Imagine if cities stopped planting random trees and instead asked residents exactly where they feel the most heat or flooding. This project creates a blueprint for adding nature back into urban areas based on actual local needs. It's like tailoring a suit for a city, ensuring every park or green wall actually solves a specific problem for the people living there.
Cities often implement green projects in isolation, leading to wasted resources and low community acceptance. There is a gap between the actual need for cooling or flood protection and where green infrastructure is actually placed.
The project produces context-specific planning guidelines and design solutions for blue-green-grey infrastructure that ensure biodiversity net-gain.
If you are a design firm dealing with public opposition to new green spaces — this project developed design solutions for blue-green-grey infrastructure that include citizens in the process. This ensures the final build has high perceived value and fewer complaints from the neighborhood.
If you are a contractor dealing with urban flood risks — this project developed a method to map the supply and demand of ecosystem services. This allows you to target nature-based interventions where they will actually reduce flood risk most effectively.
If you are a developer dealing with strict climate neutrality regulations — this project developed nature-inclusion strategies for biodiversity net-gain. This helps you increase property value by integrating high-impact greening that meets city policy requirements.
Based on available project data, no specific pricing or cost structures are provided.
The project tests solutions across 8 cities and 10 countries, suggesting a scalable model for urban environments across Europe.
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It informs existing development agendas and policies by creating context-specific planning guidelines for nature-inclusion.
The project runs from 2025-01-01 to 2029-06-30, with demonstrators creating tangible impact on the ground during this period.
The consortium is diverse, featuring 25 partners across 10 countries. While it is heavily weighted toward non-industry entities (13 'Other' and 8 academic/research partners), there is a 16% industry presence with 4 industrial partners, including 4 SMEs. This suggests a strong focus on policy and research with a targeted bridge to commercial application.
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