| Acronym: | Iron Curtain |
| Ref./Contract no.: | QLK5-CT-2001-01401 / QLRT-2000-01401 |
| Project full title: | European Union Fifth Framework Project |
| Coordinator: | University of Leoben, Department of Technical Ecosystem Analysis |
| Website: | http://www.ironcurtainproject.com |
| Partners: |
Aristotele University of Thessaloniki, Department of Civil Engineering |
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University of Salzburg |
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Department of Geography and Geoinformation |
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Geo Group a.s. |
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InterConsult Group ASA |
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Geonardo Environmental Technologies |
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University of Jena, Department of Geography |
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University of Miskolc, Department of Hydro- and Engineering Geology |
| Support: | €1.926.680 |
| Total Budget: | €4.000.000 |
| Duration: | 36 months |
| Date of launch: | 2002 |
| Summary: |
This project was conceived as a result of the Iron Curtain that separated many of the former USSR countries from the rest of the developed and developing world. Many of these countries, as a result of their political ties, lack investment and are separated from the EU, resulting in an underdeveloped rural economy that had not changed for hundreds of years. Agricultural output had dwindled, and production, horticulture are farming methods were still embedded from the previous century. The main objective of the Iron Curtain project was to establish a new development strategy for the development of rural areas and to create a programme that would result in considerable modernization, leading to increased profitability and a resurgence in the rural economy. The project partners developed a methodology based on their extensive combined experience that resulted in a range of tools and procedures for integrated resource evaluation, analysis and management, all of which were built around the governing principle of sustainable development.
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