News & Publications

CONFERENCE, Høje-Taastrup, Khorramabad, Porto — September 9, 2019

[Conference] URBiNAT Partners take part in Open Living Lab Days, Thessaloniki (3-5 Sept)

NEWS COVERAGE, Nantes — September 6, 2019

[NANTES 🇫🇷] Nantes hosts 3rd URBiNAT Consortium Meeting (3-5 July)

NEWS COVERAGE, Brussels, Høje-Taastrup, Khorramabad, Nantes, Nova Gorica, Porto, Shenyang, Siena, Sofia — September 5, 2019

[In the News 🇪🇺] European Commission publishes two new guidance documents regarding implementation of action plan for nature, people and the economy

NEWS COVERAGE, Nantes — June 26, 2019

[NANTES 🇫🇷] Billy the Tri - The Horse that helps to raise awareness about recycling in Nantes Nord

Billy the Tri is a venerable old work horse who is used in the district of Nantes Nord to raise awareness about recycling among local children. He is owned by a local association that organises regular walk throughs of housing estates in the area of Nantes Nord, followed by groups of school children who are taught about the keeping their neighbourhoods litter-free, and the benefits of recycling. A very popular programme, socially, environmentally, and economically.

PUBLICATIONS — June 25, 2019

[Research Paper 🇧🇬] “City Health” as an urban challenge: building capacity in research and education

ABSTRACT: Based on the interdisciplinary dialogue and ongoing studies within URBiNAT project (Horizon 2020) and HURBE project (Erasmus+ Program), the paper presents a conceptual and methodological approach to integrating the topic of “city health” into urban planning.

NEWS COVERAGE, Nantes — June 3, 2019

[NANTES 🇫🇷] Sustainable Organic Urban Farming in Nantes Nord

Interview with Thomas Ravard who has established his farm in the district of Nantes Nord.

NEWS COVERAGE, Porto — May 31, 2019

[PORTO 🇵🇹] URBiNAT Kick-Off in Porto - Corujeira School, 31 May 2019

31 May 2019: Pupils from the Corujeira School in URBiNAT Frontrunner city of Porto will be taking part in a day of design workshops, mapping and other interactive actives as part of kick-off events for the creation of an NBS-based Healthy Corridor.

OBSERVERS, Khorramabad — May 16, 2019

[KHORRAMABAD 🇮🇷] New URBiNAT-related website in Farsi

The city of Khorramabad in Iran, one of the URBiNAT Observer cities has just launched a locally produced website regarding the project. Click to access.

NEWS COVERAGE — May 1, 2019