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Knowledge Dossier
Air Quality
Leading city: Paris (FR)
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Knowledge for Air Quality
Air quality, as a major public health issue, is of particular concern in city policy -making. Several cities are curren tly
implementing measures to improve the quality of the air aiming at improving the quality of life of their citizens . This
knowledge dossier reviews policy and research related developments. This knowledge dossier highlights policy an d
research activity at EU, national and subnational level, summarising outcomes and knowledge generated in differen t
collaborative frameworks: e.g., European Commission services, network of cities, transnational projects etc.
The European Commission (EC) through different services has contributed to improve the air quality o f EU cit ies .
For example, DG ENV has supported legislation process with the elaboration and update of several Directiv es. Th e
Joint Research Centre has conducted several studies on traceability o f specific particles and has developed a
repository of tools and measures to control air quality in cities. Other initiatives such as The Urban Agenda fo r t h e
EU includes specific measures and action plan on air quality in EU cities. From a research point of view, there exis t
contributions from networks of cities such as C40 Cities, the World Resources Institute and the Coalition for Urb an
Transitions.
European research projects and actions usually focus on citizens’ engagement p ractices t o rais e awareness an d
measure the impact of air quality in citizen’s lives. There are also various projects developing and implementing new
technologies, such as sensors and models, to monitor air quality in cities and to analyse and forecast its impact. Other
holistic approaches look to improve urban air quality through planning, mobility and nature -based solutions.
This knowledge dossier aims to keep track of progress on air quality research at urban level, by mutualising
knowledge coming from several sources and partners. The document is conceived as an on-going activ it y 1 ab le t o
integrate new sources, results and evidences. New contributions are welcomed 2.
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Second update (27/05/2020)
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Edited by Javier GOMEZ, PhD and David Garcia, PhD, Joint Research Centre
1EU Framework
Air quality legislation EU (DG ENV)
Directives: 2008/50/EC, 2004/107/EC and 2015/1480/EC
Year: 2004, 2008 and 2015
Link web: https://ec.europa.eu/environment/air/quality/existing_leg.htm
Key topics addressed: Ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe; Arsenic,
cadmium, mercury, nickel and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in ambient air; rules
concerning reference methods, data validation and location of sampling points for the
assessment of ambient air quality.
Fitness Check of the EU Ambient Air Quality (AAQ) Directives
Year: 2019
Link web: https://ec.europa.eu/environment/air/quality/aqd_fitness_check_en.htm
Main conclusions: Not all objectives of AAQ Directives have been met to date. In
certain cases, the remaining gap to achieve agreed air quality standards is too wide.
EU air quality standards are not fully aligned with well-established health
recommendations. There are substantial delays in taking appropriate and effective
measures to meet the air quality standards. Extensive air quality monitoring network in
place. However, monitoring criteria offer too much leeway and present some
ambiguity. Need of harmonization in the way air quality information is presented.
Communication from the EC to the European Parliament, The Council, The
European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions : A
Europe that protects: Clean air for all
Year: 2018
Link web: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/T XT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52018DC0330&from=FR
The European Commission is preparing non-binding guidance with recommendations
and best practices that can support local administrators in addressing aspects
concerning urban vehicle access restrictions.
Clean Air Dialogues: the European Commission is ready to engage in further
discussions with the Member States, including through a tour of capital cities to carry
out 'Clean Air Dialogues' with Member States that face significant implementation
gaps.
Urban Agenda for the EU (DG REGIO)
Action plan, Amsterdam Partnership, Air quality,
Year: 2017
Link web: https://ec.europa.eu/futurium/en/system/files/ged/ua_paq_-_final_plan_action_plan.pdf
7 policy actions in the axis: "Better Knowledge": 1. Protection and improvement of
Citizens' health; 2. Awareness raising and knowledge sharing, 3. Outreach.
2Joint position paper that reviews the interaction between different regulations and the
implementation of air quality legislation, including funding mechanisms and
knowledge sharing. The paper was developed in response to the open public
consultation for the Fitness Check on the Ambient Air Quality Directives and includes
recommendations to improve the implementation of air quality legislation and identify
regulatory gaps in the urban environment through a cooperative and integrated
approach. The position paper Ambient Air Quality Directives is available online.
T he position paper Ambient Air Quality Directives.
Training course with the objective of producing a simplified, tailored, user-friendly
scenario for “The Healthy City” vision.
T raining course Air Quality and Health: Methods, T ools and Practices for Better Air Quality Action
Planning
Guidance on Financing Air Quality Plans (AQPs) for cities and local authorities. It
proposes a framework for analysing Air Quality Plans from the financial perspectiv e.
The guidance also gives an overview of sources to fund AQP and a guidance on the
definition of the financing model for AQPs. It also includes detailed analysis of some of
the most common measures included in AQPs.
Financing Air Quality Plans. Guidance for cities and local authorities
Joint Research Centre
Future of Cities Report (JRC, Unit B3: Territorial Development)
Chapter: Urban Health
Year: 2019
Link web: https://urban.jrc.ec.europa.eu/thefutureofcities/
Results/Achievements: Implementation of the Clean Air Policy Package and recent
efforts in cities have resulted in a general net decline in the urban population exposed
to concentrations over the limits recommended by the World Health Organisation.
However, this general decrease is not homogeneous all over Europe and many
European cities are still exposed to dangerously high levels. Exposure will also vary
within cities depending on population density and distribution of the most vulnerable
groups.
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Toolbox air quality (JRC, Unit C5: Air and Climate)
Toolbox useful to improve the air quality at city scale (as part of the Urban Agenda,
partnership Air Quality)
Link web: https://ec.europa.eu/futurium/en/air-quality
Results/Achievements: The toolbox includes: A joint Position paper on EU Ambient
Air Quality Directives, A Code of good practice for designing and implementing Air
Quality Plans, A Guidance for financing air quality plans, A new tool for measuring
benefits generated in terms of impact on citizen’s health and living environments and a
Communication toolbox on air quality. This JRC unit is also working on F A IR MODE
and SHERPA city projects, oriented to helping cities to improve air quality practices
and traffic-related pollution. https://integrated-assessment.jrc.ec.europa.eu
3Other contributions:
- running of pilot activities in the framework of the Forum for air quality modelling
(FAIRMODE),
- Covenant of mayors and air quality, synergies and trade-offs between local actions
for climate change and their air quality impact.
Catalogue of Air Quality Measures (JRC, Unit C5: Air and Climate)
Collection of a group of successful and unsuccessful Air Quality measures taken at
national, regional and local levels of governance.
Link web: https://fairmode.jrc.ec.europa.eu/measure-catalogue/
European Handbook for SDG Voluntary Local Reviews (JRC, Unit B3: Territorial
Development)
Year: 2020
Link web: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/eur-scientific-and-technical-research-reports/european-
handbook-sdg-voluntary-local-reviews
Available urban indicators for SDG local monitoring: Share of journeys to work that
are done using public transport. Number of bicycles on selected routes monitored by
the Bicycle traffic census. Share of total population of a city who does not have access
to green urban areas within a 10-minute walk of their home. Total number of people
exposed to atmospheric annual mean concentrations of NO2 exceeding 30 µg /m3.
Annual variation of the total amount in pollutants released by industrial facilities in the
area of interest, by pollutant. Tonnes of CO2nequivalents yearly emitted by a city.
Amount of green area in square metres as approximated by the Normalised Difference
Vegetation Index (NDVI) based on satellite imagery. Tree Cover Density Change
(TCDC) 2012 – 2015.
4International research (global focus)
Defining Carbon Neutrality for Cities & Managing Residual Emissions (C40
Cities)
Cities’ perspectives and guidance
Year: 2019
Link web: https://www.c40.org/researches/defining-carbon-neutrality-for-cities-managing-residual-
emissions
Main contents: Establishment of a shared understanding of city carbon neutrality.
Identification of common principles on 1. mechanisms for addressing residual
emissions, and 2. measuring and reporting both gross and net emissions in cities.
Guidance on timing of strategies, recommended limits to residual emissions and
offsetting, and transparency on the approaches taken to achieve carbon neutrality;
environmental integrity principles to choose projects; residual emissions offsetting
approaches; reporting on progress. List of best practices.
Accelerating Building Decarbonization: Eight Attainable Policy Pathways to Ne t
Zero Carbon Buildings For All (World Resources Institute)
Working paper
Year: 2019
Link web: https://wrirosscities.org/research/publication/accelerating-building-decarbonization-eight-
attainable-policy-pathways-net-zero
Highlights: Cities need to be at the forefront to decarbonize the building sector. Not
even 1 percent of buildings are considered net zero carbon today. Zero Carbon
Buildings (ZCBs) are more achievable and accessible when they are broadly defined.
Identification of eight pathways to decarbonize the building stock. Proposal of a set of
principles to guide the choice of the best pathway for each city. Leadership from state-
and national-level government is critical to enable the success of local initiatives to
achieve ZCB pathways. Additional research is needed into the technical, market, and
economic conditions for ZCBs. Further research is needed into the implications of
decarbonizing the building stock at the district or portfolio scale instead of only
individual buildings.
Climate Emergency, Urban Opportunity (Coalition for Urban Transitions)
Report
Year: 2019
Link web: https://www.globalcovenantofmayors.org/press/climate-emergency-urban-opportunity-report/
Highlights: It is possible to cut 90% of emissions from cities using proven technologies
and practices, while also making an attractive economic return. Zero carbon cities
offer to countries a competitive advantage: they attract global talent and investment.
Implementing low-carbon measures in cities could support 87 million jobs by 2030.
Low-carbon measures in cities could deliver over half the emission reductions needed
to keep global temperature rise below 2 degrees. Climate mitigation and adaptation
must go hand-in-hand to secure sustainable economic development. Cities that will not
transition to a zero carbon scenario will face serious challenges, as markets and
regulations evolve and, accordingly, their industries will fail or relocate. Local
governments cannot drive the zero-carbon transition on their own, but need the help
and assistance of national governments. Decisions made about cities in the next decade
will put countries on a path to prosperity and resilience or on another one of decline
and vulnerability.
5EU Programmes, projects and Networks
Cities leading the way: Seven climate action plans to deliver on the Paris
Agreement (EUROCITIES)
Report
Year: 2019
Link web: http://www.eurocities.eu/eurocities/documents/Cities-leading-the-way-on-climate-action-
WSPO-BJQB9B
Highlights: The report shows examples of climate mitigation and adaptation strategies
in 12 European cities and 4 sectors: buildings, energy, governance and transport.
Effective implementation of cities’ strategies is dependent on a clear political
commitment. Need of co-creation and collaboration with citizens and businesses. Need
to consider sustainability as part of urban planning. Cities must define clear goals and
action plans. Cities must provide a set of indicators to measure progress and ev aluate
the impact of actions. Need to learn from previous experiences to design new targets.
Europe’s urban air quality - re-assessing implementation challenges in cities
(European Environmental Agency)
Report
Year: 2019
Link web: https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/europes-urban-air-quality
Highlights: The report is a follow-up of the air quality measures, policies and actions
in 10 cities, 5 years after finishing the Air Implementation Pilot project of which they
took part. In this period, the 10 cities have improved their practices on air quality
management, particularly in their use of tools and methods to monitor the impact of the
measures. The cities still face important challenges such as the effective
communication of air quality issues to the public and the achievement of coherent
governance across various administrative levels. There is a need for a better and
coherent approach for knowledge exchange and experience across European cities.
H2020 CLAiR-CITY, Citizen Led Air pollution Reduction in Cities
Project ID: 689289
Duration: From 2016-05-01 to 2020-04-30
Lead partner: TRINOMICS BV, Netherlands
Link web: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/202636
Cities: Amsterdam, Bristol, Aveiro, Liguria, Ljubljana and Sosnowiec.
Results/Achievements: innovative engagement methods such as Games, an App and
Citizen Days to inform and empower citizens to understand the current challenges.
Define citizens' visions of their city’s future based on how they want to live out to 2050.
The impact of these citizen-led future city scenarios will analysed, to develop city
specific policy packages in which the clean-air, low-carbon, healthy future, as
democratically defined by the city citizens, is described and quantified.
H2020 iSCAPE, Improving the Smart Control of Air Pollution in Europe
Project ID: 689954
Duration: From 2016-09-01 to 2019-08-31
Lead partner: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF
IRELAND, Ireland
Link web: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/689954
6Results/Achievements: Development of guidelines for sustainable passive air pollution
in 6 cities (Bologna, Bottrop, Dublin, Guildford, Hasselt and Vantaa). Design of
emission abatement strategies. Establishment of a Living Lab for each city. Development
of an interactive tool to engage citizens in the air pollution debate. Development of a
methodology to assess the environmental and socio-economic impacts of interventions in
cities. Field campaigns to evaluate the effectiveness of green infrastructure to reduce air
pollution in Guildford and Bologna. Contributors to the development, testing and
validation of low cost sensor kits. Development of an easy to use web platform “V irtual
Living Lab”.
Report that summarizes the outcomes, experiences and lessons learnt of the Living Labs
that were established.
The Living Live Guidebook for cities fighting against air pollution
H2020 ICARUS, Integrated Climate forcing and Air pollution Reduction in Urban
Systems
Project ID: 690105
Duration: From 2016-05-01 to 2020-04-30
Lead partner: ARISTOTELIO PANEPISTIMIO THESSALONIKIS, Greece
Link web: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/690105
Results/Achievements: Creation of an integrated life cycle database for the calculation
of emission changes in 9 cities (Athens, Thessaloniki, Madrid, Milan, Ljubljana, Brno,
Stuttgart, Basel, Roksilde). Air quality simulations using advanced atmospheric
chemistry models. Air pollution monitoring campaigns in 6 cities. Definition of a
methodological framework for integrative data fusion, aiming at delivering high
resolution and accurate atmospheric pollution maps. Construction and testing of an
Agent Based Modeling platform in Thessaloniki. Creation of a database with 720
potential policies and measures. Full quantitative impact assessment for 50 of those
measures. Development of narrative visions for 2050. Development of the ICARUS
Decision Support System.
H2020 MossTree, A new urban green infrastructure to actively reduce air pollution in
urban hotspots
Project ID: 847744
Duration: From 2019-04-01 to 2020-09-30
Lead partner: GREEN CITY SOLUTIONS GMBH, Germany
Link web: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/847744
Results/Achievements: Better understanding of the use of moss as a central component
to the urban infrastructure to reduce air pollution. Field campaigns to test the studied
solution in Berlin.
H2020 hackAIR, Collective awareness platform for outdoor air pollution
Project ID: 688363
Duration: From 2016-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Lead partner: DRAXIS ENVIRONMENTAL S.A., Greece
Link web: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/688363
Results/Achievements: Workshops and citizen engagement activities to raise local
awareness on air quality issues and mobilise health-conscious communities.
Development of a platform and a mobile app for local air quality information that allows
citizen engagement.
7H2020 A2CM, Deploying the novel, large-scale Ateknea Air City Monitoring Platform
Project ID: 774719
Duration: From 2017-04-01 to 2011-08-31
Lead partner: ENVISYO GLOBAL SL, Spain
Link web: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/774719
Results/Achievements: Market research and testing of the feasibility of the European
Bettair technology to monitor pollution in urban scenarios at an af fordable price.
H2020 Plume Air Cloud, Air Quality Data Crowdsourcing Platform for Environmentally-
friendly Cities
Project ID: 778501
Duration: From 2017-11-01 to 2019-08-31
Lead partner: PLUME LABS, France
Link web: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/778501
Results/Achievements: Enhancement of the data platform for both air quality and UV
data. Development of city-scale street-level maps based on land-use regression models.
H2020 AQUISS, Air Quality Information Services
Project ID: 717493
Duration: From 2016-06-01 to 2017-02-28
Lead partner: HEICH CONSULT GMBH, Germany
Link web: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/717493
Cities: Munich.
Results/Achievements: Testing and study of the market feasibility of a service that
delivers AQ forecasts for urban users.
H2020 APGAR, Air Pollution, Growing brAin and cognitive disordeR in children
Project ID: 656294
Duration: From 2015-10-15 to 2017-10-14
Lead partner: FUNDACION PRIVADA INSTITUTO DE SALUD GLOBAL
BARCELONA, Spain
Link web: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/656294
Results/Achievements: Evaluation of the effect that the air pollution of school
environments in Barcelona have on children’s health. Identification of relationships
between air pollution exposure and brain structural changes.
H2020 Climate-fit.City, Pan-European Urban Climate Services
Project ID: 730004
Duration: From 2017-06-01 to 2020-02-29
Lead partner: VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK
N.V., Belgium
Link web: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/730004
Cities: Bern, Vienna, Antwerp, Rome, Barcelona, London, Prague, Ostrava, Hodonin.
Results/Achievements: Sectoral demonstration cases of the Pan-European Urban
Climate Service. It is a service that translates the best available scientific urban climate
data into relevant information for public and private end-users operating in cities.
Domains assessed: Climate and Health, Building Energy, Emergency Planning, Urban
Planning, Active Mobility, and Cultural Heritage.
Developed a Climate Service that helps city planners to assess the impacts of different
urban land use development scenarios, reflecting on the consequences of various urban
8planning strategies on the climate conditions in their cities (heat islands). Dev eloped a
Climate Service that assesses future relationship between the urban climate and
potential citizens health impacts in the city as a result of rising temperatures
H2020 BuyZET, Procurement of innovative solutions for zero emission urban delivery of
goods and services
Project ID: 724101
Duration: From 2016-11-01 to 2019-05-31
Lead partner: ICLEI EUROPEAN SECRETARIAT GMBH (ICLEI
EUROPASEKRETARIAT GMBH), Germany
Link web: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/724101
Results/Achievements: Development of a procurement transportation CO2 footprinting
methodology and application in Copenhagen, Oslo and Rotterdam. Development of
innovative procurement plans for specific sectors in each city. In depth market
consultation activities and other research to identify potential pathways to zero emission
delivery of contracts.
BuyZET Handbook, which provides recommendations on how to use procurement to
promote zero emission delivery of goods and services.
https://iclei-europe.org/publications-tools/?c=search&uid=AvlRCQR2
H2020 CLARITY, Integrated Climate Adaptation Service Tools for Improving Resilience
Measure Efficiency
Project ID: 730355
Duration: From 2017-06-01 to 2020-05-31
Lead partner: AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GMBH, Austria
Link web: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/730355
Cities: Linz, Naples, Stockholm/ County of Jönköping.
Results/Achievements: Engagement with stakeholders through different participation
methods. Full definition of modelling workflows and collection of data for each case
study. Definition of relevant urban infrastructure projects to be tested in each city.
Development of a methodology to determine climate change impacts from a risk -based
approach. Development of algorithms to improve the CLARITY Urban Microclimate
Simplified Model.
Case study on climate-related hazards effecting cities such as urban heat stress,
droughts and flooding. Climate service to for more climate resilient urban planning
decisions through Urban climate- and microclimate-simulations assessing the local
(adaptation) measure application against the increase of the urban heat island effect and
flooding.
H2020 AQURI, Air Quality at the Urban-Rural Interface
Project ID: 701550
Duration: From 2017-02-01 to 2019-01-31
Lead partner: CONSIGLIO PER LA RICERCA IN AGRICOLTURA E L'ANALISI
DELL'ECONOMIA AGRARIA, Italy
Link web: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/701550
Expected results: Development of a ground-breaking model of the exchange of trace
gases and particles between forest canopies and the atmosphere. Model applications to
determine the effects of peri-urban forests on urban AQ and vice versa.
9H2020 APPARHU, The Effects of Air Pollution and Physical Activity on Respiratory
Health in Children in the Context of Urbanization
Project ID: 840513
Duration: From 2020-02-01 to 2022-01-31
Lead partner: FUNDACION PRIVADA INSTITUTO DE SALUD GLOBAL
BARCELONA, Spain
Link web: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/840513
Expected results: Assessment of how the built environment affects respiratory health in
early life.
H2020 CARB-City, Physico-Chemistry of Carbonaceous Aerosol Pollution in Evolving
Cities
Project ID: 819169
Duration: From 2020-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Lead partner: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS,
France
Link web: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/819169
Expected results: Development of an innovative modeling framework 1. to quantify the
contribution of traditional and emerging urban aerosol precursor sources to chemistry
and toxicity of carbonaceous aerosols; 2. to assess the effectiveness of greener-city
strategies in removing aerosol pollutants.
H2020 CURE, Copernicus for Urban Resilience in Europe
Project ID: 870337
Duration: From 2020-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Lead partner: IDRYMA TECHNOLOGIAS KAI EREVNAS, Greece
Link web: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/870337
Expected results: Creation of an umbrella cross-cutting application for urban resilience.
Provision through the application of improved and integrated information to city
administrators.
H2020 URBAG, Integrated System Analysis of Urban Vegetation and Agriculture
Project ID: 818002
Duration: From 2019-09-01 to 2024-08-31
Lead partner: UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA, Spain
Link web: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/818002
Expected results: Development of a geo-referenced land-use model to optimize urban
and peri-urban food production. Development of a spatially-temporally resolved
framework for quantitative analysis and simulation of green infrastructures to determine
the direct and indirect effects on the urban and regional atmosphere. Implementation of
the project in Barcelona and Oslo. Creation of the document “Green infrastructures - A
Guide for city planners and policy makers”.
H2020 Urbisphere, coupling dynamic cities and climate
Project ID: 855005
Duration: From 2020-04-01 to 2026-03-31
Lead partner: IDRYMA TECHNOLOGIAS KAI EREVNAS, Greece
Link web: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/855005
Expected results: Development of Urban-Surface Models (USM) and Human E xposure
and Vulnerability models (HEV) to improve the forecasting of exposure, emissions, and
10intervention potentials in cities. Development of a real-time 4D Smart Urban
Observation System (SmUrObS) to provide targeted urban data.
H2020 INTRANCES, Integrated modelling of transport scenarios from stakeholde rs for
air quality and emissions
Project ID: 886050
Duration: From 2020-04-01 to 2022-03-31
Lead partner: UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID, Spain
Link web: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/886050
Expected results: Development of an urban simulation model to output indicators for
land use, transport and energy and emissions based on scenarios developed by key
stakeholders.
H2020 EXHAUSTION, Exposure to heat and air pollution in EUrope – cardiopulmonary
impacts and benefits of mitigation and adaptation
Project ID: 820655
Duration: From 2019-06-01 to 2023-05-31
Lead partner: CICERO SENTER KLIMAFORSKNING STIFTELSE, Norway
Link web: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/820655
Expected results: Development of exposure projections for extreme heat and air
pollution. Establishment of novel exposure-response relationships for heat, air pollution,
and CPD. Development of innovative adaptation strategies informed by epidemiological
evidence. Identification of how age, sex, and indicators of socio-economic status (SE S)
predict probability for CPD caused by extreme heat and air pollution. Modelling of
socio-economic cost estimates for the response in CPD. Estabslihment of cost estimates.
Projects on Nature-based Solution (NBS) projects, which are looking at air quality as one of the benefits
provided by this type of actions
H2020 UNALAB, Urban Nature Labs
Project ID: 656294
Duration: From 2015-10-15 to 2017-10-14
Lead partner: FUNDACION PRIVADA INSTITUTO DE SALUD GLOBAL
BARCELONA, Spain
Link web: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/656294
Results/Achievements: Co-creation workshops held in Eindhoven, Genova, and
Tampere to discuss with stakeholders possible NBS implementations. Development of an
Urban Living Lab Framework. Development of an online version of the UNaLab Liv ing
Lab Methods and Tools. Development of an NBS co-creation and brainstorming game.
Simulation of scenarios in cities. Development of the UNaLab ICT framework, with tools
that enable ease of connectivity to the digital services and data sources of the inv olv ed
cities. Planning and starting of NBS implementations in cities. NBS Technical
Handbook. Creation of Municipal governance guidelines. Ambition setting, scenario
definition, vision development, and system analysis for Stavanger, Prague, Castellon,
Cannes, Basaksehir, Hong Kong and Buenos Aires.
11H2020 URBAN GreenUP, New Strategy for Re-Naturing Cities through Nature-Based
Solutions
Project ID: 730426
Duration: From 2017-06-01 to 2022-05-31
Lead partner: FUNDACION CARTIF, Spain
Link web: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/730426
Cities: Valladolid, Liverpool Izmir, Ludwigsburg, Mantova, Medellín, Chengdu, Quy
Nhon.
Results/Achievements: Development of the Re-naturing methodology. Publication of
relevant documents: a catalogue of technical interventions in cities; a Climate Change
Challenges Catalogue; report that identifies Barriers and Boundaries to the adoption of
Nature-Based Solutions (NBS). Demonstration of NBS in cities. Development of a
strategy for the evaluation of NBS social and economic impacts.
H2020 GROW GREEN, Green Cities for Climate and Water Resilience, Sustainable
Economic Growth, Healthy Citizens and Environments
Project ID: 730283
Duration: From 2017-06-01 to 2022-05-31
Lead partner: MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, United Kingdom
Link web: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/730283
Cities: Manchester, Valencia, Wroclaw, Wuhan, Brest, Zadar, Modena.
Results/Achievements: Implementation of different Nature-Based Solutions in pilot
cities. GrowGreen guidance framework to help cities to develop their NBS strategies.
H2020 Nature4Cities, Nature Based Solutions for re-naturing cities: knowledge diffusion
and decision support platform through new collaborative models
Project ID: 730468
Duration: From 2016-11-01 to 2020-10-31
Lead partner: NOBATEK INEF 4, France
Link web: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/730468
Results/Achievements: Establishment of typologies of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS)
and NBS governance, business and financial models. Identification of barriers and
drivers for NBS deployment. Creation of a database of NBS projects. Development of a
GIS repository gathering context data for the implementation of NBS projects within
Europe. Development of the Citizens Say tool for citizen engagement. Proposal of a
system of indicators for the assessment of NBS projects. Definition of a system dynamics
modelling framework to assess the dynamics of NBS solutions and their impacts on the
provision of ecosystem services. Creation of a Models Online Database with innov ativ e
governance models, financing mechanism and business models. Development of a step-
by-step guide for participatory strategies. Case studies in four partner cities (Milan,
Ankara, Alcala de Henares, Szeget)
H2020 NATURVATION, Nature Based Urban Innovation
Project ID: 730243
Duration: From 2015-11-01 to 2020-10-31
Lead partner: UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM, United Kingdom
Link web: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/730243
Cities: Barcelona, Győr, Leipzig, Malmö, Newcastle and Utrecht.
Results/Achievements: Establishment of 6 Urban Regional Innovation Partnerships
(URIPs). State of the art of Nature-Based Solutions use in cities. Conducting an
12extensive survey of the use of NBS in European cities. Creation of an online Urban
Nature Atlas of NBS practices. Case-study research in 12 cities in Europe and 6 cities
internationally, from which 6 reports have been made.
H2020 CONNECTING Nature, COproductioN with NaturE for City Transitioning,
INnovation and Governance
Project ID: 730222
Duration: From 2017-06-01 to 2023-05-31
Lead partner: THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, FOUNDATION SCHOLARS & THE
OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY &
UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN, Ireland
Link web: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/730222
Cities: Genk, Glasgow, Poznan, Coruna, Bologna, Burgas, Derry, Ioannina, Nicosia,
Malaga, Sarajevo, Pavlos Melas.
Results/Achievements: Collection, collation and verification of nature-based solution
experiments in cities. Production of indicators. Creation of a framework for
implementing nature-based solutions in cities. Creation of novel processes for co-
creation and co-production of nature-based solutions in cities. Launching a global
urban nature programme. Development and testing of a toolkit to inform cities about
business models and financing.
H2020 CLEARING HOUSE, Collaborative Learning in Research, Information-sharing
and Governance on How Urban tree-based solutions support Sino-European urban
futures
Project ID: 821242
Duration: From 2019-09-01 to 2023-08-31
Lead partner: EUROPEAN FOREST INSTITUTE, Finland
Link web: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/821242
Cities: Brussels, Leipzig-Halle, Krakow, Gelsen-kirchen/Ruhr Area, Barcelona, Beijing,
Hong-Kong, Guangzhou-Shenzen, Hangzhou, Huaibei, Xiamen.
Expected results: Development of decision support tools such as an online application, a
global benchmarking tool and guidelines to support the implementation of urban forest-
based solutions (UFBS) for rehabilitating, reconnecting and restoring urban ecosystems.
H2020 URBiNAT, Healthy corridors as drivers of social housing neighbourhoods for the
co-creation of social, environmental and marketable NBS
Project ID: 776783
Duration: From 2018-06-01 to 2023-05-31
Lead partner: CENTRO DE ESTUDOS SOCIAIS, Portugal
Link web: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/776783
Cities: Porto, Nantes, Sofia, Siena, Nova Gorica, Brussels, Høje-Taastrup.
Expected results: Development of a participatory process, an NBS catalogue and a
healthy corridor in pilot cities.
H2020 CLEVER Cities, Co-designing Locally tailored Ecological solutions for Value
added, socially inclusivE Regeneration in Cities
Project ID: 776604
Duration: From 2018-06-01 to 2023-05-31
Lead partner: FREIE UND HANSESTADT HAMBURG, Germany
Link web: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/776604
13Cities: Hamburg, London, Milan, Begrade, Larissa, Madrid, Malmö, Quito, Sfântu
Gheorghe.
Expected results: Implementation and management of locally tailored Nature Based
Solutions. Initiation of urban innovation partnerships.
H2020 proGIreg, productive Green Infrastructure for post-industrial urban regeneration
Project ID: 776528
Duration: From 2018-06-01 to 2023-05-31
Lead partner: RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE
AACHEN, Germany
Link web: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/776528
Cities: Dortmund, Zagreb, Torino, Cluj Napoca, Zenica, Piraeus, Cascais.
Expected results: Creation of Living Labs to develop Nature Based Solutions (NBS) that
are citizen owned and co-developed by state, market and civil society stakeholders.
Creation of a training programme for cooperative planning, implementation and
management of NBS.
H2020 REGREEN, Fostering nature-based solutions for smart, green and healthy urban
transitions in Europe and China
Project ID: 821016
Duration: From 2019-09-01 to 2023-08-31
Lead partner: AARHUS UNIVERSITET, Denmark
Link web: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/821016
Cities: Ile de France, Aarhus, Velika Gorica, Beijing, Shanghai, Ningbo.
Expected results: Generation of evidence on how Nature-based solutions (NBS)
underpinned by improved urban governance, and public and private participation can
systematically integrate ecosystem services and biodiversity and advocate their benef its
and values in urban planning to meet societal challenges.
H2020 SPARCs, Sustainable energy Positive & zero cARbon CommunitieS
Project ID: 864242
Duration: From 2019-10-01 to 2024-00-30
Lead partner: TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY, Finland
Link web: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/864242
Cities: Espoo, Leipzig, Reykjavik, Maia, Lviv, Kifissia and Kladno.
Expected results: Implementation of 100+ actions in cities turning buildings, blocks, and
districts into energy prosumers. Identification of bankable actions to accelerate mark et
uptake, pioneers innovative, exploitable governance and business models.
INTERREG 0283_URBAN_AIR_3_E, Improvement of the urban environment and reduction of
air pollution through sustainable mobility solutions in cities of Portugal and Spain
Duration: From 2015-10-01 to 2020-02-14
Financing programme: INTERREG V-A Spain - Portugal (POCTEP)
Lead partner: UNIVERSIDAD DE VALLADOLID, Spain
Link web: https://keep.eu/projects/21840/
Results/Achievements: Design of sensors to measure air quality in real time. Mapping
urban noise. Measurement of the carbon footprint associated with urban mobility.
Development of a mobile app.
14INTERREG AIR TRITIA, UNIFORM APPROACH TO THE AIR POLLUTION
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR FUNCTIONAL URBAN AREAS IN TRITIA
REGION
Duration: From 2017-06-01 to 2020-05-31
Financing programme: INTERREG VB Central Europe
Lead partner: VŠB - TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF OSTRAVA, Czech Republic
Link web: https://keep.eu/projects/18196/
Results/Achievements: Development and implementation of integrated tools for evidence
based policy and result based management (Air Quality Management System for long-
term management and Prediction Warning System for crisis management). Creation of
strategues. Harmonization of information databases on air quality protection.
INTERREG AIRTHINGS, Fostering resource efficiency and climate change resilience through
community based Air Quality Internet of Things
Duration: From 2017-11-15 to 2020-01-09
Financing programme: INTERREG VB Balkan-Mediterranean
Lead partner: VŠB - TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF OSTRAVA, Czech Republic
Link web: https://keep.eu/projects/18418/
Results/Achievements: Installation of approx. 100 Internet of Things intelligent air
quality measuring sensors to collect information on air quality. Development of a cloud
based "Open data" system with predictive analytics and advanced machine learning
capabilities. Development of scenarios. Development of smart phone and tablet apps to
promote public awareness. Development of a new, easy replicable model for reduction
and monitoring of pollutants directly harmful to the health of citizens, ecosystems, crops
and buildings.
INTERREG AWAIR, EnvironmentAl integrated, multilevel knoWledge and approaches to
counteract critical AIR pollution events, improving vulnerable citizens quality of
life in Central Europe Functional Urban Areas
Duration: From 2017-09-01 to 2020-08-31
Financing programme: INTERREG VB Central Europe
Lead partner: REGCIONAL AGENCY FOR THE PREVENTION, ENVIRONMENT
AND ENERGY IN EMILIA-ROMAGNA REGION, Italy
Link web: https://keep.eu/projects/18229/
Results/Achievements: Increment of the extent of knowledge of the public sector about
air pollution and SAPEs. DSS, tools and action plans have been supplied to enhance
local managerial systems in case of SAPEs. Creation of a a network between
administrators, scientists, stakeholders, citizens and most vulnerable groups that fav our
communication about urban quality and its effects on human health and well-being.
Development and promotion of new performance indicators for implemented actions.
UIA AirQon, Air Quality through EV Battery Connectivity
Duration: From 2018-11-01 to 2021-10-31
Lead partner: MUNICIPALITY OF BREDA, Netherlands
Link web: https://www.uia-initiative.eu/en/uia-cities/breda
Results/Achievements: Building up and managing a community of energy suppliers.
Demonstrations of the resulting economic, social and environmental benefits of EV
battery based operation based on accurate data. Movilization and engagement of EV
users through an online platform and mutually beneficial incentive schemes.
Introduction of new air quality monitoring systems. Promotion of greening outdoor
15events and festivals. Contribution to new city level policy making on air quality and
sustainability.
UIA CLAIRO, CLear AIR and Climate Adaptation in Ostrava and other cities
Duration: From 2018-11-01 to 2022-04-30
Lead partner: MUNICIPALITY OF OSTRAVA, Czech Republic
Link web: https://www.uia-initiative.eu/en/uia-cities/ostrava
Results/Achievements: Installation of new-generation sensors to measure air pollution.
Reflection on innovative methodology on the greenery structure and existing knowledge
on plant interception of pollutants related to the composition. Planting of new greenery.
Development of a model of dispersion, deposition, capture and resuspension of
pollutants.
UIA HOPE, Healthy Outdoor Premises for Everyone
Duration: From 2018-11-01 to 2021-10-31
Lead partner: CITY OF HELSINKI, Finland
Link web: https://www.uia-initiative.eu/en/uia-cities/helsinki
Results/Achievements: Creation and management of a sensors network. Creation and
validation of a life span model for empowerment of the residents to understand and
influence air quality. Development of a AQ 2.0 Index.
UIA AIR-HERITAGE, Improving the environmental quality of the City of Portici:
Monitoring, Modelling, and Mitigating Air Pollution through participated and
efficient Policies
Duration: From 2018-11-01 to 2021-10-31
Lead partner: MUNICIPALITY OF PORTICI, Italy
Link web: https://www.uia-initiative.eu/en/uia-cities/portici
Results/Achievements: Establishment of the city AQ measuring, hi-res mapping, and
remediation design capability. Definition of a new level of social cohesion f or f ighting
environmental threats.
UIA DIAMS, Digital Alliance for Marseille Sustainability
Duration: From 2018-11-01 to 2021-10-31
Lead partner: AIX-MARSEILLE PROVENCE METROPOLE, France
Link web: https://www.uia-initiative.eu/en/uia-cities/aixmarseille-provence-metropole
Results/Achievements: Definition of a mass-produced system platform on air quality,
based on the use of micro-sensor technology. Provision to inhabitants of measurement
tools and data to change their mobility behaviour. Creation of dynamic indicators for
environmental performance management.
LIFE VAQUUMS, Various assessment of air quality measurement methods and their
policy support
Project ID: LIFE16 PRE/BE/000003
Duration: From 2017-05-01 to 2020-04-30
Lead partner: VLAAMSE MILIEUMAATSCHAPPIJ, Belgium
Link web:
https://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=
6159
Results/Achievements: Inventory of initiatives and projects already carried out and the
lessons learnt. Quantification of the performance of various air monitoring devices and
16their underlying technologies. Development of a protocol or guidelines to: enable
comparability; allow assessment of the impact of air quality measures on
concentrations; make better use of such data for developing and/or implementing air
quality plans; and provide indications regarding the siting of official sampling points
and the need to fill gaps in the monitoring network. Creation of the IT infrastructure and
statistical processing required to manage, automate and interpret data flows in a user-
friendly way. Instructions and training on how to collect the data in the most reliable
and useful way, and on the reliability, accuracy and interpretation of the results.
LIFE PREPAIR, Po regions engaged to policies of air
Project ID: LIFE15 IPE/IT/000013
Duration: From 2017-02-01 to 2024-01-31
Lead partner: REGIONE EMILIA-ROMAGNA, Italy
Link web:
https://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=
6102
Cities: Bologna, Milano, Torino.
Results/Achievements: Establishment of a permanent infrastructure for sharing air
quality and emissions data, including an accessible common database of observed and
modelling air quality data. Demonstration projects on urban mobility. Production of
homogeneous assessment reports on the effectiveness of PREPAIR concrete actions on
air quality. Assessment of the effectiveness and resources needed for measures to
improve air quality. Creation of a network of national, regional and local governments,
socioeconomic actors, research centres and other stakeholders.
LIFE LIFE CLINSH, CLean INland Shipping
Project ID: LIFE15 ENV/NL/000217
Duration: From 2016-09-01 to 2021-09-30
Lead partner: PROVINCIE ZUID-HOLLAND, Netherlands
Link web:
https://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=
5782
Results/Achievements: Creation of an emissions inventory database. Demonstrations in
cities. Development of scenarios that show the expected impact on emissions depending
on policy changes and/or incentives. Creation of air pollution concentration maps for
various scenarios based on high resolution modelling. Development of a monitoring
protocol leading to a clean shipping index for financial incentives. Development of a
decision-making tool, enabling ship owners to make a first selection of feasible greening
methods and their costs. Policy tools and recommendations based on scenarios.
LIFE LIFE MONZA, Methodologies fOr Noise low emission Zones introduction And
management
Project ID: LIFE15 ENV/IT/000586
Duration: From 2016-09-01 to 2020-06-30
Lead partner: NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AND RESEARCH, Italy
Link web:
https://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=
5770
Cities: Monza.
Results/Achievements: Development of a procedure for the definition and management
of low-noise LEZs. Creation of IT tools to help residents make lifestyle changes and
17measure the results.
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