Ensuring quality of life in Europe's cities and towns

European Environment Agency

关键词: urban;    EU cohesion policy;    consumption;    urbanisation;    quality of life;    noise;    human health;    urban policy;    social equity;    climate change;    air pollution;    urban lifestyle;    integrated urban management;    cities;    EU policy;   

RP-ID  :  EEA Report No 5/2009

学科分类：环境科学（综合）

实施日期：2009-05-28，发布日期：2009-05-28

来源: EEA Publications

【 摘 要 】

In May 2008, the Council of Europe's Congressof Local and Regional Authorities captured theconcerns and desires of urban policy?makersand citizens in the title of its new EuropeanUrban Charter: Manifesto for a new urbanity.Like numerous other international and Europeancharters, conventions and declarations, themanifesto describes with some apprehension the'unprecedented environmental, democratic, cultural,social and economic challenges' facing urban centresand their inhabitants.Our report on quality of life in Europe's cities andtowns reiterates these concerns but also unravels themany apparent paradoxes of urban developmentand the sometimes perplexing realities of urbanEurope today. The report defines a vision forprogress towards a more sustainable, well?designedurban future.