Reports about Europe's environmentReports published by EEA (Theme: all, Audience: all, Sorted on: publish date)Road freight transport and the environment in mountainous areas- December 6, 2001 This report was developed to support an analysis by the European Commission of the effectiveness of the "ecopoints" system for limiting the environmental impact of heavy-duty vehicles transiting through Austria. The analysis culminated in a communication issued by the Commission in February 2001. The report takes stock of the environmental pressures that growing freight transport by road is exerting on the environment in the EU and investigates the specific problems of traffic impacts.http://reports.eea.europa.eu/technical_report_2001_68 Renewable energies: success stories- December 5, 2001 Based on a series of case studies, this study identifies the factors that can influence successful implementation of specific renewable energy technologies in European Union Member States. It aims to facilitate greater use of renewable energy sources and contribute to efforts by the EU and its Member States to meet targets for increasing power from renewables by 2010.http://reports.eea.europa.eu/environmental_issue_report_2001_27 European soil monitoring and assessment framework- December 5, 2001 This report contains a summary of EEA work on the development of a European soil monitoring and assessment framework for soil since 1999. The framework is being designed as a basis for the work needed to support policy developments within the European Community as well as the EEA reporting activities on soil. In particular the report contains the proceedings and summarises the results of an EIONET workshop organised by the European Topic Centre on Soil in Vienna in November 1999, which started..http://reports.eea.europa.eu/technical_report_2001_67 Designing effective assessments: The role of participation, science and governance, and focus- December 2, 2001 This publication reports on a workshop held in March 2001 to discuss how environmental assessments can be conducted more effectively. The Copenhagen workshop focussed on the issues of participation, science and governance, and scope. It was co-organized by the Global Environmental Assessment Project and the European Environment Agency, with contributions from the European Forum on Integrated Environmental Assessment (EFIEA).http://reports.eea.europa.eu/environmental_issue_report_2001_26 |