The partners of the project SPAcE (Supporting Policy and Action for Active Environments) have been assessing the health benefits of walking and cycling across European cities and towns as part of a specialised training on the use of the World Health Organization tool HEAT (Health Economic Assessment Tool), to support the sustainability of the SPAcE action plans for the promotion… Read more →
On 6th September, the civil society’s group of representatives and experts supporting Brasov Metropolitan Agency in developing the Local Action Plan, has met to discuss, analyse and improve the audit findings in regards to physical activities and mass sport, both from a subjective point of view (attitudes, habits etc.) as well as objectively (urban planning, dedicated infrastructure etc). As such,… Read more →
The SPAcE project is currently implementing action plans across five EU cities/towns in Greece, Italy, Latvia, Romania and Spain that should dictate guidelines for the creation of Urban Active Spaces. Specifically for Palermo, CESIE choose schools as the target setting to promote the development of active areas within the school environment. The idea for the schools in Palermo is to… Read more →
The SPAcE project entered a very important phase this month as local working groups across 5 cities and towns in Greece, Italy, Latvia, Romania and Spain have been formed to develop actions plans for the development of urban active environments (UActivE) across Europe. The end result will be developed policy interventions to promote physical activity-friendly environments and good practices for… Read more →
Actions plans for the development of urban active environments (UActiveE) in cities and towns across the European Union are now underway after the “Learning and Sharing of Good Practice Symposium and Workshop” and second partnership meeting for the project SPAcE – Supporting Policy and Action for Active Environments, took place on 5th and 6th November 2015, in Palermo hosted by… Read more →
Partners of the project SPAcE (Supporting Policy and Action for Active Environments) have carried out desk based scoping exercises to compile case studies demonstrating good practices in the area of urban active environments (UActiveE) as part of a new EU report supporting active towns and cities and promoting the establishment of UActiveE. The report “EU UActivE Summary of Evidence and… Read more →
From 16th to 22nd September 2015 European countries join together to celebrate EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK, an initiative of the European Commission and a world-wide event organised since 2002 sought to influence mobility and urban transport issues across European cities, as well as improve the health and quality of life of citizens. Each EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK focuses on a particular topic related to sustainable mobility… Read more →
Every EU Country is encouraged to organise activities and events both at local and national level. In Italy, activities will be coordinated by the Department of local affairs, autonomies and sport. The Week is addressed to everyone, regardless of age, background or fitness level. By focusing on grassroots initiatives, the European Sport Week will promote an healthy and more active… Read more →
The first partnership meeting for the project “SPAcE – Supporting Policy and Action for Active Environments” was held on 23rd and 24th March 2015 in Cheltenham, UK. SPAcE is an exciting new three year project co-funded by the Sport: Collaborative Partnerships action of the Erasmus+ Programme. The project will link together 10 project partners from 8 different EU countries to… Read more →
