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Expert Evaluation Panel


The members of the expert evaluation panel responsible for evaluating the applications of the European Green Capital Award for 2014 are listed below.

1. Local contribution to global climate change
Mr. Chris Bremmer, Head of Market Group, TNO (Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research), Utrecht, The Netherlands.

2. Local transport
Dr. Henrik Gudmundsson, Senior Researcher, Department of Transport, Technical University of Denmark.

3. Green urban areas incorporating sustainable land use
Ms. Ir. Hedwig van Delden, Director, Research Institute for Knowledge Systems (RIKS), Maastricht, The Netherlands

4. Nature and biodiversity
Mr. Stamatis Chondrogiannis, Expert, Commission on Ecosystem Management, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Greece.

5. Quality of local ambient air
Dr. Steen Solvang Jensen, Senior Scientist, National Environmental Research Institute (NERI), Department of Atmospheric Environment, Aarhus University, Denmark.

6. Noise pollution
Mr. J. Luis Bento-Coelho, Professor, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal

7. Waste production and management
Mr. Larry O’Toole, Director, Waste and Energy Division, RPS Consulting Engineers, Dublin, Ireland

8. Water consumption
Mr. Giovanni Bidoglio, Head of Rural, Water and Ecosystem Resources Unit, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Italy.

9. Waste water treatment
Ms. Eduarda Beja Neves, Principal Researcher, Hydraulic and Environment Department, National Laboratory of Civil Engineering, Lisbon, Portugal

10. Eco-innovation and sustainable employment
Mr. Lars Mortensen, Head of Group, Sustainable Consumption & Production and Waste, European Environment Agency, Denmark.

11. Environmental management of the local authority
Ms. Maria Berrini, Director, Ambiente Italia, Milan, Italy.

12. Energy performance
Mr Per G Berg, Professor in Landscape planning with a special focus on Sustainable Community Development at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala.