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Category: Urban Ecology, Green Governance & Citizen Engagement

OPEN NATURE

15/12/2022
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| Research Lines: Urban Ecology, Green Governance & Citizen Engagement

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="2273" img_size="full" alignment="center"][vc_column_text]The primary objectives of the OPEN NATURE (Opening Public Edge Natures as Networks for Accessible Transitional Urban Re-connection and Education) project are to re-connect citizens with nature through the aesthetic and ecological regeneration of degraded spaces at the urban boundaries of Barcelona’s Collserola Natural Park, to educate young students in methods for re-naturalizing their city toward improved urban sustainability, and to promote feelings of co-ownership and collective stewardship of public green areas through participatory processes. OPEN NATURE...

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Green Book of Biocities

25/03/2021
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| Research Lines: Circular Bioeconomy & Natural Materials Innovation, Decentralized Energy Systems & Circular Water Systems, Ecological Technology & Carbon Sequestration, Publications & Exhibitions, Regenerative Forestry & Sustainable Food Production, Self-Sufficient Buildings, Urban Ecology, Green Governance & Citizen Engagement

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="1941" img_size="full"][vc_column_text]Supported by the Europe Forest Institute (EFI) and in collaboration with a number of organizations throughout Europe and beyond, Valldaura Labs has begun co-authoring the Green Book of Biocities, a seminal text which will define the new paradigm of Biocities and the key strategies to make them a reality.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image="1934" img_size="full"][vc_column_text]By synthesizing inputs from stakeholders and all of the organizations involved – whose expertise span from sustainable forest management to agriculture, circular/bio-economics, health, ecology, nature-based solutions, social issues,...

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OSBeehives

25/03/2021
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| Research Lines: Ecological Technology & Carbon Sequestration, Urban Ecology, Green Governance & Citizen Engagement

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="1913" img_size="full" alignment="center"][vc_column_text]OSBeehives is on a mission to technify the beekeeping industry by building a global network of beekeepers and identifying causes and solutions for colony health deterioration. This mission is founded on the principles of citizen science, open data, and collaboration between beekeepers.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]OSBeehives’ integrated hardware and software solutions make use of the latest deep neural network and digital signal processing technologies applied to beehive audio recordings and sensor measurements with the goal of detecting possible hive health problems....

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European Forest City 2022

25/03/2021
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| Research Lines: Circular Bioeconomy & Natural Materials Innovation, Publications & Exhibitions, Regenerative Forestry & Sustainable Food Production, Urban Ecology, Green Governance & Citizen Engagement

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="2013" img_size="full" alignment="center"][vc_column_text]Barcelona will be the European Forest City of 2022 and will organize the annual conference of the European Forest Institute as decided by its annual Assembly held this year in Bonn. Barcelona, which presented its candidacy led by the Barcelona Metropolitan Area (AMB), the Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC), the Center for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF) and the CForest Sciences and Technology Centre of Catalonia ( CTFC) competed with Madrid, Soria and Navi...

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Open Terrace (developed within the greater FURNISH project)

09/03/2021
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| Research Lines: Circular Bioeconomy & Natural Materials Innovation, Regenerative Forestry & Sustainable Food Production, Urban Ecology, Green Governance & Citizen Engagement

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="1843" img_size="full"][vc_column_text]To enable restaurants and bars to remain open during COVID-19 while respecting social distancing requirements, the city of Barcelona authorized more than 2.600 terraces to occupy what was formerly street or parking space. Though these reclamations represent an encouragingly widespread step toward further pedestrianization of the city, the unfortunate reality is they still feel very much like street space; chairs and tables are placed directly on the asphalt and, to separate patrons from traffic, officials have installed infamously...

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FURNISH (Fast Urban Responses for New Inclusive Spaces & Habitat)

09/03/2021
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| Research Lines: Urban Ecology, Green Governance & Citizen Engagement

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="1593" img_size="full"][vc_column_text]The main objective of the FURNISH project was to generate a series of Mobile Urban Elements (MUE) designed to be temporarily installed in public space, newly expanded to fight against COVID-19 while promoting social cohesion. FURNISH has digitally fabricated and deployed urban elements for the purpose of adapting temporary public spaces to meet the new challenges and opportunities presented by the COVID-19 crisis. FURNISH aims to merge the challenge of gaining more public space through ‘tactical urbanism’ with...

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