Objective THE PROPOSAL IS INTENDED TO VERIFY THE FEASIBILITY OF THE PENETRATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES IN FIVE EUROPEAN METROPOLITAN AREAS (BARCELONA, DUISBURG, GLASGOW, GRAND LYON, TURIN) WITH PECULIAR AND CRITICAL CONDITIONS, SUCH AS: LARGE INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO BE STRONGLY RECONVERTED IN THE FUTURE, INCREASING UNENPLOYMENT OR NEED FOR A MAJOR CHANGE IN LABOUR PERSPECTIVES AND HIGH POLLUTION LEVELS AND ENVIRONMENTAL VULNERABILITY. A SPECIAL ATTENTION IS GIVEN IN CREATING REPLICABLE PROCEDURE TO OTHER EUROPEAN AND THIRD COUNTRIES (SAINT PETERSBURG WILL ASSIST THE PROJECT IN A FOLLOWER MODE). THE DEFINED GOAL, AS DECLAPED IN THE ACTION PLAN FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES (DECLARATION OF MADRID), IS THE SUBSTITUTION OF THE 15% OF THE REAL PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION BY RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES, SHOWING, AT THE SAME TIME THE JOB CREATION POTENTIAL OF RE. THE PROJECT CONSIST OF FOUR PHASES: THE FIRST WILL ASSESS THE RESOURCES ON WHICH THE FUTURE OF THE FIVE CITIES' ECONOMY LIES, IN ORDER TO TRANSFORM THE RE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY INTO LOCAL DEVELOPMENT. ALSO THE PRINCIPAL KNOWLEDGE RESOURCES AND CORE-COMPETENCIES OF THE CITIES WILL BE DEFINED. THE SECOND PHASE WILL DEFINE AN OPERATIONAL SCHEME FOR THE FIVE CITIES, SETTING UP LOCAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND COMPETENCIES, ASSESSING THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ENERGY CONSERVATION AND SUBSTITUTION PROGRAMS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NECESSARY INVESTMENTS FOR TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION, DOCUMENTING THE TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY, THE REFERENCE TECHNOLOGIES AND THE FIELD OF APPLICATION. JOB CREATION AND NEW EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE EVALUATED. THE THIRD PHASE WILL DEVELOP A COMMUNITY PLANNING IN THE FIVE CITIES. THE CASE STUDIES SELECTED FOR THE COMMUNITY PLANNING ACTIVITY CAN REPRESENT THE FIRST ACTIONS TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR MUNICIPALITY, TO STRENGHTEN THE FEASIBILITY OF THE GENERAL PLANNING. THE LAST PHASE WILL CREATE FIVE FORUMS FOR THE PUBLIC DIALOGUE, ONE FOR EACH CITY OF THE PROJECT, AND A REPLICABLE PROCEDURE FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE APPLICABILITY OF A RE STRATEGY IN EUROPEAN INDUSTRIAL AREAS WILL BE SET UP. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energynatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollutionsocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementemployment Programme(s) FP3-RENA - EU Preparatory action on renewable energies, 1994 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator Renewable Energies Strategy for European Towns GEIE EU contribution No data Address Via Cernaia 1 10121 Torino Italy See on map Total cost No data Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Area Metropolitan de Barcelona Spain EU contribution No data Address 16-18,Carrer 62 08040 Barcelona See on map Total cost No data COMMUNAUTÉ URBAINE DE LYON France EU contribution No data Address Rue du Lac 20 69399 LYON See on map Total cost No data Città di Torino Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Garibaldi 23 10122 Torino See on map Total cost No data City of Glasgow District Council United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Trongate G1 5EY Glasgow See on map Total cost No data