Project: European Topic Centre on Air Pollution and Climate Change Mitigation (ETC/ACM 2014-2018)
Financing institution: European Environment Agency
Duration of the project: 2014-2018
Project description: European Topic Centres (ETCs) are centres of thematic expertise contracted by the EEA to carry out specific tasks identified in the EEA Multiannual Work Programme and the annual work programmes.
UAB role: During 2014-2018 the INTERFASE researchers contributed to the European Topic Centre on Air Pollution and Climate Change Mitigation. INTERFASE role focused on improvement of the current noise database through its design and implementation to facilitate data reporting under the Environmental Noise Directive by the EEA member countries.
The European noise database produced has been used in assessments related to the noise situation at European, national and also sub-national level, and also related to sectoral and cross-cutting assessments (linking noise with health, transport, social deprivation, quiet areas and ecosystems assessments), in view of improving the policy process and evaluation.
Website: https://www.eionet.europa.eu/etcs/etc-atni
Publications
European Environment Agency (EEA) (2018). Unequal exposure and unequal impacts: social vulnerability to air pollution, noise and extreme temperatures in Europe. EEA Report Nº 22/2018, Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, ISBN 978-92-9248-048-0, ISSN 1977-8449, doi:10.2800/32418 [UAB SGR Interfase contributing authors: J. Fons]