The growth of cities in Europe has historically been driven by increasing urban populations. However, today, even where there is little or no population pressure, a variety of factors are still driving urban sprawl. These are rooted in the desire to realise new lifestyles in suburban...

The EU Member States represented on the LIFE Committee and the European Commission’s LIFE Unit have announced the Best LIFE-Environment Projects 2006-2007. The results of the selection, as approved by the LIFE Committee in the spring of 2007, are the 22 projects featured in this publication....

The EU strategy for waste management, adopted in 1989 and reviewed in 19961, refers to prevention, re-use and recovery, optimisation of final disposal, and regulation of transport as strategic guidelines for the management of waste in Europe. The document specifies that waste management should...

EU policy provides an important opportunity to improve environmental management in the farming sector and the European Commission’s LIFE (Financial Instrument for the Environment) programme supports these efforts by co-funding demonstration projects that deliver real benefits for European...

EU Member States represented on the LIFE Committee and the European Commission’s LIFE Unit have announced the Best LIFE Environment Projects 2007-2008. The results of the selection, as approved by the LIFE Committee members in the spring of 2008, are 21 projects that represent the most recent...

This report highlights the connections between the different dimensions of quality of life and analyzes the inherent causal relationships. These range from clear linkages such as the health benefits of green open space for urban populations to less evident relationships such as the way that...