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NBS, Nantes — May 17, 2022

[Nantes Nord 🇫🇷] Urban Gardening – A topic becoming increasingly important

On 6 May, 29 stakeholders gathered at the community center of the healthy corridor in Nantes Nord to discuss and make contacts around a constantly growing topic in the district: urban gardening.

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, 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".

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!

NEWS COVERAGE, Nantes — March 10, 2022

[In the News 🇫🇷] At the heart of a huge “nature in the city” project in the Nantes Nord district

Interview with IRSTV's researchers Béatrice Bechet, researcher and director of IRSTV, and Philippe Bodenan, researcher, Nantes University Campus, Ecole Centrale.

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

[Research 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

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.

NBS, NEWS COVERAGE, Nantes — October 15, 2021

[Nantes 🇫🇷] Public discussions to discuss URBiNAT implementations in and around Nantes Nord Mobile Living Lab

Housing, shops, employment, nature, health ... and the Nantes-Nord Healthy Corridor. On Tuesday 12 October, 100+ residents met to discuss with the elected representatives and the town planner achievements to date and transformations to come with a view to opening up and improving the district. An update on URBiNAT activities and the wider Projet Global which will last 15 years.

NBS, Nantes — June 13, 2021

[In the News 🇫🇷] More gardening and urban agriculture initiatives in the districts of Nantes Nord