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

  • 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 […]

  • Queen’s University Belfast about UPSURGE project

    Queen’s University Belfast about UPSURGE project

    Queen’s University Belfast on how UPSURGE project plans begin to take shape and the first step taken in the development of a new scientific and environmental demonstator site in Lower Botanic Gardens. Read the full text here: https://www.qub.ac.uk/News/Allnews/featured/UPSURGE-takes-shape.html

  • Co-creation workshops in Katowice

    Co-creation workshops in Katowice

    On 1 and 2 March 2023 in Katowice the second round of co-creation workshops have taken place, concerning discussion on the concepts of NBS interventions at bus/tram stops. The workshops have been organized by The Urban Greenery Plant in co-operation with the Institute for Ecology of Industrial Areas. The first workshop has taken place in […]