To move a society up a notch, you have to be a front-runner yourself
The trust citizens are willing to put in their system and the government plays the key role in overcoming all sorts of issues, be it time to listen to new ideas, engaging around them, or moving on after global hardships. But, trust is earned by…
euPOLIS Know-How at the CSEI yearly Showcase Event
euPOLIS project was presented at the Showcase event organized by the Centre for Systems Engineering and Innovations (CSEI) at Imperial College London, led by Dr. Ana Mijic. Recently, the Centre for Systems Engineering and Innovations was holding a yearly Showcase event to present research achievements during…
BioAssist and Geosystems Hellas at 85th TIF
The 85th TIF, the biggest exhibition event in Greece is taking place until September 19th, and two euPOLIS partners, Geosystems Hellas and BioAssist have recently participated and presented the so-far achievements and goals in terms of introducing nature-based solutions to urban environments thus improving public…
Human Cities – Improving The Quality of Life in Urban Areas
Experts from the international projects Clever Cities, euPOLIS, and HEART, which offer innovative solutions in the field of participatory urban planning and implementation of nature-inspired urban interventions, and specialists on gender equality and public health met representatives of city institutions and the event participants to…
euPOLIS and HEART experts at the Mikser Festival 2021
The twelfth edition of the Mikser Festival under the slogan Hug was held for the second time in a row in the idyllic surroundings of the Zornica house, from 26th-28th May 2021. The central program of the Mikser Festival was the Think Tank International Conference,…
Make cities greener!
The potential of euPOLIS is the impact of replication of the NBS from the demo cities: other cities across the world with similar conditions can replicate the solutions applied to Gladsaxe, Lodz, Belgrade, or Piraeus, and improve their public health and wellbeing. When building a…
We are becoming urban animals
Nature-based solutions are not just using nature but also learning from it and further develop them, says István Kenyeres with the Biopolus. –This is all about how we can make our cities more livable and more lovable and more efficient, as humans are becoming an urban animal,…
How agriculture sparked the sense of personal value
The invention of agriculture approx. 11.000 years ago allowed us to develop the beauty and enchanting parts of life – creating meaning and value, ethics and activities beyond hunting and gathering, from art to music, from philosophy to science, says Daniel Podmirseg VFI. One of the…
MyFeel – Investing feelings into a better future
Have you noticed how when you feel angry, your heart starts beating faster, or when you are stressed, you might begin to sweat? This happens because several body signals are strongly correlated with your emotional status, says Elsa Katsorida, Associate Project Manager in Sentio Labs….
We want to see the decision-makers’ change of mindset
Despite the various discussions about the impact technology has on people’s health in the past, not only all of us accepted all these changes, but most cannot imagine their lives without them anymore, says Bimpas. The euPOLIS project is a complex, delicate process of incorporating…