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NEWS COVERAGE, Nova Gorica — May 16, 2022

[In the News 🇸🇮] Highlights URBiNAT Consortium meeting in Høje-Taastrup as viewed by sister URBiNAT city Nova Gorica

URBiNAT Consortium members met in Høje-Taastrup (Denmark) to meet with local teams and citizens groups working on the creation of a Healthy Corridor for the district. Read the write-up on the site of sister URBiNAT City, Nova Gorica.

NBS, NBS Policy, PUBLICATIONS — May 2, 2022

[Expert Report 🇪🇺] The vital role of NBS in a nature positive economy

Just out: "The Vital Role of Nature Based Solutions in a Nature Positive Economy" (Ed. European Commission) co-authored / edited by URBiNAT partner Thomas Andersson, IKED.

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.

NBS, Porto — April 28, 2022

[PORTO 🇵🇹] Field visit to Porto city exploring business cases for marketable NBS

URBiNAT Consortium partners meet to assess advancements in Healthy Corridor implementation plans

CONFERENCE, NBS, Høje-Taastrup — April 20, 2022

[HØJE-TAASTRUP 🇩🇰] See What’s New From Høje-Taastrup

Høje-Taastrup will host the upcoming URBiNAT Consortium Meeting on 9-11 May. This will be a great opportunity to share experiences and to explore local developments. And there are many of them!

NBS, SOCIAL & SOLIDARITY ECONOMY, Nantes — April 14, 2022

[Nantes Nord 🇫🇷] How the Social & Solidarity Economy is being leveraged as part of Healthy Corridor project

Nantes Nord, 6 - 8 April. Members of the URBiNAT Consortium met with local project partners in Nantes Nord working on the potential of the Social and Solidarity Economy, and conditions for the successful implementation of "Nature-Based Enterprises".

PUBLICATIONS — April 12, 2022

Book Launch Event: Nature-based Solutions for Sustainable Urban Planning

Book Launch Event on 12 April (18:00- 20:00) at Politecnico di Milano. Nature-based Solutions for Sustainable Urban Planning: Greening Cities, Shaping Cities - a book to which URBiNAT contributed with a chapter on inclusive urban regeneration.

Høje-Taastrup, Khorramabad, Nantes, Nova Gorica, Porto — April 3, 2022

Zoom on URBiNAT Cities

As always there is a tremendous amount going on in our partner cities right now. This zoom on Nantes, Porto, Høje-Taastrup, Nova Gorica, and Khorramabad is just a brief overview of what the cities have been working on and what is to come!

PUBLICATIONS, Brussels — March 29, 2022

[Research Paper] Automotive urban landscapes: Exploring public programmes for adaptive reuse of underground car parks

Public underground car parks could be interpreted as capsular infrastructure landscapes, attracting cars to the heart of the city and sweeping them under the proverbial carpet.

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