Objective
Based on a detailed mapping of urban challenges and relevant nature-based solutions (NBS), Nature4Cities aims at developing complementary and interactive modules to engage urban stakeholders in a collective-learning process about re-naturing cities, develop and circulate new business, financial and governance models for NBS projects, as well as provide tools for the impacts assessment, valorisation and follow-up of NBS projects. The different modules are:
• a database of generic NBS and associated environmental, economic and social performances
• an observatory of NBS projects best practices / case studies
• a set of innovative business, financial and governance models for the deployment of NBS in a range of different contexts, together with a tool to help urban stakeholders identify eligible models regarding their NBS project contexts
• a NBS project impact assessment toolbox providing capabilities for environmental, economic and social impacts evaluation at different stages in the project development cycle from opportunity/feasibility studies to design steps and project follow-up). This toolbox will built on a range of tools, from generic indicator-based assessment for early project stages, down to detailed modelisations of NBS behaviors.
These modules that already have a proper purpose on their own, will furthermore be integrated in a NBS dissemination and assessment self-learning platform [N4C Platform] to assist NBS project developers along the entire life cycle of their projects from opportunity studies and project definition down to performance monitoring.
Nature4Cities indicators, methodologies, tools and platform will be field tested in real working environments and on real nature-based solution projects and developments in selected cities in Europe, which will be partners of the project and engage their technical urban and environmental planning teams.
Field of science
- /natural sciences/computer and information sciences/data science/data analysis
- /natural sciences/earth and related environmental sciences/physical geography/natural disaster
- /natural sciences/computer and information sciences/databases
- /natural sciences/biological sciences/ecology/ecosystems
- /social sciences/economics and business/business and management/business model
- /social sciences/sociology/governance/crisis management
Programme(s)
- H2020-EU.3.5.4.2. - Support innovative policies and societal changes
- H2020-EU.3.5.2.3. - Provide knowledge and tools for effective decision making and public engagement
- H2020-EU.3.5.1.2. - Assess impacts, vulnerabilities and develop innovative cost-effective adaptation and risk prevention and management measures
- H2020-EU.3.5.1.3. - Support mitigation policies, including studies that focus on impact from other sectoral policies
- H2020-EU.3.5.2.2. - Developing integrated approaches to address water-related challenges and the transition to sustainable management and use of water resources and services
Call for proposal
H2020-SCC-NBS-1stage-2016
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Funding Scheme
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
64600 Anglet
France
Participants (27)
20009 Donostia/san Sebastian (Gipuzkoa)
4362 Esch Sur Alzette
08290 Cerdanyola Del Valles (Barcelona)
47151 Boecillo
69500 Bron
6720 Szeged
75016 Paris
06800 Ankara
Participation ended
28108 Alcobendas
16129 Genova
1070 Vienna
27100 Pavia
06800 Cankaya Ankara
06800 Ankara
16121 Genova
RG6 5QA Reading
31520 Ramonville Saint Ange
5625 NN Eindhoven
49000 Angers
1094 Budapest
20122 Milano
06420 Ankara
6720 Szeged
28801 Alcala De Henares
44035 Nantes Cedex 1
28108 Alcobendas
1040 Wien