Since 2018, the CLEVER Cities project has put into practice an inclusive co-creation processes that aims at involving stakeholders (particularly: citizens, civil society, public and private entities) in decision-making for the implementation of large-scale, urban Nature-based Solutions (NBS). The scope...

This study examines critically the methodologies used in the H2020 EU Financed URBiNAT (Urban Innovative and Inclusive Nature) project, with the aim of investigating the effectiveness of different methods analysing intervention areas in deprived urban environments prior to the implementation of nature-based...

Planners and engineers are increasingly interested in implementing Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) in rural mountain areas to adapt to hydrometeorological risks such as flooding, landslides, mudflows or rockfalls. While co-design and implementing NBS in urban areas has already been applied and is well documented,...

Urban allotment gardens and community gardens were always crucial in building urban resilience in periods of crisis. They were critical during the early stages of the Industrial Revolution, the two World Wars, the Great Depression, and more recently in the Covid-19 pandemic. This paper presents a brief...