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.
February 6, 2023 [Save the date: Feb. 16, 2023] Webinar: Participative governance approach for urban regeneration URBiNAT together with CES Thematic Line “Urban Cultures, Sociabilities and Participation” are organizing a webinar dedicated to the theme “Participative governance approach for urban regeneration”.
NBS, Porto — January 30, 2023 [Portugal 🇵🇹] Launch of the NBS HUB Portugal Together with the City of Portimão and NetworkNature, URBiNAT launched a nature-based solutions (NBS) hub in Portugal. The launch event took place on January 26th to 28th, 2023 at the Museu de Portimão, Portugal.
January 26, 2023 [WEF2023 Davos] Revamping Investment for Nature Regeneration Together with the EU NBS Research and Innovation Task Forces and others, the platform Water and Humanity participated in the co-organization of a Luncheon on the sidelines of World Economic Forum 2023 in Davos on Revamping Investment for Nature Regeneration.
NBS, Nova Gorica — January 6, 2023 [Nova Gorica 🇸🇮] Workshops with local children and a guided walkthrough along the Koren river As part of the co-implementation of the URBiNAT project, the Municipality of Nova Gorica together with the Centre of Architecture of Slovenia, held a series of workshops at the Nova Gorica Nursery School and Fran Erjavec Primary School.
Porto — January 2, 2023 [Porto 🇵🇹] New tender launched for construction of Alameda de Cartes Park A new public tender for the construction of the Alameda de Cartes Park, in Campanhã, was published in the Diário da República (Official State Gazette).
Porto — December 17, 2022 [Porto 🇵🇹] Saturday invites healthy walks in Campanhã Saturday, December 17th, between 9 am and 1 pm, anyone interested can participate in a walk, from three pedestrian routes to choose from.
PUBLICATIONS, Sofia — December 16, 2022 [Research Paper 🇧🇬] Findings of URBiNAT’s Frontrunner City Sofia presented at several international conferences Associate professors Milena Tasheva-Petrova and Elena Dimitrova, University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy (UACEG), Sofia, Bulgaria, presented findings from URBiNAT in a number of international conferences.