Project Goals

Led by Durham University, NATURVATION involves 14 institutions across Europe working in fields as diverse as urban development, innovation studies, geography, ecology, environmental assessment and economics. Our partnership includes city governments, non-governmental organisations and business. We will assess what nature-based solutions can achieve in cities, examine how innovation is taking place, and work with communities and stakeholders to develop the knowledge and tools required to realise the potential of nature-based solutions for meeting urban sustainability goals.

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News, Events and Blog posts

 

Co-creating nature-based solutions

13 September 2018
How knowledge brokers support Naturvation's transdisciplinary approach
 

Snapshots of nature-based solutions in 12 cities

Findings and insights are now available in 12 snapshots from Melbourne, Athens, Tianjin, Sofia, Edinburgh and Mexico City as well as Barcelona, Utrecht, Leipzig, Malmö, Gyor and Newcastle.
 

What if animals designed our cities?

3 September 2018
New thinking on the relation between nature and urban infrastructures at the 4S conference in Sydney, Australia.
 

Nature and Cities: A workshop in Melbourne with Naturvation and Urban GreenUp

9 August 2018
The Clean Air and Urban Landscapes Hub at Melbourne University organized a free interactive seminar on nature-based solutions (NBS) with RMIT University and an international collaborator Lund University.

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