Benefits of urban green space (BUGS)

Objective

The inter-related issues of urban sprawl, traffic congestion, noise, and airpollution are major socio-economic problems faced by most European cities. The objectives of BUGS are to investigate the potential role of green space in alleviating the adverse effects of urbanisation, and to deduce a set of guidelines regarding the use of green space as a design tool for future urban planning. Pursuing a mixture of environmental and socio-economic research, the focus is on measuring and modelling the impact of green areas on traffic flows and emissions, air quality, noise, accessibility, economic feasibility, and social well-being. Based on the findings, design guidelines are formulated and applied to a highly urbanised area. Users are actively involved as partners to help focus and steer the work. The final deliverable of the project consists of a booklet containing the design guidelines, and its efficient dissemination to the users.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › air pollution engineering

Programme(s)

• FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.4.-4. - Key action City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

VITO - VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK NV

Address

200,boeretang 200
2400 Mol
Belgium

Participants (7)

AAC CENTRO DE ACUSTICA APLICADA SL

Spain

Address

Parque Tecnologico De Alava, C/ Leonardo Da Vinci
01510 Alava

EUROCITIES ASBL

Belgium

Address

Square De Meeus 18
1050 Bruxelles

KOMMUNALVERBAND RUHRGEBIET

Germany

Address

Kronprinzenstrasse 35
45128 Essen

RUHR-UNIVERSITY BOCHUM

Germany

Address

Universitaetsstrasse 150
44780 Bochum

THE DANISH TOWN PLANNING INSTITUTE

Denmark

Address

Norregade 11
1165 Koebenhavn K/copenhaegen

TRANSPORT RESEARCH CENTRE

Czechia

Address

Lisenska 33a
636 00 Brno

UNIVERSITE LOUIS PASTEUR, STRASBOURG 1

France

Address

Rue De L'argonne 3
67070 Strasbourg