CIVITAS (European Union)
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CIVITAS is an initiative of the European Union to implement sustainable, clean and (energy) efficient urban transport measures. The initiative is co-ordinated by cities.
Etymology
CIVITAS is an acronym of CIty-VITAlity-Sustainability.[1]
Chronology
- CIVITAS I started in early 2002 (within the Fifth European Community Framework Programme), with 19 cities clustered in 4 demonstration projects.
- CIVITAS II started in early 2005 (within the Sixth Framework Programme), consisting of 17 cities in 4 demonstration projects.
- CIVITAS PLUS started in late 2008 (within the Seventh Framework Programme), with 25 cities in 5 demonstration projects.
- CIVITAS PLUS II started in 2012, with 8 cities in 2 demonstration projects (lab projects).
- CIVITAS 2020 started in 2016, with 17 cities in 3 demonstration projects (lab projects).
See also
References
- ^ About CIVITAS Archived 2011-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (CIVITAS' official site)
External links
- Civitas (official site)
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