The final launch event in Italy for the SPAcE project took place on 20th December 2017 at Moltivolti, a multicultural centre in Palermo, Italy. CESIE organised a meeting with the students and teachers of the school “Benedetto Croce” Lyceum, who as part of the activities for the Urban Active Environment (UActiVE) Action Plan for Palermo developed by CESIE, have been… Read more →

The project SPAcE (Supporting Policy and Action for Active Environments) aims to integrate active transport programmes (i.e. walking to school, cycle to work schemes etc.) into public policy across the European Union. The overall aim of the SPAcE is to make the healthy choice the easy choice through creating sustainable urban active environments in cities and towns across the European… Read more →

A 90-minute symposium for the SPAcE project was attended by over 40 delegates of the HEPA EU Conference which took place in Zagreb Croatia on 16th November 2017. Delegates were presented by an overview of the project by Prof Diane Crone from the University of Gloucestershire (Project Coordinator), followed by an explanation of how the Urban Environment Action Plans were… Read more →

CESIE as partner in the project SPAcE – Supporting Policy and Action for Active Environments was selected to present its final results at the IEREK international conference on Urban Transit and Sustainable Networks (UTSN) on 25th October – 27th October 2017 at the University of Palermo, Italy. The conference was organised by IEREK – International Experts for Research Enrichment and… Read more →

The partners of the project SPAcE (Supporting Policy and Action for Active Environments) have been reviewing the final Urban Active Environments (UActivE) Action Plans for promoting sustainable physical activity-friendly environments in cities and towns across Europe through the integration of active transport. The partnership which is comprised of 10 partners from across 8 EU countries and includes regional governments, Higher… Read more →

The project SPAcE has won the best presentation award at the ICPAHW 2017: 19th International Conference on Physical Activity, Health and Wellness in Rome on 17th and 18th July 2017. Read more →

The project SPAcE will present at the 6th International City Health Conference in Basel Switzerland on 13th and 14th September 2017. This is the sixth in the series of City Health conferences and will be hosted by the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland and organised by Knowledge Action Change. Read more →

Palermo has been selected as a European good practice by the SPAcE project report for the promotion of urban physical activity. Read more →

The report titled “Environments for physical activity in Europe: a review of evidence and examples of practice” produced as part of the SPAcE project has now been published. Read more →