http://www.eea.europa.eu These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. 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/soer/europe/land-use?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Land use shapes our environment in positive and negative ways. Productive land is a critical resource for food and biomass production and land use strongly influences soil erosion and soil functions such as carbon storage. Land management largely determines the beauty of Europe's landscapes. It is important therefore to monitor land cover and land-use change through tools such as Corine land cover. Data on land-cover change in Europe from 2000–2006 show that growth in built-up areas and forest land leads to a continued loss of agricultural land. In turn, global economic and environmental change will increasingly influence the way Europeans use land (e.g. as communities work to mitigate and adapt to climate change). Policy responses are needed to help resolve conflicting land-use demands and to guide land-use intensity to support environmental land management. No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) forest creation CAP semi-natural habitat wetland agriculture farmland abandonment urbanisation land cover land use forestry thematic assessment Water Framework Directive nitrous oxide corine land cover land cover change afforestation intensive farming SOER2010 GMES forest management common agricultural policy methane 2010-11-30T00:00:00+01:00 Publication 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/soer/europe/marine-and-coastal-environment?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic European marine regions include the north-east Atlantic and Arctic oceans, and the Mediterranean, Black and Baltic seas. Human activities — such as fishing, aquaculture and agriculture — and climate change cause large and severe impacts on Europe's coastal and marine ecosystems. The EU objective of halting biodiversity loss by 2010 has not been met in either the coastal or the marine environment. Recognising the need for an integrated ecosystem-based approach to reduce pressures, the EU Integrated Maritime Policy allows for the development of sea-related activities in a sustainable manner. Its environmental pillar, the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, aims to deliver 'good environmental status' of the marine environment by 2020, and the Common Fisheries Policy will be reformed in 2012 with the aim of achieving sustainable fisheries. Complementary policy efforts include the EU Water Framework Directive and other freshwater legislation, and the Habitats and Birds Directives. No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) antibiotic fertiliser climate change arctic sea ice marine ecosystems sewage MSFD marine strategy framework directive safe biological limits fishing sea overfishing threatened species urbanisation oxygen depletion chemical pollution coasts algae thematic assessment harmful algal bloom acidification nitrogen aquaculture eutrophication ecosystem services noise alien species pesticide oil spill oil exploitation global warming fisheries SBL habitat destruction marine and coastal off-shore structure CFP tourism gas exploitation phosphorus sea level rise WFD SOER2010 marine litter common fisheries policy industry industrial waste shipping oil discharge seabed habitat water framework directive coastal areas fungicide nutrient natura 2000 genetic pollution water pollution from agriculture sea surface temperature 2010-11-28T18:40:00+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/countries/pl/land-use-drivers-and-pressures-poland?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic SOER Common environmental theme from Poland No publisher SOER2010poland SOER2010 CLC2006 land use Land Cover housing urbanisation State and Outlook 2010 land take corine land cover land cover land land use changes country assessment CLCchanges 2010-11-26T19:25:45+02:00 Common environmental theme http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/countries/be/land-use-drivers-and-pressures-belgium/land-use-drivers-and-pressures-belgium-1?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Residential area and number of households in Belgium No publisher sense SOER2010 land country assessment demography urbanisation 2010-11-05T11:40:00+02:00 Common environmental theme http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/countries/be/land-use-drivers-and-pressures-belgium/land-use-drivers-and-pressures-belgium?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Built-up area components in Belgium No publisher sense SOER2010 land country assessment transport urbanisation 2010-11-05T11:40:00+02:00 Common environmental theme http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/countries/be/land-use-drivers-and-pressures-belgium?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic What are the related key drivers and pressures at national level? No publisher sense SOER2010 land country assessment urbanisation demography transport 2010-11-05T11:40:00+02:00 Common environmental theme http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/countries/be/national-and-regional-story-belgium-1?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Urbanisation and transport in the Flemish Region of Belgium No publisher sense country assessment SOER2010 policy planning transport urbanisation 2010-11-05T11:40:00+02:00 National and regional story http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/countries/be/country-profile-belgium/country-profile-belgium-1?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Urbanisation in Belgium No publisher sense soil country introduction SOER2010 country assessment urbanisation 2010-11-05T11:40:00+02:00 Country profile http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/countries/se/country-profile-societal-developments-sweden?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Past developments in society. Links to more national information. No publisher antonio consumption urbanisation deregulation production waste globalisation transport SOER2010 country assessment country introduction 2010-10-23T02:00:00+02:00 Country profile http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/quality-of-life-in-Europes-cities-and-towns?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic In May 2008, the Council of Europe's Congress of Local and Regional Authorities captured the concerns and desires of urban policy‑makers and citizens in the title of its new European Urban Charter: Manifesto for a new urbanity. Like numerous other international and European charters, conventions and declarations, the manifesto describes with some apprehension the 'unprecedented environmental, democratic, cultural, social and economic challenges' facing urban centres and their inhabitants. Our report on quality of life in Europe's cities and towns reiterates these concerns but also unravels the many apparent paradoxes of urban development and the sometimes perplexing realities of urban Europe today. The report defines a vision for progress towards a more sustainable, well‑designed urban future. No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) urban EU policies EU cohesion policy consumption city urbanisation quality of life noise human health urban policy social equity climate change air pollution urban lifestyle integrated urban management 2009-05-28T11:41:54+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/technical_report_2007_10?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) water account DPSIR urbanisation nutrients ammonium stratified catchment assessment water pollution river basin district water quality nitrate phosphate water pollution from agriculture 2007-07-22T23:00:00+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/eea_report_2006_11?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Towards integrated land and ecosystem accounting No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) LEAC land cover change spatial analysis urbanisation land cover ecosystem accounting semi-natural habitat land wetland forest agriculture corine land cover 2006-12-01T16:00:00+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/eea_report_2006_4?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Following the principles of the European Thematic Strategy on the Protection and Conservation of the Marine Environment, the collective interest of EEA and UNEP/MAP has been developed towards a product focusing on priority pollution zones in the Mediterranean Sea and addressing emerging issues. All these issues come under the prism of an ecosystem approach. The core of this report derives from the latest (2003–2004) country National Diagnostic Analyses reports (NDA). No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) sand erosion marine ecosystems obsolete chemical wetland fishing sea heavy metal trawling overfishing urbanisation oil processing coastal city climate change harmful algal bloom oil discharge aquaculture eutrophication oil spill pesticide exotic species marine transport transboundary issues global warming coastline urbanisation marine pollution hazardous substance industrial effluent tourism earthquake fisheries industrial waste Mediterranean shipping salt-marsh groundwater invasive species natural hazards wastewater sewage 2006-03-15T13:00:00+01:00 Publication