EU aims for urban sustainability
Wednesday 22 February 2006
The European Commission is aiming to improve the
sustainability of issues such as urban planning, housing and land use by
signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the UN’s human settlement
programme UN-HABITAT. The collaboration will lead to joint research
projects, which will in turn present results to policy makers working in the
related areas.
More than 250 projects on urban sustainability will be financed by the
initiative, with results beginning to become available as soon as mid-2006.
“There is strong potential for research to help resolve urban challenges. It
can help find innovative and durable solutions. With this Memorandum of
Understanding, the EU and UN-HABITAT will be able to expand on past
achievements while addressing future opportunities and challenges,”
commented European Commissioner for Science and Research, Janez Potočnik.
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