European Green Capital 2012
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European Green Capital 2012 is the European Commission’s annual award title given in 2012 to recognize Vitoria-Gasteiz for its outstanding urban environmental performance and sustainable city planning.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European Commission award
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European Green Capital Award ⓘ environmental award ⓘ |
| appliesTo | European cities ⓘ |
| awardedBy | European Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedCity | Vitoria-Gasteiz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedCityRegion | Basque Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
ambitious goals for further environmental improvement
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high environmental standards ⓘ role model function for other cities ⓘ |
| awardedTo | Vitoria-Gasteiz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| awardPurpose |
to promote best practices in sustainable urban planning
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to reward cities that are leading the way in environmentally friendly urban living ⓘ |
| awardYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| category | environment and sustainability awards ⓘ |
| countryOfAwardedCity | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focus |
sustainable urban development
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urban environment ⓘ |
| follows | European Green Capital 2011 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicScope | European Union and EEA member states NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAwardedCityPopulationRange | cities with more than 200000 inhabitants ⓘ |
| inceptionOfAwardScheme | 2010 ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialTitle | English ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://ec.europa.eu/environment/europeangreencapital/ ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Directorate-General for Environment of the European Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | European Green Capital Award series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | European Green Capital 2013 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForAward |
outstanding urban environmental performance
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sustainable city planning ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
air quality
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biodiversity and nature protection ⓘ climate change mitigation and adaptation ⓘ environmental governance ⓘ green urban areas ⓘ local transport sustainability ⓘ noise pollution reduction ⓘ sustainable land use ⓘ waste management ⓘ water management ⓘ |
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