[PORTO] URBiNAT Consortium partners meet to assess advanced Healthy Corridor implementation plans
Porto Innovation Hub
In the beginning of April, Emma Björner and Laura Ohler from IKED, a consortium partner of URBiNAT, visited Porto city for two days. Together with Ana Ferreira, from Porto Municipality, they conducted a series of interviews with different companies, associations and municipal projects, all related to the implementation of nature-based solutions (NBS). A central purpose was to better understand nature-based enterprises, and related core values, business models, ambitions and goals. The aim was also to gain insight on how NBS are implemented, to promote urban regeneration and create better and safer living conditions for citizens.
Watercourse Restoration
The organisations interviewed focus on the creation of sustainable urban parks (Asprela park), urban forests (FUN project), urban farms (Noocity), green roofs and walls (ANCV Green Roofs), sustainable and inclusive festivals (Cidade +), and other topics that make a difference in the city and to its citizens. The results will be compiled into business cases for the most marketable and bankable NBS.
Urban Farming
This will be a base to support and inspire projects that were born during URBiNAT’s participatory process, other cities in URBiNAT, as well as URBiNAT’s greater Community of Practice. We hope to share outputs of the visit soon. Stay tuned!
Porto Healthy Corridor
See details of the Healthy Corridor Concept ⬇️
4.2: Healthy Corridor Concept - PORTO
In Porto city, Campanhã parish was identified as one of the priority areas for urban regeneration aiming at a more sustainable improvement of local living conditions. This area faces severe socio-economic challenges territorial aggravated by isolation, due to lack of accessibility, safety, feeling of security and poor overall conditions of the urban space. Despite these challenges, this area is especially rich in green areas and vacant lots that represent unique opportunities for urban regeneration to tackle the identified issues, especially through the use of multifunctional nature-based solutions (NBS). The potential for improvement in this area is fairly recognized by the number of strategic investments that the Municipality of Porto is planning for the area.
