EU URBAN CONSULTATION

BY KEITH NUTHALLENVIRONMENTAL health officers are being asked to participate in a wide-ranging European Commission public Internet consultation on improving European Union urban environments. A questionnaire focuses on poor air quality, traffic and congestion, ambient noise, derelict buildings, greenhouse gas emissions, urban sprawl, waste and other issues. The feedback will help the Commission draft a 'thematic strategy on the urban environment'. Comments must be received by September 21. *See ...


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