Objectif To develop and apply a comprehensive analytical modelling framework in order to formulate and evaluate long term strategies for sustainable urban development, especially in Europe.OBJECTIVES: To develop and apply a comprehensive analytical modelling framework in order to formulate and evaluate long term strategies for sustainable urban development, especially in Europe. DESCRIPTION: The project focuses on the interactions between transport, land use, economy, the environment, and social factors. Existing methodology for modelling their interactions serves as the starting point. This is developed further to assess and predict the environmental and social sustainability implications of different policies to be tested taking their economic effects into account. The policies may consist of regulatory and pricing measures and investments. The first year of the project is dedicated to the model-building and programming while the pilot tests take place during the second. Both environmental and social sustainability indicators are developed. In the pilot tests, the indicator values are compared against targets, taking into account the economic consequences of achieving the targets as well as distributional issues. This information is then presented to the analyst/decision-maker allowing for an iterative policy building process. The work is based on existing urban models. The northern Helsinki Metropolitan Area, the Italian city of Naples and the industrial conurbation of Bilbao in Spain are selected as representing very different urban forms and environments. An important feature of the approach is the inclusion of "Client-Partners" in the project. They represent local, regional or national authorities, and they help to shape and to test the methodological framework and to advise on sustainability initiatives and practical sustainability targets in each of the local applications. In order to gather the most recent experiences on urban sustainability and to ensure that the model reflect the policy goals deemed important, relevant experts in local, national and European institutions are interviewed. The positive and negative effects of each policy are described and tested through environmental, social, land use, transport and economic indicators. The reasons for inter-city differences are analyzed and policy levers classified. Common policy actions that are economically, environmentally and socially sound and could be used successfully in different types of cities within the Union are specified. General recommendations are formulated concerning sustainable urban policies. Champ scientifique natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencessoil sciencesland-based treatment Programme(s) FP4-ENV 2C - Specific programme of research and technological development in the field of environment and climate, 1994-1998 Thème(s) 04 - Human dimensions of environmental change Appel à propositions Data not available Régime de financement CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinateur LT - CONSULTANTS LTD. Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse 9,Melkonkatu 9 00210 HELSINKI Finlande Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée Participants (4) Trier par ordre alphabétique Trier par contribution de l’UE Tout développer Tout réduire Marcial Echenique and Partners Ltd. Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse High Street 49-51 CB2 2HZ Cambridge - Trupington Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée Marcial Echenique y Compania SA Espagne Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse 99-1,C/ Nunez de Balboa 28006 Madrid Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée TRT TRASPORTI E TERRITORIO SRL Italie Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Piazza Arcole 4 20143 MILANO Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée UNIVERSITAET DORTMUND Allemagne Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse 6,August-Schmidt-Strasse 6 44221 DORTMUND Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée
