D E S C R I P T I O N O F W O R K - MEGAPOLI - Dmi

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European and other international scientific groups and adopt a multidisciplinary approach to widen
the existing knowledge base in the field of climate change and air quality. The multi-layered
strategy of stakeholder interaction, exploitation and dissemination (WP9) of the knowledge and
information generated during the project will benefit industry (including SMEs such as ARIANET),
regulators, research and academic institutions and city/national authorities. In particular, several
improved models (tools) will be developed within the lifetime of the project. As part of WP9, the
exploitation potential of these improved models will be assessed. Current market opportunities and
their orientation in the future as a result of changes in climate and air quality will be identified in
areas such as environmental assessment (modelling and monitoring) and protection, industry,
systems engineering, IT, Earth observation, computing and telecommunications. In addition,
participation of key groups from USA, China and India will strengthen international collaboration
and help to increase European competitiveness.
B.3.2.2 Plan for using and disseminating knowledge
All participants of this project are institutions with a strong background in environmental research,
with the ability to use the results of MEGAPOLI and allow for mutual benefits due to collaboration
with other ongoing research projects. With the strong rationale of assessment and modelling within
the project, synergies with current research activities in connection with the EC CAFÉ programme
and the ongoing review of EC directives and UNECE protocols will be taken into account to make
sure of an efficient use of resources and to harmonise the projects’ results with other findings.
The overall dissemination plan will include): web portal, stakeholder meetings, newsletters, email
network and the creation of a Global Stakeholder Forum. In addition, research findings will be
published in peer-reviewed international journals as well as being utilised in state-of-the art
teaching in the field of environmental protection and modelling. Additional details can be found in
the WP9 description.
Throughout the whole project, information technologies will be applied to provide up-to-date
information on the progress of the project, intermediate results and other data on a web-based
platform, consisting of a dedicated website and a data-exchange platform. Users and the public will
have easy access to the relevant project findings and will be able to interactively participate by
discussion lists and online evaluation of datasets for invited expert groups.
B.3.2.3 Raising public participation and awareness
At each stage of the project, publications both in scientific literature and official media of the EC
will be used to reach out to a more scientific and general audience to both promote the findings of
the project and to invite public participation via the project web site. Furthermore, the coordinator
and most contractors are directly involved in academic teaching and professional education on
professional level. Through these links, project findings will be communicated, for instance in
teaching in environmental protection curricula for domestic students and in international graduate
degree courses for a variety of students from all over the world. The website will be a major portal
for information on megacities, air quality and climate. Where possible the consortium will
collaborate with other networks and projects (such as ACCENT and EUCAARI) to establish a
global dissemination strategy.
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