With environmental concerns having grown in visibility in recent years, this is the time to pursue actions for a sustainable and environmentally friendly Europe. That will require extensive environmental research and development as we endeavour to contribute to tackling these major 21st century
The CIVITAS Initiative ('City-Vitality-Sustainability', or 'Cleaner and Better Transport in Cities') was launched in 2002. In the first phase of the project (2002 to 2006), 19 cities participated in 4 research and demonstration projects; and in CIVITAS II (2005 to 2009), 17 cities participated
