THE EUROPEAN UNION REGENERATIVE URBAN LIGHTHOUSE:
UPSURGE provides a new development model for cities, 
centered on Nature-Based Solutions for renaturing urban space, 
to address the challenge of  cities’ carbon footprint and air pollution
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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.

Map of the 5 large demonstrations in Europe: Belfast, Breda, Budapest, Katowice, Maribor.

Latest news

  • Overall NBS Assessment

    Overall NBS Assessment

    Air pollution is a growing concern that continues to strongly affects cities worldwide, posing significant threats to both human health and the environment. The rapid urbanization and industrialization of the past century have given rise to a multitude of pollutants, leading to the deterioration of air quality in urban areas. The World Health Organization (WHO) […]

  • The UPSURGE Consortium meeting in Maribor

    The UPSURGE Consortium meeting in Maribor

    The UPSURGE Consortium meeting took place in Maribor, Slovenia on 28-29.03.2023. That was a first day of our discussions on the project progress. We overviewed all of the work-packages, checked achievements and results. The two-day program included both presentations and workshops. A lot of work is still ahead of us and so many ambitious goals […]

  • The co-creation workshop in Katowice – the market place

    The co-creation workshop in Katowice – the market place

    The co-creation workshop in Katowice concerning discussion on the concept of the demo site in the market place has shown that the detailed analysis of the proposed solution at the meeting with participation of various stakeholders was necessary and has brought several conclusions. First of all the co-creation process including successive steps aiming at achieving […]