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BEST PRACTICES, Brussels — June 1, 2022

“This is my neighbourhood!” – URBiNAT at the Europe Day 2022, Brussels

At the EU Open Day, the URBiNAT team interacted with visitors, children, and youth based on Mapping and Dreaming their cities, as well as Gaming on nature-based solutions ...

BEST PRACTICES, Brussels, Høje-Taastrup, Khorramabad, Nantes, Nova Gorica, Porto, Siena, Sofia — May 31, 2022

[In the News 🇪🇺] “Wake up!” EU-funded project calls on young citizens to engage in co-creating sustainable and greener cities

Exclusive video interview with REA, URBiNAT talks about the importance of social participation for co-creating cities worth living in where solutions are inspired by nature.

BEST PRACTICES, NBS, PUBLICATIONS, Sofia — December 8, 2021

[Academic Paper 🇧🇬] Re-claiming space for public life: messages from the northwestern periphery of Sofia

A case-study based qualitative research on public space and public life in four housing estates in the north-western periphery of Sofia provides the basis for re-thinking urban legacy and the Modernist concept of public interest, once placed in the core of urban planning.

BEST PRACTICES, PUBLICATIONS — December 4, 2021

[Academic Paper] Guidelines for Citizen Engagement and the Co-Creation of Nature-Based Solutions: Living Knowledge in the URBiNAT Project

Participation and citizen engagement are fundamental elements in urban regeneration and in the deployment of nature-based solutions (NBS) to advance sustainable urban development. Various limitations inherent to participatory processes concerning NBS for inclusive urban regeneration have been addressed, and lessons have been learnt.

BEST PRACTICES, NBS — November 26, 2021

[NBS] URBiNAT NBS featured at Poble Nou Open Night, Barcelona

Barcelona, 26 & 27 November 2021. URBiNAT partner IAAC (Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia) was present at this year's Poble Nou Open Night to showcase URBiNAT NBS currently under development.

BEST PRACTICES, NBS, Porto — October 30, 2021

[PORTO 🇵🇹] NBS Co-Design Workshops held in shools across Frontrunner City Porto

30 October 2021. 4th graders from Corujeira's primary school participated in a workshop organized as part of the URBiNAT project.

BEST PRACTICES, PUBLICATIONS, Sofia — June 25, 2021

[MOOC 🇧🇬] Online lecture by URBiNAT researcher as part of MOOC exploring health impact of greenery and urban green system lifecycle management

Co-selection and implementation of Nature-Based Solutions and other URBiNAT practices discussed in first MOOC produced by the URBiNAT Frontrunner City, Sofia

BEST PRACTICES, SOCIAL & SOLIDARITY ECONOMY — June 8, 2021

[WEBINAR] The Social & Solidarity Economy & NBS video archive

On 2, 4 & 7 June URBiNAT hosted an Online Seminar Series on the role of the Solidarity Economy to enhance the impact of NBS being implemented as part of urban regeneration programmes. The complete webinar series can be viewed again here.

BEST PRACTICES, Siena — May 20, 2021

[SIENA 🇮🇹] Webinar Series: declinAZIONI sostenibili

In April and May 2021 URBiNAT partners in Siena hosted a series of webinars covering diverse aspects of the co-creation of a Healthy Corridor in the district of Ravacciano. The complete webinar series can be viewed again here.

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