UPSURGE’s main objective is to build the EU Regenerative Urban Lighthouse as a reference framework offering guided support on how tested and verified NBS can be strategically implemented to significantly improve the multitude of problems faced by cities.
The Lighthouse will be a knowledge and practice-based European framework created on real-life tested NBS practices implemented by different innovative EU cities, research institutions and companies. As the knowledge core of the Lighthouse, the Urban Regenerative Development.
Latest news
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Success of the Private Raingardens Call in Budapest
Budapest’s private raingardens initiative has reached a major milestone: all 22 available opportunities, announced on September 1, 2024, have been filled within just nine months. A total of 25 applicants stepped forward, eager to welcome these innovative green solutions into their own gardens. This call, launched under the UPSURGE project, aimed to raise awareness and…
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A Day of Nature and Discovery at the UPSURGE Nature Workshop in Belfast
We had a brilliant day at the UPSURGE Nature Workshop with schoolchildren from St Anne’s Primary School at the Lower Botanic site! Held at the Friends of Field community garden, the workshop gave students the chance to connect with nature through fun and educational activities. Students took part in a Bioblitz treasure hunt, where they…
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Urban Regenerative Index as a tool for self-assessment of the city’s regeneration status and use of its regeneration potential
by Tadej Žurman POR Consult, d.o.o. With the excessive use of Earth’s resources and rising pollution levels, human activity has begun to disrupt the natural balance to such an extent that nature can no longer regenerate itself in real time. This anthropogenic degradation of the environment must therefore be addressed through equally anthropogenic regenerative actions.…