News & Publications

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

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, 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.

BEST PRACTICES, CONFERENCE, Porto — November 15, 2021

[PORTO 🇵🇹] “Caring for Campanhã”, motto for special URBiNAT event that brought together associations, projects and local residents

"Caring for Campanhã" was the motto for the special URBiNAT event that brought together associations, projects and residents of the neighborhood.

BEST PRACTICES, NBS, Porto — October 30, 2021

[PORTO 🇵🇹] NBS Co-Design Workshops held in shools across Frontrunner City Porto

30 October 2021. 4th graders from Corujeira's primary school participated in a workshop organized as part of the URBiNAT project.

NEWS COVERAGE, Porto — October 26, 2021

[In the News 🇵🇹] URBiNAT combines urban regeneration with nature for the wellbeing of local residents // URBiNAT combina a regeneração urban com a natures em proc do bee-estar.

Cerco do Porto, Lagarteiro e Falcão são bairros sociais situados na periferia da cidade. Desde 2018, estes bairros do Porto têm sido o local de intervenção de um projeto que visa a construção dos chamados “corredores saudáveis” no âmbito do Urban Innovative and Inclusive Nature – URBiNAT

NEWS COVERAGE, Porto — October 1, 2021

[In the News 🇵🇹] The Challenges of Urbanism. An interview with URBiNAT project coordinator, Gonçalo Canto Moniz

Architect and URBiNAT project coordinator was interviewed on Portuguese national radio TSF Radio Noticias as part of a series of programmes on the opportunities and challenges in 2021 for new territorial planning.