Augmented NBS for Cities: Embedding technologies and fostering social inclusion in urban strategies
The experience of NBS in place is now mature with numerous applications. However, the question of the added value in terms of innovation in the so-far applied solutions arises. The special issue of Open Access Elsevier Journal aims to collect best practices on how technologies,…
Benefits and opportunities for nature-based enterprises in EU-funded projects
NBS for Water Management – Community Workshop will be held on 23 February 2022, 16:00 – 17:00 CET, by Connecting Nature platform. Have you ever considered participating in an EU-funded research and innovation project? Would you like to know about the benefits and opportunities for your…
Call for young Architects!
The European Horizon 2020 euPolis project is announcing a student competition for the development of an urban-architectural conceptual design for a blue-green park on the Zemun quay with the euPolis eco-educational center building. The competition is open to architecture students of master’s and doctoral studies…
Villa Turrisi admitted for funding by the Ministry of Infrastructures
The euPolis Palermo demo location, Villa Turrisi has been admitted for funding by the Ministry of Infrastructures, with resources from the PNRR (National Recovery and Resilience Plan). The completion of the works is expected by March 2026. The project presented by the Municipality of Palermo…
NBS and Territory: Taking Care of Nature with Nature
The article “Nature-Based Solutions and territory: Taking care of Nature with Nature”, was recently published in the new Monographic issue of the magazine RETICULA, by the euPolis partner City of Palermo (G. Liuzzo). The article explains how Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) represent strategic environmental restoration and…
Citizens demand Healthy Cities
The euPolis project has reached an important milestone. Four Front-Runner (FR) cities: Copenhagen, Lodz, Belgrade, and Piraeus have conducted voluminous surveys among the citizens of chosen demo locations in each city, along with educational workshops, aiming to map the people’s daily urban challenges, but also…
Real Life behind euPolis Technology: Feel Experience
The Feel Program has not only helped me understand the patterns of my anxiety but, more importantly, how to control it. My stress has not stopped completely, but the program has helped me learn how to manage it to such an extent that my daily…
Urgent switch from dark and unfriendly, to vivid and inviting: Łódź experience
The Łódź demo location is mostly used as a shortcut to connect more active neighborhoods with higher social frequency. Even though there is a kindergarten, and a population of older people lives nearby, the furniture is rundown, and the area may seem unfriendly to most…
YOU ARE AN EXPERT TOO! Invitation for Citizens of Belgrade for joint designing of the blue-green park
The euPOLIS project, an innovative urban planning methodology that strives to create healthier and happier cities, is conducting a comprehensive survey in Belgrade among citizens who live, work or visit a selected demo site. The aim of the survey is to recognize the challenges on…
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…