Environmental Problems of the City Centres

A report prepared for the Environment and Consumer Protection Service of the Commission of the European Communities

1. General background to the problem.
1.1. Introduction.
1.2. Historical evolution of the problem.
2. Analysis by country of city-centre policy.
2.1. Germany.
2.2. Belgium.
2.3. Denmark.
2.4. France.
2.5. Ireland.
2.6. Italy.
2.7. Luxemburg.
2.8. The Netherlands.
2.9. The United Kingdom.
3. Synthesis of the problems of the city centres.
3.1. Physical image.
3.2. The effect of expansion of the office sector.
3.3. The economics of land and its impact in city centre renovation.
3.4. City centre residents.
3.5. Transportation.
3.6. Protection of monuments and sites.
3.7. The urban environment.
4. Different approaches to the problem.
4.1. A typology of city centres.
4.2. A search for solutions.
4.3. Judicial and administrative means.
4.4. The role of the international organizations.
5. Policy objectives.
5.1. Introduction.
5.2. Policies.
6. Recommendations for the short term.
6.1. A conference on a European policy for improving the inner-city environment.
6.2. Seminars on particular problems of city centres.
6.3. Privileged enterprises.
6.4. European pilot-projets for improvement of the environment of inner cities.
7. Proposals for studies.
7.1. Study of the supply and demand for office space on a community-wide basis.
7.2. Working group for land use policy.
7.3. Study of the application of master planning.