The municipality of Breda is going to redesign a residential area, Doornbos-Linie Zuid. We do this based on NBS. The 5 topics of NBS are Eco-sensitisation, Social Benefits, Gender-based NBS verification, NBS Economic opportunities and enabling NBS-supporting political capital. On Tuesday, September 19, we met with the competency group. The competency group consists of 4…

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…

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…

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…

The Generic Quantitative Risk Assessment of existing soil contamination at the Lower Botanic Gardens, Belfast, was designed to identify areas of soil contamination, assess risk potential and pollutant linkages, and highlight areas on the Lower Botanic Gardens site that contains existing soil contamination that may require further investigation or remediation in accordance with UK government…