NBS, PUBLICATIONS — May 30, 2023 [Research Paper] Green Walls and Health: An Umbrella Review Current societal challenges like climate change led to a general agreement that our cities need to become greener and our lifestyles more sustainable. Read the exciting findings from a recent study on the health benefits of green walls as a promising nature-based solution for dense urban areas and street canyons specifically.
NBS — May 22, 2023 [In the News 🇩🇪] URBiNAT presented to the Chamber of Architects of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany URBiNAT partner Marcel Cardinali invited by the Chamber of Architects of North Rhine-Westphalia to present URBiNAT to the 200 architects participating in a an high-level event organized on 10 May 2023.
NBS — May 17, 2023 [European Award 🇪🇺] SuperBarrio among the finalists of the New European Bauhaus Awards 2023 SuperBarrio, co-developed by IAAC as part of URBiNAT, is one of 61 shortlisted finalists of the New European Bauhaus (NEB) Awards 2023.
PUBLICATIONS — May 15, 2023 [Research Paper] Automation of Indicator Development in Green Space Health Research The relationship between green spaces and health is attracting more and more societal and research interest. The research field is however still suffering from its differing monodisciplinary origins. Now in a multidisciplinary environment on its way to a truly interdisciplinary field, there is a need for a common understanding, precision in green space indicators, and coherent assessment of the complexity of daily living environments.
Siena — May 2, 2023 [Siena 🇮🇹] Urban Trekking Day 2023: Trekking in Colour: Practices of Sustainability Through the Centuries Cities invited to participate in the 20th National Day of Urban Trekking to be held on 31 October under the title "Trekking in Colour: Sustainability Practices Through the Ages".
BEST PRACTICES, PUBLICATIONS — April 20, 2023 [Research Paper] Preferred reporting items in green space health research. Guiding principles for an interdisciplinary field The relationship between green spaces and health is attracting more and more societal and research interest. The research field is however still suffering from its differing monodisciplinary origins. Now in a multidisciplinary environment on its way to a truly interdisciplinary field, there is a need for a common understanding, precision in green space indicators, and coherent assessment of the complexity of daily living environments.
NBS, Nantes — April 18, 2023 [Nantes 🇫🇷] “48 hours of urban agriculture” celebrated with the visit of the URBiNAT Healthy Corridor in Nantes Nord “48 hours of urban agriculture” celebrated in Nantes with a visit of the URBiNAT Healthy Corridor in the Nantes Nord district.
April 6, 2023 [Summer School 🇵🇹] Application Now Open for URBiNAT’s Healthy Home Summer School Online Application is now open for URBiNAT’s interdisciplinary Healthy Home Summer School: Human and Nature-Based Solutions for Inclusive and Innovative Urban Regeneration
April 6, 2023 [Nova Gorica 🇸🇮] URBiNAT Consortium meeting and walkthrough of Watercourse Restoration project at heart of Healthy Corridor Project The URBiNAT Consortium meeting that took place in the border - or borderless - town of Nova Gorica from 29 to 31 March was an excellent opportunity for members of the consortium to come together for workshops, presentations and site visits of the Healthy Corridor, a project which is being co-created with local citizens.
