area control method

9. Takes the view that the difficulties encountered in meeting the target set for 2010 call for an in-depth review of the methods applied to date; maintains that strategic studies covering all the factors that may affect protected areas must be carried out, and that these studies should be incorporated into urban planning and be accompanied by educational and information campaigns on the importance of local natural resources and their conservation;

3. Establishment of Community framework rules for measures at airport level: this comprises numerous measures such as a common noise classification scheme, the definition of a standard index and a standard method for calculating noise exposure levels, the introduction of noise-monitoring, noise-zoning and land-use rules, the study of recommended practices for deciding on land use around airports, the setting of eligibility criteria (based on the existence of land-use rules) to be met before any financial aid is granted for the construction or extension of airports and, lastly, the establishment of a Community framework for operating rule ...[+++]s.

Two local authorities projects and the single preparatory action project deal with water management : the Association for the Development of Cultures for Energy, will demonstrate a denitrification and dephosphatation technique by irrigation of short rotation coppice ; the SMEABSD, a regional planning authority, will implement an integrated management of surface water aiming at reducing overfloods ; the International Office for Water will analyse and compare the a ...[+++]ssessment methods of industrial pollution of water in the countries forming the Meuse catchment area.