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8 Amendments of Carlos ZORRINHO related to 2018/2764(RSP)

Amendment 15 #

Recital D
D. whereas green infrastructure, provides ecosystem services that are crucial to our wellbeing production of urban food, water circulation and retention, the regulation of temperature, the prevention of extreme weather phenomena, the support of biodiversity, including pollinators, improving nutrient cycles and aesthetic, exercise and wellbeing benefits for its inhabitants;(Does not affect the English version.)
2018/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 29 #

Recital G
G. whereas a planted soil and the use of permeable pavements wherever possible – in spaces such as car parks, public parks, pedestrian paths or squares for instance – will help with water retention and combat urban runoffs betterinfiltration and be more likely to improve urban drainage than asphalt and concrete;
2018/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 35 #

Recital H
H. whereas well designed, green infrastructure can act as one of the biggest chances to increase the quantity of ecological corridors, and in this way protect theand foster biodiversity;
2018/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 42 #

Recital K
K. whereas green infrastructure offers an access to nature for those who would not otherwise be able to enjoy it or who might otherwise find it more difficult to engage with the nature, such as children and the ageing population, with the proven benefits in terms of physical and mental health that this entails;
2018/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 49 #

Recital N
N. whereas greener neighbourhoods have shown to increase the economic value of properties as they make areas more desirable amongst prospective buyers, thereby attracting more investment and more companies and creating more jobs;
2018/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 59 #

Recital Q a (new)
Qa. whereas 2020 is the deadline for achieving the first climate action targets set by European cities as part of the commitments enshrined in the New Covenant of Mayors, and whereas this will therefore be a year for assessing and taking stock of progress in which cities can benefit from sharing experiences of success and failure;
2018/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 72 #

Paragraph 5 – point c
c. encouragestablish the conditions enabling citizens to act and improve their own neighbourhoods;
2018/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 94 #

Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission to continue supporting ambitious measures ofn energy efficiency and resource efficiencys, in particular water resources, by securing adequate funding for that contribute to sustainable urban development and making cities more resilient, underpinned by green infrastructures of excellence, such as innovation partnerships and joint procurement schemes between European cities; at the same time, encourages municipalities to support citizen-led green initiatives to the greatest extent possible, for example urban gardeningdirect- intervention projects for ecological improvement and green ing projectfrastructure in cities.
2018/11/26
Committee: ENVI