BEST PRACTICES, PUBLICATIONS — April 20, 2023 [Research Paper] Preferred reporting items in green space health research. Guiding principles for an interdisciplinary field The relationship between green spaces and health is attracting more and more societal and research interest. The research field is however still suffering from its differing monodisciplinary origins. Now in a multidisciplinary environment on its way to a truly interdisciplinary field, there is a need for a common understanding, precision in green space indicators, and coherent assessment of the complexity of daily living environments.
NBS, Nantes — April 18, 2023 [Nantes 🇫🇷] “48 hours of urban agriculture” celebrated with the visit of the URBiNAT Healthy Corridor in Nantes Nord “48 hours of urban agriculture” celebrated in Nantes with a visit of the URBiNAT Healthy Corridor in the Nantes Nord district.
April 6, 2023 [Summer School 🇵🇹] Application Now Open for URBiNAT’s Healthy Home Summer School Online Application is now open for URBiNAT’s interdisciplinary Healthy Home Summer School: Human and Nature-Based Solutions for Inclusive and Innovative Urban Regeneration
April 6, 2023 [Nova Gorica 🇸🇮] URBiNAT Consortium meeting and walkthrough of Watercourse Restoration project at heart of Healthy Corridor Project The URBiNAT Consortium meeting that took place in the border - or borderless - town of Nova Gorica from 29 to 31 March was an excellent opportunity for members of the consortium to come together for workshops, presentations and site visits of the Healthy Corridor, a project which is being co-created with local citizens.
NEWS COVERAGE, Siena — March 29, 2023 [In the News 🇮🇹] Urban Trekking in Siena is back with “sustainability practices over the centuries” The 20th edition of the "National Day of Urban Trekking" will be held on 31 October under the title "Trekking in colour: sustainability practices through the ages".
PUBLICATIONS — March 9, 2023 [Research Paper 🇫🇷] Urban gardening: the challenge of soil quality for communities The desire to reorganise the territorial aspects of food production and the strong societal demand for urban gardens are currently bringing renewed attention to the issues of land use.
NBS, PUBLICATIONS, Høje-Taastrup — March 2, 2023 [Høje-Taastrup 🇩🇰] Cards & Reflection Method for Citizen Involvement A Design Thinking Method for easy and effective involvement of citizens in city planning processes developed and tested with Høje Taastrup Municipality in Denmark.
NBS, PUBLICATIONS, Nantes — March 1, 2023 [Research Paper 🇫🇷] Nature-based solutions in a neighbourhood of large social housing estates In the context of the renovation of large housing estates, NBS are proposed to transform open spaces. Philippe Bodénan and Béatrice Béchet have studied these new methods of spatial design in the Nantes Nord district.
PUBLICATIONS, Nantes — February 15, 2023 [Research Paper 🇫🇷] Urban soil mapping: A method for characterising soil cover subjected to different forms of denaturation and anthroposolisation URBiNAT scientific partners from Nantes published an article in the in the French Journal EGS - Etude et Gestion des Sols.
