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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Citizen science and co-design tools for cities
The UPSURGE project together with eight EU-funded projects organize an event during European Week of Regions and Cities in Brussels. Join us on the 10th of October 2023 in Brussels. We start at 09:30 CET. We will share know-how, practical examples, and tools that can inspire citizens, business stakeholders, municipalities, and local regional authorities to…
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UPSURGE at The XI International Conference on NBS in Katowice
The XI International Conference concerning nature-based solutions has taken place in Katowice on 15-16 June, organized by The City Greenery Plant (CGP). At the Conference Ms. Magdalena Biela, the vice-director of the CGP, has presented the UPSURGE project in which the City of Katowice is a partner. Also, the Institute for Ecology of Industrial Areas…
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Lower Botanic Gardens, Belfast: The Preliminary Risk Assessment
The Preliminary Risk Assessment was designed to identify the potential risk sources, pathways, and receptors for soil contaminants on the Lower Botanic Gardens, Belfast. This was achieved through desk-based research into the local current and past land usages, and subsequent potential historical or geogenic contaminant legacies. This investigation format adheres to the UK government LCRM…