Project references

Iron Curtain

Acronym: Iron Curtain

Title: Innovative models of critical key indicators as planning and decision support for sustainable rural development and integrated cross border regional management in former Iron Curtain areas based on north to south European reference studies
Programme: FP5
Ref./Contract no.: QLK5-CT-2001-01401 / QLRT-2000-01401

Website: http://www.ironcurtainproject.com

Budget: €3.377.180
Role: Partner
Duration: 36 months
Launch date: 2002

Partners:

University of Leoben, Department of Technical Ecosystem Analysis- Austria (Coordinator); Aristotle University of Thessaloniki- Greece; University of Salzburg- Austria; Geo Group a.s.- Czech Republic; InterConsult Group ASA–, Norway; University of Jena- Germany; University of Miskolc–, Hungary

 Summary

The Iron Curtain project developed a methodology for encouraging the standardization of tools and procedures for integrated resource evaluation. Tested and scaled in several case studies across several European countries, the model was designed to be transferable and useful to other states from the former Iron Curtain region. The divergent regional policies had led to great discrepancies between neighboring states and the project aimed to address these matters.