00 SOER Message http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/europe/urban-environment/key-messages/urban-environment-1?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic For the three-quarters of Europe's population that lives in cities and towns, a good urban environment is a precondition for a good quality of life. This quality of life depends inter alia on clean air and water, efficient transport, low noise levels and green spaces. No publisher jaeglmar SOER2010 noise air quality quality of life green space urban environment water quality transport 2010-11-28T19:40:00+02:00 SOER Message http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/europe/urban-environment?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The global population is congregating in our cities. Eighty per cent of the world’s estimated nine billion people in 2050 are expected to live in urban areas. Our cities and urban areas face many challenges from social to health to environmental. The impacts of cities and urban areas are felt in other regions which supply cities with food, water and energy and absorb pollution and waste. However, the proximity of people, businesses and services associated with the very word ‘city’ means that there are also huge opportunities. Indeed, well designed, well managed urban settings offer a key opportunity for sustainable living. No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) climate change impacts water quality urban sprawl social inequalities soil sealing urban environment welfare education consumption pattern city urban ecosystem air quality green urban areas urbanisation green space housing heat wave flood thematic assessment human health resource efficiency income public space environmental footprint waste water quantity urban noise quality of life sustainable housing public health traffic temperature increase social equity drought cities population SOER2010 sustainable development climate change mitigation urban design climate change adaptation overcrowding urban area pollution 2010-11-28T18:40:00+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/transport-at-a-crossroads?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The TERM 2008 report examines the performance of the transport sector vis-a-vis environmental performance. It concludes that there are plenty of options for synergies between different policy initiatives but also a risk of measures counteracting each other. No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) transport emissions policy integration noise air quality biofuel air pollution climate change freight transport transport demand global warming modal split greenhouse gas emission transport noise fuel price habitat fragmentation transport passenger transport 2009-03-31T10:00:00+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/traffic-noise-map-of-rotterdam-the-netherlands?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic No publisher alec EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). urban noise Qol2009 2009-06-30T11:29:25+01:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/towards-a-resource-efficient-transport-system?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Indicators tracking transport and environment in the European Union No publisher Adobe InDesign CS4 (6.0) scenarios policy integration noise air quality biofuel local emissions Climate change freight transport transport demand environment greenhouse gas emission transport noise climate change fuel Transport passenger transport 2010-04-27T11:00:00+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/the-european-soundscape-award-2013?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Do you want to make some noise about your campaign for a quiet environment? Or do you want to show others how your community solved a noise problem and created a healthier soundscape? The European Soundscape Award 2013 aims to draw attention to these kinds of projects. No publisher stanhibe soundscape awards noise health impact noise exposure transport noise noise reduction 2013-04-24T09:00:00+02:00 Highlight http://www.eea.europa.eu/multimedia/electric-car?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The electric car is on the verge of breaking through, offering a realistic choice for innovative and clean mobility. No publisher jaeglmar noise air pollution renewable energy road transport road traffic sustainability electric car transport pollution 2010-01-18T17:43:34+01:00 File http://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/searching-for-noise-solutions-on?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic To mark the International Noise Awareness Day on 27 April, the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the Noise Abatement Society (NAS) seek submissions for the new European Soundscape Award which will recognise innovative solutions to noise problems. No publisher stanhibe WHO noise health world health organisation 2011-04-27T12:00:00+02:00 Highlight http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/reported-noise-exposure-of-more?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The figure shows the reported long-term (yearly) average exposure to day-evening-night noise of more than 55 dB in EU-27 agglomerations with more than 250 000 inhabitants No publisher poulsmo1 EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). urban SOER2010 noise quality of life thematic assessment health urban environment synthesis 2010-11-30T17:00:00+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/perception-of-noise-all-sources-1?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The left diagram shows a ranking from relatively less noise problems perceived down to cities with highly perceived noise problems (dataset 2). The right diagram shows in addition the reported noise data under the Environmental Noise Directive 2002/49/EC (dataset 1). The colour of the city names indicates if the population moves rather towards the centres or to the edge or develops similarly in the centre and the edge (dataset 3) No publisher poulsmo1 EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). urban SOER2010 noise thematic assessment urban environment 2010-12-01T10:00:00+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/percentage-of-population-exposed-to?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Difference on the percentage of people exposed to more than 55dB Lden and more than 50 dB Lnight inside and outside mountain areas in Austria. The calculations were done excluding the number of people exposed inside Viena and considering two different noise sources: noise from major roads (with more than 6 mio vehicles/year) and noise from major railways (with more than 60.000 train passages/year). No publisher poulsmo1 EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). mountain noise mountain2010 transport 2010-12-13T11:01:22+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/percentage-of-people-exposed-to?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic - No publisher poulsmo1 EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). urban SOER2010 noise thematic assessment urban environment transport 2010-12-01T10:00:00+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/perceived-and-reported-noise-pollution?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic EC, 2007a and 2007 data reported under the Directive on environmental noise (EEA, 2008) No publisher alec EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). urban noise Qol2009 2009-06-30T12:29:25+02:00 EEAFigure