EnvironmentAl integrated, multilevel knoWledge and approaches to counteract critical AIR pollution events, improving vulnerable citizens quality of life in Central Europe Functional Urban Areas

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Central Europe

Date of latest update: 2023-11-15

Description

Description (EN):

Air pollution is both an environmental & a social problem and is considered a common challenge for CE territories in particular dealing with Severe Air Pollution Episodes.AWAIR aims at improving environmental management capacity in CE through promotion&adoption of agreed measures&strategies able to reduce SAPEs impacts on environment & human health in particular of vulnerable people.Transnational approach to a transnational problem with a local application, AWAIR answers to the lack of coordination of environmental policies between core urban areas and their surroundings: it defines a common,transnational approach for Mitigation&Adaptation actions’management at Funtional Urban Area that will be used as framework for each FUA at local level.Those potential M&A actions can be of different kind,depending on identified characteristics of FUA, translated in ad hoc action plans.Screening of novel solutions & tools is conducted at wide scientific level (BAT) & at EU funded projects level. Specific monitoring tools of the effectiveness of actions at each FUA are foreseen. AWAIR also aims at promoting innovative preventive approach with introduction of new indicators (e.g. ultrafine particles, black carbon) & inclusion of air quality forecasting systems among actions established for health effect’s prevention during SAPEs.The whole project is inspired by a participative approach,since project conceiving,of stakeholders involvement,that foresees feedbacks and inputs from them.AWAIR organises ad hoc stakeholder plans to deeply identify, address &reach each category of them in a customized way ensuring knowledge transfer at wider level: other FUAs, cities in CE &EU(spread FUA model), local administrators&representative from vulnerable groups (guidelines&trainings) &vulnerable citizens (alert system).Pervasive,wide-ranging communication is structured to guarantee maximum AWAIR visibility& information on opportunities in FUA-cities but also for other citizens in other cities

Achievements (EN):

What is AWAIR: AWAIR aimed to define new indicators for air quality and to evaluate the effectiveness of measures applied during Severe Air Pollution Events (SAPEs), to achieve greater protection of the health of citizens, with a special focus on vulnerable and susceptible people. Communicating correctly to stakeholders and citizens was also among the main objectives. AWAIR involved 7 partners and 5 associated partners from academia, research and municipalities across 5 countries. Four Functional Urban Areas (FUAs) were represented. Relevant outputs: AWAIR has produced technical information on air quality measurements, parameters and indicators, and predictive tools, to estimate the effectiveness of the actions in case of SAPEs. There have been two pilot actions in Parma and Katowice. AWAIR has produced a transnational strategy for coordination of urban plans at FUA level decision support tools and guidelines for decision makers and public administrators. AWAIR has produced an app for mobiles and tablets, to implement communication with stakeholders and citizens. Results of communication: The final result of the communication from AWAIR has been to increase the knowledge about air quality, to increase the awareness about the impacts of air quality on health, to prompt changes in attitudes and behaviour in citizens and stakeholders. The technical knowledge developed by AWAIR has been disseminated to scientists and users. The decision making tools has reached administrators and regulators. The main results have been widely spread to the general public through digital media, press, TV and meetings. Young people and children have been reached through schools and educators. Reference points of the AWAIR strategy: AWAIR has worked in the EU context, having as reference the situation of EU countries, the EU legislation framework and the common environment we all share. However, the tools developed are amenable to translation and adaptation to other local communities.

Website: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/home.html

Expected Results (EN): R 3.3 Status of integrated environmental managment capacities of the public sector and related entities in functional urban areas achieved through transnational cooperation for making them more liveable places.

Expected Outputs (EN):

The project main results will be (i) the improved capacity of local administrators and stakeholders to manage SAPEs and their consequences on environmental and human health , making Central Europe’s cities more liveable places and (ii) the enhanced cohesion of local environmental management policies at the FUA level. The project aims at increasing local knowledge about SAPEs causes and effects and at improving the ability of local public authorities (i) to forecast SAPEs, (ii) to put in place mitigation actions to reduce emissions of atmospheric pollutants and adaptation actions to lower population exposure and (iii) to measure the effectiveness of the implemented policies and actions. The project will improve the status of integrated environmental capacities in FUAs (result indicator 3.3) by (i) increasing the extent of knowledge of the public sector about air pollution and SAPEs, (ii) supplying DSS, tools and action plans to enhance local managerial systems in case of SAPEs, (iii) creating a legal and institutional environment where new management policies can be developed and coordinated at the FUA level, (iv) creating a network between administrators, scientists, stakeholders, citizens and most vulnerable groups that favour communication about urban quality and its effects on human health and well-being, (v) promoting new performance indicators for implemented actions that allow greater efficiency in local policies.

Thematic information

Urban development Evaluation systems and results Soil and air quality

Specific Objective: To improve environmental management of functional urban areas to make them more liveable places

Thematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:

Investment Priority: (06e) taking action to improve the urban environment, to revitalise cities, regenerate and decontaminate brownfield sites (including conversion areas), reduce air pollution and promote noise-reduction measures

Partners (8)

Lead Partner: Agenzia regionale per la prevenzione, l'ambiente e l'energia dell'Emilia-Romagna

Department: Centre for Environment and Health

Address: Via Po 5, 40139 Bologna, Italy

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.arpae.it

Total budget: EUR 467 382.00

ERDF budget: EUR 373 905.60

Stadt Graz Umweltamt

Name: Stadt Graz Umweltamt

Department: Enviromental Department

Address: Schmiedgasse 26/4, 8011 Graz, Austria

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.umwelt.graz.at

Total budget: EUR 5 023.41

ERDF budget: EUR 4 018.73

Budapest Főváros XIV. Kerület Zugló Önkormányzata

Name: Budapest Főváros XIV. Kerület Zugló Önkormányzata

Department: -

Address: Pétervárad utca 2, 1145 Budapest, Hungary

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.zuglo.hu

Total budget: EUR 326 431.60

ERDF budget: EUR 277 466.86

Urząd Miasta Katowice

Name: Urząd Miasta Katowice

Department: EU Funds Department/ Environmental Management Department

Address: Młyńska 4, 40-098 Katowice, Poland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.katowice.eu

Total budget: EUR 302 640.00

ERDF budget: EUR 257 244.00

Comune d Parma

Name: Comune d Parma

Department: Environment and Mobility department

Address: Largo Torello de Strada 11/a, 43121 Parma, Italy

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.comune.parma.it

Total budget: EUR 228 534.00

ERDF budget: EUR 182 827.20

Główny Instytut Górnictwa

Name: Główny Instytut Górnictwa

Department: Department of Energy Saving and Air Protection, Division of Environmental Engineering

Address: Plac Gwarków 1, 40-166 Katowice, Poland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.gig.eu

Total budget: EUR 228 509.75

ERDF budget: EUR 194 233.29

Helmholtz Zentrum München – Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Umwelt und Gesundheit

Name: Helmholtz Zentrum München – Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Umwelt und Gesundheit

Department: Institute of Epidemiology II

Address: Ingolstaedter Landstr. 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.helmholtz-muenchen.de

Total budget: EUR 205 562.39

ERDF budget: EUR 164 449.91

Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per le Scienze Ambientali

Name: Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per le Scienze Ambientali

Department: Unità Locale Parma

Address: Dorsoduro 2137, 30123 Venezia, Italy

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.cinsa.unipr.it

Total budget: EUR 170 590.00

ERDF budget: EUR 136 472.00

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City Council Graz

EnvironmentAl integrated, multilevel knoWledge and approaches to counteract critical AIR pollution events, improving vulnerable citizens quality of life in Central Europe Functional Urban Areas

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Regional Agency for the prevention, environment and energy in Emilia-Romagna Region

EnvironmentAl integrated, multilevel knoWledge and approaches to counteract critical AIR pollution events, improving vulnerable citizens quality of life in Central Europe Functional Urban Areas

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Municipality of the Capital City of Budapest District XIV. Zugló

EnvironmentAl integrated, multilevel knoWledge and approaches to counteract critical AIR pollution events, improving vulnerable citizens quality of life in Central Europe Functional Urban Areas

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Katowice City Hall

EnvironmentAl integrated, multilevel knoWledge and approaches to counteract critical AIR pollution events, improving vulnerable citizens quality of life in Central Europe Functional Urban Areas

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Municipality of Parma

EnvironmentAl integrated, multilevel knoWledge and approaches to counteract critical AIR pollution events, improving vulnerable citizens quality of life in Central Europe Functional Urban Areas

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Central Mining Institute

EnvironmentAl integrated, multilevel knoWledge and approaches to counteract critical AIR pollution events, improving vulnerable citizens quality of life in Central Europe Functional Urban Areas

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Helmholtz Zentrum München – German Research Center for Environmental Health

EnvironmentAl integrated, multilevel knoWledge and approaches to counteract critical AIR pollution events, improving vulnerable citizens quality of life in Central Europe Functional Urban Areas

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National Interuniversity Consortium for Environmental Sciences

EnvironmentAl integrated, multilevel knoWledge and approaches to counteract critical AIR pollution events, improving vulnerable citizens quality of life in Central Europe Functional Urban Areas

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Summary

Project name (EN): EnvironmentAl integrated, multilevel knoWledge and approaches to counteract critical AIR pollution events, improving vulnerable citizens quality of life in Central Europe Functional Urban Areas

Project acronym: AWAIR

Project start date: 2017-09-01

Project end date: 2021-02-28

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 934 673.15

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 590 617.59

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 82.50%

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 1 590 617.59.

Documents

Documents on this project are listed below, and organised by category. Please note field "Data source", attached to each document. Keep.eu users are free to use these documents as long as they mention the data source and keep.eu.

Reports

Mitigation and Adaptation Action Plan, Pilot Actions and Monitoring Plan to Verify Effectiveness of Actions in the FUA of Parma

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2020-04-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Mitigation and Adaptation Action Plan, Pilot Actions and Monitoring Plan to Verify Effectiveness of Actions in the FUA of Katowice

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2019-04-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Mitigation and Adaptation Action Plan, Pilot Actions and Monitoring Plan to Verify Effectiveness of Actions in the FUA of Zugló

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2019-04-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Operational Tool on Envir and Health Measures of Adaptation’s Effectiveness and Evidence of their use

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2019-03-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

AWAIR Decision Support Systems

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2020-12-27

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

D.T2.2.2 Summary report of the administrative pilot test – FUA Katowice

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2021-02-28

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

D.T2.2.2 Summary report of the administrative pilot test - FUA Parma

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2021-02-28

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

D2.2.2 Summary report of the administrative pilot test - Zuglo

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2021-02-28

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

D.T2.2.3 Summary report of the technological pilot test – FUA Katowicice

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2021-02-28

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

D2.2.3 Summary report of the technological pilot test - Zuglo

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2021-02-28

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

D.T2.2.3 Summary report of the technological pilot test - FUA Parma

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2021-02-28

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Brochures / magazines / manuals

Investment Fact Sheet - Pilot Investment in Parma

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2021-02-28

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Investment Fact Sheet - Air quality monitoring system for Katowice

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2019-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Output Fact Sheet - Trainings - O.T2.3. – Tools for population/stakeholder alert in case of SAPEs

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2021-04-04

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Output Fact Sheet - Trainings - O.T3.3 Training on best practices to cope with SAPEs for stakeholders (AD-AWAIR)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2021-02-28

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Output Fact Sheet - Trainings - O.T.3.3 - Training on best practices to cope with SAPEs for stakeholders

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2020-12-03

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Output Fact Sheet - Trainings - O.T3.3 – Training on best practices to cope with SAPEs for stakeholders (TARG-AWAIR)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2021-02-28

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Output Fact Sheet - Trainings - O.T3.3 Training on best practices to cope with SAPEs for stakeholders (TARG-AWAIR)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2021-02-28

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Forecasting System - Katowice

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Forecasting System - Parma

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Forecasting System - Zuglo

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2020-10-09

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Transnational Strategy for Coordination of Urban Plans at FUA Level

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2019-09-20

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Output Fact Sheet - O.T2.4 - Tools to support decisions in case of SAPEs

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2021-02-28

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Output Fact Sheet - OT2.4 Tools to support decisions in case of SAPEs

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2021-02-28

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Output Fact Sheet - O.T3.2 Material for stakeholders appraisal of solutions to cope with SAPEs

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2021-02-28

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Output Fact Sheet - Pilot actions (including investment, if applicable)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2019-01-12

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Output Fact Sheet - Pilot actions (including investment, if applicable) - O.T2.1. Pilot actions for mitigation and adaptation to SAPEs

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2021-02-28

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Output Fact Sheet - Pilot actions - O.T2.1 - Pilot actions for mitigation and adaptation to SAPEs

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2021-02-28

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Output factsheet: Pilot actions - O.T2.3. – Tools for population/stakeholder alert in case of SAPEs

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2021-04-04

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Output factsheet: Strategies and action plans - OT1.4 - Transnational strategy for coordination of urban plans at FUAs level

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2021-07-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Output fact sheet - Strategies and action plans - O.T3.1 Transnational Concept action plan for knowledge transfer to FUAs

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2021-02-28

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Output Fact Sheet - O.T 2.3 AWAIR-APP created to inform local health instit&/or nurseries/schools/citizens

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2021-02-28

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Output Fact Sheet - Tools for population - O.T2.3 - Tools for population/stakeholders alert in case of SAPEs

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2021-02-28

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Output factsheet: Tools

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2021-02-28

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Output factsheet: Tools - O.T1.3 Transnational common methodology for measuring effectiveness of actions in case of SAPES

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2021-07-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Output number and title OT2.4 Tools to support decisions in case of SAPEsResponsible

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2021-02-02

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

AWAIR project - Interreg Central Europe

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2021-02-28

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Presentations

Catalogue of Actions to Cope With Severe Air Pollution Episodes

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2021-02-28

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Videos / films

IV Meeting AWAIR

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2019-04-03

Languages: en, it

Flyers

An Integrated Approach to Air Pollution

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Flyer

Data source: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/AWAIR/AWAIR.html

Publication date: 2022-08-29

Document date: 2021-02-28

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Information regarding the data in keep.eu on the programme financing this project

Financing programme

2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Central Europe

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2023-11-02

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

138 / 138 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

1 434 / 1 434 (100%)

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EnvironmentAl integrated, multilevel knoWledge and approaches to counteract critical AIR pollution events, improving vulnerable citizens quality of life in Central Europe Functional Urban Areas

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