Objective This project will build upon the empirical results and the theoretical innovations made in the sustainable cities network process, and in the consumer oriented projects of the Environment and Climate Programme. The possibility for changes in lifestyles are, however, the main objective of our project. . We will expand the analysis beyond individual attitudes and the behaviour of household by including stakeholders such as: consumer organisations, environmental organisations, retailers, the local political authorities and local governments. In a multidisciplinary approach - including both natural and social science, the main innovative aspect of our project is the development of tools for a sustainable development of consumption and the involvement of stakeholders in this process: identifying goals, develop and test various tools for sustainable consumption and the implementation of these tools in everyday life.Three years synoptic time series were successfully obtained for all major inflows of warm, salty waters from the Atlantic to the Arctic and cold, dense outflows from the Arctic into the Atlantic. Their low frequency variability could be analysed in terms of signals propagating within the northern loop of the Atlantic thermohaline overturning circulation. Details of the model-based analysis of the flux variability has shown, that with the present knowledge there is no possibility to monitor longer term changes with a reduced measurement effort compared to the one installed during the project. Fields of science social sciences 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 NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CONSUMER RESEARCH EU contribution No data Address Strandvegen 35 1325 LYSAKER Norway See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Defence Research Establishment Sweden EU contribution No data Address 1,Lilla Nygatan 1 172 90 STOCKHOLM See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA Italy EU contribution No data Address Via S. Canziano 8 35122 PADOVA See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN Netherlands EU contribution No data Address Nijenborgh 4 9747 AG GRONINGEN See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF SURREY United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address GU2 7XH GUILDFORD See on map Total cost No data