Nature-based solutions are gaining prominence in urban sustainability discourses, especially in climate adaptation, in efforts to increase resilience, and as a means of promoting a range of social, environmental, and economic benefits.
Since 2014, in the heart of the Giardini Margherita park in the city of Bologna 500 m² of abandoned greenhouses and 3000 m² of open-air area have been the subject of an incremental regeneration process that has given rise to Le Serre dei Giardini, a veritable ‘nursery’ of ideas: here desirable, sustainable and inclusive futures are brought closer to people through the realisation of tangible projects that propose a rethinking of the relationship between urban space, human beings and the natural environment.
The 3rd UPPER policy conference, themed on Nature-Based Solutions for Sustainable Urban Policy and Social Inclusion, was held on 24-25 September 2021 in Latina & online. Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) are at the heart of the innovations imagined by the UPPER project to co-design Latina’s public green spaces with citizens in order to improve environmental […]
In italiano in fondo Conference on Nature-Based Solutions for Sustainable Urban Policy and Social Inclusion The ‘Innesti’ (Grafting) conference will take place from 24-25 September 2021 in Latina (Italy) and online, and will focus on nature-based solutions as an opportunity for sustainable urban policy and social inclusion. The event will be the third policy conference co-organised […]
The second co-design laboratory within the UIA project UPPER focused on the green area of via Roccagorga, adjacent to the market area. The appointment took place on February 21 at the Ettore Majorana high-school, preceded by an inspection with the citizens of the area affected by the project. The co-design process that accompanies the regeneration of the […]
Friday December 13th the UIA project UPPER was presented to the citizenship at the Palazzo Comunale of Latina. The day included a panel with the participation of other Italian cities that have won an UA grant in the fourth call, and the first laboratory facilitated by Tesserae to engage local stakeholders in the co-design process of […]
