euPOLIS in Piraeus: A New Smart Bench in Mikrolimano
The “smart” bench was procured and installed in Mikrolimano by the Department of Environment and Greenery of the Municipality of Piraeus, as part of the euPOLIS NBS implementation process. It is designed, produced, and installed by the Energy4Smart company. Photo: Courtesy of Energy4Smart The bench…
LIFE Urban Greening Plans Closing Conference
The project LIFE Urban Greening Plans is reaching its final stage. During the last two years, the project partners have been working very closely with other European institutions in order to streamline the inclusion of Green Infrastructure and Nature Based Solutions (NBS) in urban areas as…
The Implementation of the euPOLIS philosophy: The Technology And The Mindset
During the past two months, the euPOLIS local teams in each Front Runner City (Gladsaxe, Lodz, Belgrade, and Piraeus) have taken the first steps toward the implementation of the NBS technologies. This means closer than ever collaboration with the local citizens who will be wearing…
The First euPOLIS Capacity Building Expert Training
The first euPOLIS Capacity Building expert training actions at the demonstration sites will take place in Gladsaxe, Denmark on the 4th of May 2023, from 12:45-14:45. We are happy to invite all four pilot (Gladsaxe, Lodz, Belgrade, and Piraeus) and follower (Bogota, Trebinje, and Palermo) city…
The euPOLIS Featured in Open Access Goverment – January Edition
“The euPOLIS vision: Improving well-being with nature-based solutions” article can now be found on the Open Access Goverment platform, in its January 2023 issue. “The adverse effects of urbanization have taken a toll on people’s mental and physical health, here’s how co-design and nature-based solutions…
The euPOLIS: Belgrade Blue-Green Regeneration
As part of the euPOLIS project dedicated to improving the quality of the city’s environment by introducing solutions based on nature in public areas, the local team in Belgrade started their first „tangible“ work on creating a micro-climatic park. The process begins by planting 20…
Nature Enriches Speech and Language Skills In Kids
Literacy, communication, and language skills continue to be a main Early Years priority, with 10% of UK children having long-term speech, language, and communication needs (NHS England, 2020). Effects of the COVID pandemic are still evident, with pupils displaying delays in speech and language progress,…
euPOLIS Meets The Citizens – You Are An Expert, Too!
The Belgrade euPOLIS experts’ team recently facilitated the fourth workshop with citizens and passers-by of the demo location on Danube Quay. Having good weather “working” for the Belgrade team on Saturday, October 29th, there were over a hundred participants expressing interest and readiness to join…
The 4. euPOLIS Experts&Citizens Meet-Up in Belgrade
The Belgrade team of euPOLIS experts is organizing the fourth co-creative workshop with citizens, neighbors, and all users of the part of the Zemun quay near the Old Railway Station Monument. On Saturday, October 29, from 12-4 p.m., euPOLIS experts will present the next phase…
Protecting People and the Planet
“Extreme and unprecedented weather events, severe droughts, floods, and raging wildfires show us, time and again, the devastating impacts of climate change on people. Home to more than half of the world’s population, cities find themselves on the front line of climate change and exposed…