New European environmental agency

1995 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. N24
Keyword(s):  
European Environmental Agency ◽  
Environmental Agency

scholarly journals Does road salt affect groundwater in Denmark?

1969 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 45-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Søren M. Kristiansen ◽  
Flemming D. Christensen ◽  
Birgitte Hansen
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Arid Regions ◽  
Union Member ◽  
Ecological Status ◽  
Road Salt ◽  
Major Threat ◽  
European Environmental Agency ◽  
The World ◽  
European Union Member States ◽  
Environmental Agency

Chloride (Cl) from dissolved salt is a major threat to groundwater quality in many regions of the world. In arid regions near present-day coastlines, where old seawater occurs in deeper sediments and where road salt is frequently used, Cl can be a significant pollutant (European Environmental Agency 2009). European Union member states have recently reported that next to nitrogen, Cl is the most commonly found pollutant and is often responsible for groundwater bodies being at risk or having a poor ecological status (European Commission 2010).

scholarly journals Efektywność emisji gazów cieplarnianych w rolnictwie Unii Europejskiej

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bogdan Klepacki ◽  
Piotr Gołasa ◽  
Marcin Wysokiński
Keyword(s):  
European Environmental Agency ◽  
Environmental Agency

W artykule zaprezentowano zagadnienie emisji gazów cieplarnianych (GHG) na gruncie ekonomii środowiskowej. Przedstawiono problematykę teoretyczną dotyczącą efektów zewnętrznych, optimum Pareto i potrzebę ujęcia kwestii środowiskowych w rachunku ekonomicznym rolnictwa. Na podstawie danych pochodzących z European Environmental Agency (EEA) oraz bazy Eurostat za lata 1990–2013 obliczono poziom emisji gazów cieplarnianych pochodzących z rolnictwa oraz jej efektywność. Stwierdzono, że Francja, Wielka Brytania, Niemcy, Polska i Hiszpania odpowiadają za połowę emisji rolniczych gazów cieplarnianych w UE. Średnia efektywność emisji gazów cieplarnianych w rolnictwie krajów UE w 2013 r. wyniosła 391 EUR nadwyżki na 1 tonę emisji GHG. Najwyższą efektywnością charakteryzowały się takie kraje, jak: Słowacja, Włochy i Malta. W żadnym z badanym krajów rolnictwo nie osiągnęło tak wysokiej efektywności emisji jak cała gospodarka, w najlepszym wypadku wskaźnik ten wynosi od 0,4 do 0,5.

Abiotic ecosystem services: an effective tool for geoconservation

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucie Kubalíková
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
International Classification ◽  
Ecosystem Assessment ◽  
Care Plans ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
European Environmental Agency ◽  
Environmental Agency

<p>In the last decades, the concept of ecosystem services has become important to nature conservation. Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA 2005) demonstrated the importance of ecosystems for human well-being and identified the services that ecosystems provide to society. Nevertheless, geodiversity (abiotic nature) as an indispensable component of ecosystems was underestimated (Gray 2011). Based on this, the concepts of "abiotic ecosystem services" or “geosystem services” were defined and discussed (Gordon, Barron 2012, Gray 2013, Van Ree, van Beukering 2016).</p><p>The role of geodiversity in ecosystem services has been already recognized, but in specific cases with problems and ambiguities (Brilha et al. 2018, Gray 2018). Practical applications combining geodiversity research and the concept of abiotic ecosystem services are still rather scarce, but it is evident that the wider use of this concept can provide a framework for (geo)conservation activities, sustainable use of resources or educational and tourist activities. The application of the abiotic ecosystem services concept can also enable better communication with policymakers and facilitate the “infiltration” of geodiversity’s importance into care plans for protected sites, regional strategic documents or legislation and policies (Brilha et al. 2018, Schrodt et al. 2019).</p><p>Abiotic ecosystem services are already included in the Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services (European Environmental Agency 2018). Nevertheless, there are still several methodological questions regarding the possible practical application.</p><p>The case study is focused on the assessment of abiotic ecosystem services at Stránská skála Rock in Brno (Czech Republic). It is a site protected by law (National Natural Monument since 1978) and currently, a new care plan is prepared. The ecosystem services concept is used to assess the abiotic components of the site (limestone outcrops, abandoned quarries, cave systems). Two approaches are applied (Gray 2013 and European Environmental Agency 2018) and their suitability or ambiguities are discussed. Based on the application of the concepts, the value of geodiversity can be fully recognized and the management of the site thus can be more effective.</p><p> </p><p>References:</p><p>Brilha J et al. (2018) Geodiversity: An integrative review as a contribution to the sustainable management of the whole of nature. Environmental Science and Policy 86:19–28</p><p>European Environmental Agency (2018) Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services V5.1. https://cices.eu/resources/</p><p>Gordon JE, Barron HF (2012) Valuing geodiversity and geoconservation: developing a more strategic ecosystem approach. Scottish Geographical Journal, 128:278–297</p><p>Gray M (2011) Other nature: geodiversity and geosystem services. Environmental Conservation 38(3):271–274</p><p>Gray M (2013) Geodiversity: Valuing and Conserving Abiotic Nature. Second Edition. Wiley Blackwell, 495 p</p><p>Gray M (2018) The confused position of the geosciences within the “natural capital” and “ecosystem services” approaches. Ecosystem Services 34A:106-112</p><p>MEA – Millenium Ecosystem Assessment (2005) Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Synthesis. Island Press, Washington DC.</p><p>Schrodt F et al. (2019) To advance sustainable stewardship, we must document not only biodiversity but geodiversity. PNAS 116(33):16155–16158</p><p>Van Ree CCDF, van Beukering PJH (2016) Geosystem services: A concept in support of sustainable development of the subsurface. Ecosystem Services 20:30–36</p><p> </p>

scholarly journals Polycentric vs monocentric urban structure contribution to national development

2021 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashraf Sami Mahmoud Abozeid ◽  
Tarek Abdellatif AboElatta
Keyword(s):  
Annual Report ◽  
Diversity Index ◽  
National Development ◽  
Urban Structure ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
European Environmental Agency ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Planning Strategies ◽  
Metabolic Activities ◽  
Environmental Agency

AbstractThe debate about polycentricity and subordinacy has always been a critical topic that planners, economists, and socialists argued about for centuries. The idea of concentricity vs decentralization has affected all life metabolic activities. Urban structure has always been declared to be the key factor that affects life metabolism significantly. However, after the pandemic COVID-19, the planning strategies have changed dramatically. The main purpose is to investigate the most appropriate urbanization approach that achieves the best development results. The research methodology is to define and measure the fabric independency as an approach to estimate its self-sufficiency that enables it to stand in front of the pandemic challenges at different circumstances. The paper uses the fabric diversity index as a sensitive indicator of independency and polycentricity of the urban structure. The main conclusion for this paper is that independent polycentric urban agglomerations that are strongly linked achieve much better development results than subordinate cities depending on the main core city. The data used for the analysis are extracted from the Urban Atlas developed by the European Environmental Agency in addition to the UN-Habitat annual report. All calculations, analyses, and deductions are exclusively carried by the author.

scholarly journals Urban spatial policy and its impact on open areas – Płock case study

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (36) ◽  
pp. 87-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcin Feltynowski
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Data ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
European Environmental Agency ◽  
Spatial Policy ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Environmental Agency

Abstract Spatial planning has to be carried out in accordance with the sustainable development principle. When compiling every document indicated in the Spatial Planning and Development Act, local authorities have to take into account the conditions that are valid in a gmina. They should rely on available materials which are a support for the decisions that are made. An element that constitutes support for local authorities is spatial data available in international sources, e.g. the European Environmental Agency or individual sources, e.g. vector versions of the documents in the scope of spatial planning. The purpose of the article is to present which materials used by local governments can allow for an appropriate assessment of the need for new areas of housing development and the limitation of decisions concerning the liquidation of open areas in cities. The article presents tools and data which constitute a basis for an evidence-based spatial planning policy and have to be used by local authorities. The procedure presented in the article can be a tool supporting the spatial policy and an element of evaluation whether the decisions made by local authorities are correct.

scholarly journals Analiza prostora i stanja okoliša otoka Murtera primjenom modela DPSIR

Geoadria ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Nina Lončar
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Electrical Networks ◽  
Current State ◽  
Integrated Research ◽  
European Environmental Agency ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
Environment And Development ◽  
State Of The Environment ◽  
Environmental Agency

The aim of the author has been to analyze the natural and socio-geographical components of Murter Island in order to get familiar with their characteristics which would be the basis for evaluating the current state of the environment and development possibilities of the Island. An integrated research model DPSIR (driving forces – pressures – states – impacts – responses) designed by the European Environmental Agency (EEA, 1999) was used to analyze the environment. The model consists of driving forces (D), pressures (P), states (S), impacts (I) and responses (R) on the current state of the environment, and enables the analysis and synthesis of causal relationships between human activities and environment, as well as impacts and responses to the environmental changes. Population and tourism have been selected as the main driving forces, but also as the major pressures on the environment. The pressure is reflects in the concentration of the population in the coastal zone, the number of tourists, the amount of waste, pollution of the sea and beaches during the tourist season in overloading the electrical networks et al.

scholarly journals EU Agencies and the Energy Union: Providing Useful Information to the Commission?

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-69
Author(s):  
Torbjørg Jevnaker ◽  
Barbara Saerbeck
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Energy Policy ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Policy Studies ◽  
Eu Legislation ◽  
Energy Union ◽  
European Environmental Agency ◽  
Commission President ◽  
Environmental Agency ◽  
The Eu

The development of the energy policy of the European Union (EU) has been accompanied by organizational reforms of the EU’s energy bureaucracy. Much attention has been paid to Commission President Juncker’s reorganization of the European Commission, including how this has influenced the Energy Union initiative. The establishment of EU agencies has also expanded the EU administration and the capacity for developing new initiatives and coordinating implementation of EU legislation. However, recent research has not been sufficiently connected to policy studies on energy, climate and environment. This article analyses the extent to which two EU agencies—the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators, and the European Environmental Agency—augment the policymaking capacity of the Commission by providing information that aids its work. The article ends with a discussion of the potential implications of agencification.

Understanding the expansion of Italian metropolitan areas: A study based on entropy measures

2021 ◽  
pp. 239980832110126
Author(s):  
Linda Altieri ◽  
Daniela Cocchi
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Data ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Metropolitan Areas ◽  
Spatial Configuration ◽  
Spatial Entropy ◽  
European Environmental Agency ◽  
Entropy Measures ◽  
Data Heterogeneity ◽  
Environmental Agency ◽  
Over Time

This work presents a study on the urban configuration of a number of Italian metropolitan areas and their development over time, with the aim of evaluating the size and shape of urban areas expansion. Raster data are used, produced by the European Environmental Agency within the COoRdination of INformation on the Environment land cover project. The study is based on a version of spatial entropy measures proposed and validated by a recent series of papers, aimed at the evaluation of spatial data heterogeneity; the methods assess the efficiency of the spatial configuration of urban areas. An innovative combination of two entropy measures is the tool for evaluating the urban development in Italy. Results allow both conclusive comments about each metropolitan area and comparisons across areas over space and time.

scholarly journals Operational oceanography in support to indicator reporting

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-141
Author(s):  
J. A. Johannessen ◽  
G. Coppini ◽  
F. Soulat ◽  
G. Larnicol
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Marine Monitoring ◽  
European Area ◽  
Climate Indicators ◽  
European Environmental Agency ◽  
Operational Oceanography ◽  
Marine Environmental ◽  
Environmental Agency

Abstract. Operational Oceanography (OO) has now emerged to a stage that allows the design, development and execution of marine core services tailored to user requirements. As such it is also feasible to provide routine production of environmental and climate indicators. Indicators are synthetic indices of environmental changes at various temporal and spatial scales. In this paper we outline the possible contribution and strengthening of existing indicator reporting based on OO products followed by a discussion of the relevance of such improved reporting for marine environmental policy implementation and regulation. In particular, it capitalizes on the main achievements of the Marine Environment and Security of the European Area (MERSEA) project, the outcome of a European Marine Monitoring and Assessment (EMMA) workshop on the connection between operational oceanography and the European Marine Strategy (EMS) Directive and the regular European Environmental Agency (EEA) assessment reports.

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