• a review of the techniques used to evaluate the robustness and uncertainties
of the assessment,
• an analysis of the emission abatement policies and measures planned at regional
and local scales,
• their synergies/trade-offs with the measures implemented at the national scales
(e.g. national emissions ceilings or national climate change programmes).
These tasks have been performed by defining a common and structured format,
i.e. by designing a database and populate it, clearly specifying the meaning of all
keywords in order to guarantee a uniform understanding across all countries and
applications. A collaborative multiple user tool has been implemented to allow all
involved agencies to fill the questionnaire through a Web application.
The project has been the result of the cooperation of 16 research groups in nine
different European countries (see Figure) with the contribution of six stakeholders
(local environmental authorities of different EU regions), and with the collaboration
of FAIRMODE (the Forum for air quality modelling in Europe, http://fairmode.jrc.
ec.europa.eu/) and NIAM (Network for Integrated Assessment Modelling, http://
www.niam.scarp.se/) initiatives.
The project lasted from 2011 to 2014 and was coordinated by the University of
Brescia, Italy.
The material produced by all the project activities is available online on the
project website. The content of this book is largely drawn from the project deliverables.
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Brescia, Italy
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of the assessment,
• an analysis of the emission abatement policies and measures planned at regional
and local scales,
• their synergies/trade-offs with the measures implemented at the national scales
(e.g. national emissions ceilings or national climate change programmes).
These tasks have been performed by defining a common and structured format,
i.e. by designing a database and populate it, clearly specifying the meaning of all
keywords in order to guarantee a uniform understanding across all countries and
applications. A collaborative multiple user tool has been implemented to allow all
involved agencies to fill the questionnaire through a Web application.
The project has been the result of the cooperation of 16 research groups in nine
different European countries (see Figure) with the contribution of six stakeholders
(local environmental authorities of different EU regions), and with the collaboration
of FAIRMODE (the Forum for air quality modelling in Europe, http://fairmode.jrc.
ec.europa.eu/) and NIAM (Network for Integrated Assessment Modelling, http://
www.niam.scarp.se/) initiatives.
The project lasted from 2011 to 2014 and was coordinated by the University of
Brescia, Italy.
The material produced by all the project activities is available online on the
project website. The content of this book is largely drawn from the project deliverables.
Milan, Italy
G. Guariso
Brescia, Italy
M. Volta
vi
Preface