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PUBLICATIONS, Brussels, Coimbra, Høje-Taastrup, Khorramabad, Nantes, Nova Gorica, Porto, Siena, Sofia — April 6, 2025

[eBooks] Out Now: Urban Inclusive and Innovative Nature & Healthy Corridor Atlas

"Urban Inclusive and Innovative Nature" & "Healthy Corridor Atlas" are out now: The two eBooks showcase the achievements of URBiNAT.

CONFERENCE, NBS, PUBLICATIONS, Brussels, Coimbra, Høje-Taastrup, Khorramabad, Milan, Nantes, Nova Gorica, Porto, Siena, Sofia — September 15, 2024

Proceedings of the NATiURB 2022 Conference now available online!

Just released: The Proceedings of the NATiURB 2022 Conference are now available online as open access.

BEST PRACTICES, NBS Policy, PUBLICATIONS, Porto — February 22, 2024

[Research Paper] Two URBiNAT themed research papers in CES Contexto : CULTURE AND SPACES IN THE (DE)CONSTRUCTION OF THE CITY

The latest issue of CES-Contexto, No. 34, February 2024, titled Espaços em Público: Cultura e Espaços na (Des)Construção da Cidade (Public Spaces: Culture and Space in the (De)Construction of the City) delves into the relationship between public spaces and culture in the ongoing construction and deconstruction of cities.

PUBLICATIONS, Høje-Taastrup, Nantes, Porto, Sofia — February 5, 2024

[Research Paper] Examining green space characteristics for social cohesion and mental health outcomes

The research paper sheds light on the relationships between urban green spaces, social cohesion, and mental health.

BEST PRACTICES, PUBLICATIONS, Porto — December 15, 2023

URBiNAT Researcher and Co-Project Coordinator awarded INA Award 2023 for PhD

URBiNAT Researcher at the University of Coimbra's Center for Social Studies, and co-Project Coordinator, Isabel Ferreira, has recently been awarded an INA Award 2023 honorable mention .

PUBLICATIONS, Høje-Taastrup, Nantes, Porto, Sofia — November 28, 2023

[Research Paper] The relation between proximity to and characteristics of green spaces to physical activity and health

Green spaces are associated with increased physical activity of nearby residents. But there are still gaps in understanding which proximity and what characteristics of green spaces can trigger physical activity.

PUBLICATIONS, Porto — June 19, 2022

[Book Chapter] Cocriar a cidade com as crianças: o caso do projeto URBiNAT no Porto, Campanhã

PUBLICATIONS, Brussels, Høje-Taastrup, Nantes, Nova Gorica, Porto, Siena, Sofia — March 8, 2022

[Research Paper] Inclusive Urban Regeneration with Citizens and Stakeholders: From Living Labs to the URBiNAT CoP

Peer-review publication: Inclusive Urban Regeneration with Citizens and Stakeholders: From Living Labs to the URBiNAT CoP

PUBLICATIONS, Porto — October 25, 2020

[Conference Paper] An inclusive urban project for healthy cities

ABSTRACT:  With the advent and rapid dissemination of the COVID 19 corona virus the world has found itself living in a new reality, one which has, to a great extent, revealed a different face of globalization, in which we are all connected by a network that goes far beyond that of the virtual world.