BEST PRACTICES, Brussels, Høje-Taastrup, Khorramabad, Nantes, Nova Gorica, Porto, Siena, Sofia — May 31, 2022 [In the News 🇪🇺] “Wake up!” EU-funded project calls on young citizens to engage in co-creating sustainable and greener cities Exclusive video interview with REA, URBiNAT talks about the importance of social participation for co-creating cities worth living in where solutions are inspired by nature.
BEST PRACTICES, Brussels — May 20, 2022 [Brussels 🇧🇪] Find the URBiNAT Brussels team at the “Fête de la Place”! Find the URBiNAT Brussels team at the “Fête de la Place” organised by the Neder-Over-Heembeek francophone cultural centre on Saturday 28th May. They’ll be out with the “ludomobile” and copies of the artistic synthesis of the local diagnostic : a colouring map for all ages!
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, PUBLICATIONS — December 4, 2021 [Research Paper] Guidelines for Citizen Engagement and the Co-Creation of Nature-Based Solutions: Living Knowledge in the URBiNAT Project Participation and citizen engagement are fundamental elements in urban regeneration and in the deployment of nature-based solutions (NBS) to advance sustainable urban development. Various limitations inherent to participatory processes concerning NBS for inclusive urban regeneration have been addressed, and lessons have been learnt.
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.
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 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.
BEST PRACTICES, Brussels — October 19, 2021 [Brussels 🇧🇪] Walkthrough of the neighbourhood of Neder-Over-Heembeek organised as part of Local Diagnostic Walkthrough of the district of Needer-Over-Heembeek as part of the Local Diagnostic of the area carried out with local residents.
BEST PRACTICES, PUBLICATIONS, Sofia — June 25, 2021 [MOOC 🇧🇬] Online lecture by URBiNAT researcher as part of MOOC exploring health impact of greenery and urban green system lifecycle management Co-selection and implementation of Nature-Based Solutions and other URBiNAT practices discussed in first MOOC produced by the URBiNAT Frontrunner City, Sofia