05-02-2007

The aim of the Thematic Strategy on the Urban Environment (TSUE) is to contribute to the overall environmental performance of cities in Europe. The European Commission’s DG Environment co-funded the EUROCITIES-coordinated project "Liveable Cities" whose aim is to develop and assess the potential applicability of "Sustainable Urban Management Plans" (SUMP) as a major contribution to the objectives of the above mentioned TSUE.

After 26 months of applied research, EUROCITIES and representatives of nine large European cities and the Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment, will present and debate their results with Members of the European Parliament, Committee of the Regions, national governments, European Commission and other experts on urban sustainability.

The guidance for sustainable urban management "Towards Liveable Cities and Towns" that will be presented in the conference aims both to enhance efficiency of the implementation of environmental policy, and to encourage long-term environmental planning at local level. There will be copies of this manual available for all project participants.

Participants should complete and send the registration form no later than January 24. The registration form can be found in the "files section" at the bottom of this page.

For any further information please contact Jordi Gomez, Project Coordinator, EUROCITIES, +32 2 552 08 80.

Brussels, Belgium