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.
BEST PRACTICES, NBS, Nantes — June 16, 2023 [Nantes 🇫🇷] 2-Day Technical Visit of the Nantes Nord Healthy Corridor Local Scientific partners and the representatives of the URBiNAT Consortium met on 1 &2 June for a technical visit of the Nantes Nord Healthy Corridor.
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.
NBS, PUBLICATIONS, Nantes — March 1, 2023 [Research Paper 🇫🇷] Nature-based solutions in a neighbourhood of large social housing estates In the context of the renovation of large housing estates, NBS are proposed to transform open spaces. Philippe Bodénan and Béatrice Béchet have studied these new methods of spatial design in the Nantes Nord district.
BEST PRACTICES, Nantes — December 5, 2022 [Nantes 🇫🇷] 2022 Science Festival – Two days of scientific events at the Stendhal College in Nantes Nord On the occasion of the 2022 Science Festival (Fête de la Science), on 13 & 14 Oct. 2022 members of IRSTV organized a several scientific events in partnership with the Stendhal College in Nantes Nord.
BEST PRACTICES, Nantes — November 28, 2022 [Nantes 🇫🇷] Participative workshop on visual identity and future uses of the “green loop” A Participative Workshop to discuss and collect ideas on the name, the visual identity and future uses of “la boucle verte” (green loop) has been organized on 26 October in a Teenage Club in the center of Nantes Nord.
PUBLICATIONS, Nantes — November 17, 2022 [Research Paper 🇫🇷] Allotment gardens: Psychosocial benefits and conflictual community aspects In this qualitative study carried out in France (Nantes), 28 people with a plot in an allotment garden were questioned through semi-directive interviews about the psychosocial impact of this type of space.
CONFERENCE, Nantes — October 3, 2022 [Nantes] Scientific partners attend 11th Conference on Soils of Urban, Industrial, Traffic and Mining Areas [Nantes] URBiNAT scientific partners from IRSTV and Université Gustave Eiffel attended 11th Conference on Soils of Urban, Industrial, Traffic and Mining Areas
BEST PRACTICES, CONFERENCE, Nantes — September 19, 2022 [Nantes 🇫🇷] URBiNAT meeting on “Nature of Cities and Health” with local landscape architects and urban planners [Nantes ??] URBiNAT meeting on "Nature of Cities and Health" with local landscape architects and urban planners.