URBiNAT: Urban Innovative & Inclusive Nature

Healthy corridors as drivers of social housing neighbourhoods for the co-creation of social, environmental and marketable NBS  

URBiNAT Cities

The cities of Porto, Nantes and Sofia are acting as ‘front  runners’ based on their innovative use of public space through nature-based solutions (NBS).

The cities of Siena, Nova Gorica, Brussels and Høje-Taastrup are sharing their knowledge and replicating URBiNAT concepts and methodologies, acting as ‘followers’.

 

URBiNAT NBS Catalogue

Nature-Based Solutions that citizens of each URBiNAT city can co-create according to their specific needs, ambitions and realities on the ground, building together their healthy corridor, organised in four typologies:
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Technological
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Territorial
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PARTICIPATORY NBS
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SOCIAL & SOLIDARITY ECONOMY

Upcoming URBiNAT Events

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May

[SIENA] Webinar 6: Civic crowdfunding: when the community supports social and cultural projects. The experience of the Municipality of Milan
Online

Speakers: Annibale d'Elia, Project Directorate Economic Innovation and Business Support, Municipality of Milan

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May

[SIENA] Webinar 7: “An age-friendly city” The involvement of the third age with the project “Urban Health – Movi-menti”
Online

"An age-friendly city". The involvement of the third age with the project "Urban Health - Movi-menti", for the development of urban regeneration projects aimed at encouraging physical activity, social participation and the prevention of cognitive decline.

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May

[SIENA] Webinar 8: CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) of companies and a new sensitivity to the care of the territory
Siena

Companies are increasingly sensitive to environmental issues and have adopted models and projects that have a direct impact on the territory. How can the virtuous relationship between the common good, public administration and the business world be strengthened? In collaboration with the Master in Business Communication - University of Siena

URBiNAT News

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April 20, 2021

[NBS & Digital Enablers] Addressing opportunities and challenges in relation to co-creation, digital enablers and NBS

Digital enablers offer numerous advantages and opportunities to boost processes of co-creation involving citizens and other stakeholders.  These include better access to sections of the population that are otherwise hard to reach, enhanced capacity for broad representativeness of neighbourhood populations in co-creation activities, and scope for targeting specific groups or individuals.

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April 19, 2021

[Høje-Taastrup] URBiNAT Follower City competing for title of Denmark’s “wildest municipality”

In March this year a competition was launched in Denmark challenging municipalities to compete for the title of "wildest municipality". The winning municipality will be assessed on the following criteria: new biodiversity ideas, engagement, the size of the areas converted for biodiversity and spreading of knowledge and skills related to creating wild nature to citizens. In addition, municipalities are free to focus on completely different activities to improve biodiversity in the municipalities. Out of 98 municipalities 89 have enrolled and the competition will run from now and until autumn 2022. Surprise, surprise, Høje Taastrup is of course part of the competition and Nabil Zacharias Ben Chaabane Nabil and his team are part of the endeavors. Obviously, the URBiNAT project in Høje Taastrup will help in this matter, since one of the aims is with citizens to improve biodiversity in the Gadehavegaard area. The big prize is 1 mill. Danish kroner to be invested by the winning municipality in additional biodiversity. Similar to the successful strategy in Hjørring, the competition highlights the importance of engaging citizens and other stakeholders to achieve a maximum of biodiversity. Now the big question: Have you got a great idea that Høje Taastrup could use to help them win this competition? If you have, Nabil and I would love to hear from you. Tom Mackenzie Tom , you are welcome to use this story on our website also, if you find it worth while.

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