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🌿Who benefits from green spaces? New study on #Greek cities reveals inequalities in access to #NbS& highlights how segregation affects willingness to support them. Read how we can build greener, fairer cities!📖➡️ doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug… @alice_wanner BOKU University #UPSURGE #H2020

Check out the recent paper published in conjunction with the UPSURGE. Authors Jennifer Newell,Siobhan Cox and Rory Doherty reviewed and ranked metal/metalloid ingestion risks reported for vegetables grown in contaminated urban soils across literature. doi.org/10.1002/uar2.7…

In our demo City - Gemeente Breda - progress at Linie-Zuid continues steadily. On March 21st we welcomed a group of professionals and discussed the goals of the #Upsurge and the choices made within the plan area. It helps us to reflect and refine our approach as we move forward.

The #UPSURGE Project Group Meeting has started today in Budapest, Hungary. Today we are going through the updates on the European Regenerative Urban Lighthouse (WP7), Place Lab Experiences, a very fruitful workshop on #PlaceLab and Assessment Experience (WP8) and many more...

The afternoon sessions of the #UPSURGE PGM in Budapest included updates from #NBS demonstrations in five cities: Breda, Belfast, Maribor, Katowice, Budapest and concluded with a fascinating site visit to see the effects of rain gardens implementation.

We have successfully completed #UPSURGE two-day meeting in Budapest, updating all the work packages and planning the next steps. A lot of work is ahead of us, so keep an eye on upsurge-project.eu where we will show the project results. Thank you Budapest Partners!

📽️A short relation from UPSURGE Meeting in Budapest, #BP18 Municipality Building, 8-9 April 2025 on our YouTube channel youtu.be/RhtKZ88MUXw including site visit to showcase #NBS #raingardens implemented in Budapest within the #UPSURGE realisation

The Hive as a Canvas – Youth Creating for Bees 🎨in Maribor. #Beehives at premises of #RRA Podravje – Maribor, the #UPSURGE partner, within Urban Nature-Based Beekeeping initiative actively contributing to a greener and more sustainable city.

🌍 Our BOKU partners Meike Jungnickel & Alice Wanner presented at #EGU2025 in Vienna! Topics included public preferences for #NatureBasedSolutions and climate adaptation in Vienna & Budapest. Catch Alice in the press conference: youtu.be/ksKbNnpFuzQ?si… #UrbanClimate #UPSURGE #NBS

At egu Simón Elliott Díaz from Antwerp University #UPSURGE partner shared insights on using causal-loop diagrams to tackle urban climate challenges part in the session titled Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Change Adaptation: From Concept to Action meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/session/…

There are 14 new #UPSURGE facade gardens 💚installed in Linie-Zuid in close collaboration with the Gemeente Breda and a group of dedicated residents. Even the youngest members of the community 🧑‍🌾 joined in to lend a hand. Great job! 👏

#KatowicePlaceLab indoor and outdoor activities for children 👏 Presentation and workshop about #water in a city 💧, #nature-based solutions 🍀 and #greenroofs 💚 A lot of fun, experiments, model green roof construction and ecosensitisation is increasing 😊thanks to #UPSURGE

🐝🌸 World Bee Day at RDAPM! 🌍🍯 After the Urban Beekeeping Art Exhibition 🎨🏙️, RDAPM welcomed its first bees! 🐝💛 To celebrate, they hosted a traditional Slovenian honey breakfast. Promoting sustainability, biodiversity, NBS & community engagement 🌿🌇#WorldBeeDay #RDAPM

🌱  A once-neglected field in Belfast becomes a thriving community garden thanks to Queen's University Belfast 🎓, Friends of the Field & #UPSURGE_H2020 Rainwater 🌧. Solar power ☀️. Community-powered food 🍅. A model for urban climate resilience! 💪 #Sustainability #ClimateAction #CommunityImpact

🌱Beautiful community garden instead of a neglected field in the Lower Botanic Gardens in Belfast 👏- thanks to Queen's University Belfast 🎓, Friends of the Field, Belfast City Council & #UPSURGE_H2020. Read more: qub.ac.uk/about/civic-en…

🌱UPSURGE Nature workshop at Belfast Site! We had a blast at our Nature workshop with St Anne’s Primary School students @FoF garden Bioblitz🐞, seedball fun 🌼, planter-making 🛠️ & natural dyeing 💙 – a hands-on day of learning & joy! #UPSURGE #GreenFund #NatureEducation #Belfast

🌿 Success for Budapest’s Private Raingarden Call! 🌧️🌼All 22 spots were filled in just 9 months since launch in Sept 2024. A big step forward for urban sustainability! 💧🌍#UPSURGE #raingardens #NBSUpdates

In Budapest instead of just handing out compost bins or rain barrels, residents welcomed City Maintainer teams into their gardens - sometimes with machinery! 🛠️🌱 A truly hands-on greening effort - success of private raingardens #UrbanNature #SustainableLiving

Success of private raingardens in Budapest 👏With events like City Days and Bikers’ Breakfast 🚴‍♀️🥐 plus personal consultations, trust grew - and so did the applications. Now, residents are proudly sharing blooming photos. 🌸📸 #UPSURGE #NBS #raingardens

Yestarday experts from Katowice #CompetencyGroup & #PlaceLab met at #IETU to plan the final phase of the Katowice Place Lab actions. 🌆 Summer activities are in the works - stay tuned for exciting updates! #UPSURGE #NBS #NatureBasedSolutions #ClimateChange #cities