Essays about: "European Green Capital Award"

Found 2 essays containing the words European Green Capital Award.

  1. 1. The European Green Capital Award as a tool for the environmental work in Umeå

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Miljöförändring

    Author : Hannah Diverde; [2016]
    Keywords : Europena Green Capital Award; Network; Umeå; Urban Sustainability;

    Abstract : Urban areas are facing huge environmental challenges due to an increase in the population from 50% to 70% until 2050. The European Commission promotes the European Green Capital Award to give European cities motivation to facilitate a change towards urban sustainable development in medium-sized cities, where the city Umeå in north Sweden is applying for the third time. READ MORE

  3. 2. The European Green Capital Award - Towards a sustainable Europe?

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Lovisa Lönegren; [2009]
    Keywords : European Green Capital Award; Ecological Modernisation; Stockholm; Sustainable Development; Sweden s EU Presidency 2009; Voluntary Approaches; Environmental Policy-Making; Urban Development; European Union;

    Abstract : Today a grand majority (around 80%) of the European citizens live in cities or towns. Europe is more urbanised than ever. Contemporaneously, climate change and global warming is an increasing threat worldwide. READ MORE