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PUBLICATIONS, Sofia — December 16, 2022

[Academic Papers 🇧🇬] Findings of URBiNAT’s Frontrunner City Sofia presented at several international conferences

Associate professors Milena Tasheva-Petrova and Elena Dimitrova, University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy (UACEG), Sofia, Bulgaria, presented findings from URBiNAT in a number of international conferences.

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.

CONFERENCE, Brussels, Høje-Taastrup, Khorramabad, Nantes, Nova Gorica, Oman, Paraná, Porto, Siena, Sofia — May 30, 2022

📣 Last days to register for the URBiNAT Conference on Nature for Innovative and Inclusive Urban Regeneration, Milan, 16 & 17 June 2022

Last days to register for international URBiNAT Conference on "Nature for Innovative and Inclusive Urban Regeneration" (NATiURB), Milan, 16 & 17 June 2022

Brussels, Nantes, Porto, Sofia — April 29, 2022

[European Commission 🇪🇺] 100 climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030

The European Commission announced the 100 EU cities that will participate in the EU Mission for 100 climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030, the so-called Cities Mission. URBiNAT is proud that the cities of Porto, Nantes, Sofia and Brussels where we are co-creating NBS-lined Healthy Corridors are listed.

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

[Academic 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

NEWS COVERAGE, Sofia — March 1, 2022

[In the News 🇧🇬] A school in the capital’s Nadezhda district with a greenhouse and a green classroom

A green classroom and a greenhouse will be built in the courtyard of 15 Adam Mickiewicz Secondary School in the Nadezhda district of the capital. The project was created by the University of Architecture in Barcelona, the district administration said.

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.

DIGITAL ENABLERS, Nantes, Porto, Sofia — December 1, 2021

[Digital Enablers] Super Barrio: A video game to boost participatory design, available on Google Play

Developed as part of the URBiNAT project, SuperBARRIO is a video game that boosts participatory design processes. Designed as an open source video game for smartphones and tablets, it is a digital tool for architects and public entities to engage the citizens in the design of public space, to educate in sustainability and inclusiveness, and to collect data about the citizen’s needs, desires and proposals.

CONFERENCE, PUBLICATIONS, Nova Gorica, Sofia — October 22, 2021

[Conference Proceedings🎓] HURBE2021 – Making Healthy Cities for People

Proceeding of HURBE 2021 Conference held between 4-5 October 2021, organised by the Faculty of Architecture, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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