Project description
Lighthouse shows the way to urban regeneration
Tomorrow’s cities will be places of environmental regeneration. The EU-funded Upsurge project will assist this urban transition by introducing the European Regenerative Urban Lighthouse. This will be used as a best-practice reference framework to enable the implementation of targeted nature-based solutions. In turn, cities will be called on to unlock their regenerative potential by applying the knowledge and guidance in regenerative transition. The project will carry out real-life demonstrations showcasing the viability, feasibility and implementability of proposed technical solutions. Project findings will be disseminated into several exploitable assets. The Lighthouse will help to expedite the overall renaturation of cities.
Objective
Air pollution and ambient pollution, carbon-related issues ranging from GHG emissions to carbon shortages in soil, the opportunities provided by NBS and the intricacies of urban ecosystems present an extremely complex set of interdependent problems and opportunities that have to be addressed as such – interactively, mutually and innovatively. Upsurge is considering all these aspects and is providing evidence-based targeted responses that will enable EU cities to transition into a more regenerative future. At its core, Upsurge is presenting the European Regenerative Urban Lighthouse, which will enable cities to unlock their regenerative potential and provide them with knowledge and guidance in regenerative transition. Supported by an innovative continuous self-check progress mechanism (Regenerative Index) and by the Clearing House as a knowledge nerve centre, Upsurge will motivate cities and other clients through its networking activities to engage and step aboard the regenerative transition under Lighthouse’s leadership. Upsurge is demonstrating technical excellence through a multimodal adaptable sensing system, through integrated and integrative digitalisation environment supported by IoT and AI, several real-life demonstrations and based on extrapolated criteria conducted simulative demonstrations showcasing the viability, feasibility and implementability of proposed technical solutions. The knowledge core of Upsurge will be introduced within the quintuple helix verification model bringing together all relevant factors affecting the implementation of NBS and thus regenerative change. Quintuple helix approach will truly enable the assessment and exploration of complementary beneficial effects provided by project solutions.
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IA - Innovation actionCoordinator
2250 Ptuj
Slovenia
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Participants (24)
94032 Passau
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1000 KARPOS
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08225 Terrassa
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2000 Antwerpen
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26221 Patras
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10000 Zagreb
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59100 Prato
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50720 Zaragoza
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38121 Trento
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BT2 8BP Belfast
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1124 Budapest
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79098 Freiburg Im Breisgau
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2000 Maribor
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1180 Wien
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1184 Budapest
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1181 Budapest
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1184 Budapest
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4811DJ Breda
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1050 IXELLES
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BT7 1NN Belfast
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10121 Torino
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LS2 9JT Leeds
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40 844 Katowice
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40-098 KATOWICE
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