Reducing these environmental impacts is vital, but these issues are often tackled separately. More can be achieved by promoting an integrated approach that takes the specific needs of urban areas in
to account. Indeed, many of the problems facing
Europe's towns and cities, such as meeting demanding European air quality standards or urban sprawl, are common ones and there are clear opportunities at the European level to develop, share and facilitate the implementation of app
ropriate solutions, while ...[+++] recognising that towns and cities are each different and need to apply the solutions that are most appropriate for their local conditions.
En effet, bon nombre des problèmes auxquels les villes d'Europe sont confrontées, tels que le respect des normes européennes strictes en matière de qualité de l'air, ou le mitage, leur sont communs, et il existe d'évidentes possibilités d'élaborer, de partager et de faciliter la mise en œuvre, au niveau européen, de solutions appropriées, tout en reconnaissant que chaque ville est un cas particulier, et que ces solutions doivent être appliquées de la façon la mieux adaptée aux conditions locales.