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COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Towards a

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Directorate-General for the Environment, European Commission

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction and Overview 3

2. Priority Themes 6

2.1. Sustainable Urban Management 6

2.2. Sustainable urban transport 12

2.3. Sustainable construction. 20

2.4. Sustainable urban design 24

3. Towards A More Integrated Approach 31

3.1. Horizontal integration within Community Policies . 32

3.2. Horizontal integration within Community Environmental Policy. 33

3.3. Integration between the different levels of administration. . 34

4. Indicators, Data, Targets and Reports 36

5. Supporting the Mainstreaming of Good Practice at Local Level. 39

5.1. Local authorities. 39

5.2. The role of the citizen 40

6. Next Steps 41

Annex 1: Urban Environment Policy Development 42

Annex 2: A European Vision for Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Urban Management, Transport,

Construction and Design 44

Annex 3: Examples of Research or Demonstration Projects and Initiatives Financed by the

Commission in Support of Sustainable Urban Management, Transport, Construction and Design 47

Annex 4: EU Transport Council Definition of Sustainable Transport. 50

Annex 5: Examples of the Use of the Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund for Sustainable

Urban Development 51

Annex 6: The Urban Environment in Environmental Policy. 53