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".
BEST PRACTICES, NBS, PUBLICATIONS, Sofia — December 8, 2021 [Research 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.
BEST PRACTICES, NBS — November 26, 2021 [NBS] URBiNAT NBS featured at Poble Nou Open Night, Barcelona Barcelona, 26 & 27 November 2021. URBiNAT partner IAAC (Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia) was present at this year's Poble Nou Open Night to showcase URBiNAT NBS currently under development.Â
NBS, PUBLICATIONS — November 8, 2021 [Research Paper 🇮🇹🇪🇸] Enhancing the integration of Nature-Based Solutions in cities through digital technologies Paper exploring pathways towards a progressive knowledge construction to shape a future in which NBS are largely integrated in our buildings and public space thanks to the use of digital technologies and design, transforming our cities into healthy, productive and collaborative environments.
NBS — November 5, 2021 [NBS] Urban Mushroom Farm, NBS developed as part of URBiNAT, featured at Biennale di Architettura 2021 Urban Mushroom Farm, one of the Nature-Based Solutions developed as part of the URBiNAT project, was featured at the Biennale di Architettura 2021 in Venice.
BEST PRACTICES, NBS, Porto — October 30, 2021 [PORTO 🇵🇹] NBS Co-Design Workshops held in schools 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.
NBS, Nova Gorica — October 28, 2021 [Nova Gorica 🇸🇮] Local partners carry out territorial assessment along Koren waterway as part of the URBiNAT Healthy Corridor co-design process October 2021: Local scientific partners from the University of Nova Gorica, in coordination with local residents and school groups, carried out the territorial assessment in Nova Gorica along the Koren waterway.
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.