Provision of health benefits

New green roof at WOW

The NbS addresses multiple dimensions:

Experimenting with technical and administrative issues relevant to green roofing technical implementation.
Promoting the re-use of the abandoned building, representing a first step in proposing innovative uses of green infrastructure by implementing the green roof in a small part of the roof
Long-term goal is to extend it further to other parts of the roof.

Green indoor and outdoor walls

The experimental features of this NbS are intended as replicable examples in enhancing urban environments and improving living conditions of inhabitants.
Working with schools to spread the knowledge about NbS to users of the buildings and raising awareness about the importance of plants in everyday life.
Promoting the collaboration with school teachers and staff of the homeless shelter to schedule activities that supported learning “science” disciplines, as well as Italian language skills, civic education and social studies.
Consulting a nursery to achieve

The overall goal is to test aquaponics systems in an urban context in the post-industrial district Mirafiori Sud. In synergy with diverse stakeholders including professional farmers, social and nonprofit organization and citizens in participatory, scalable, technologically advanced and sustainable processes.
Grow up test aquaponic horticultural cultivation through the planning, building and management of three demonstration plants:
(1) a micro plant,
(2) a mini plant installing together with residents of the Comunità Giulia;
(3) a semi-commercial plant. Carried out...

"OrtoMobile" - micro gardens in boxes

The objectives and goals of the educational activities can be summarized as follows:

promote the active role of the local educational system during the proGIreg project by consolidating active co-planning processes of school communities to provide continuity of the learning experience
schools serving as a point of reference on environmental, cultural and socio-economic issues related to the concept of Green Cities.
support the development of co-design processes
define management models of NbS foreseen in the project by evaluating the possible

Gardens integrated within housing

The NbS aims to improve environmental, spatial and social issues in the Mirafiori district:

improving the urban quality and quality of life in otherwise neglected areas,
stimulating the active participation of citizens in the processes of urban transformation,
creating opportunities for aggregation and cooperation among citizens on issues of environmental sustainability and urban horticulture, technological and social innovation, care and sharing of common goods
fostering social inclusion, by addressing community gardening activities to disadvantaged

Didactic box gardens in schools

Establishing vegetable gardens in all primary schools of Mirafiori, plus two kindergarten and one vocational school, and providing educational activities focusing on sustainable agriculture, biodiversity and the proGIreg NbS aims at improving the science curriculum of the schools, increase their attractiveness and raise awareness of environmental sustainability, NbS and how they can improve life quality in the cities.
The educational training also has goal of increasing the attractiveness of Mirafiori schools while teaching practical environmental behavior.

Modular urban farm

The modular urban farm is a platform for presenting modern food production technologies to the interested public and the local community. It provides direct access to and close encounter with applications and practical features of green technologies. Key goals include:

Increasing local food production throughout the year independent of climate and whether conditions.
Presenting modern food production technologies to interested citizens.
Experimenting with keeping a constant temperature in the container and its power supply given the green wall and roof acting

Improving and monitoring pollinator biodiversity in Huckarde

Naturfelder Dortmund e.V. was founded in order to convert urban spaces into pollinator friendly habitats. The structure of the association allows long-term existence beyond proGIreg. Main goals of the NbS implementations include:

Activating interested citizens from the Huckarde and Deusen district for pollinating insects and biodiversity topics
Sowing flower meadows or planting insect friendly plants that increase biodiversity on public or private land in cooperation with owners
Participating in events to inform about pollinator friendly measures

NATURE-IN New Sustainable Nature-Inclusive Architectural Devices for the Transformation of our Interior Dwelling Space: through Selected Case Studies.

NATURE-IN introduces Nature-connection sensory experiences through architectural interior space to improve our health and wellbeing.

Nature-In is an artistic, technical and historical research, that will gain knowledge from our architectural heritage to inform us of a Contemporary Design, through Landscape, Architectural Interior and Biophilic Design approaches, as a resource to mitigate an urgent problem. The overall aim is to improve Nature’s connection with the interior spaces of buildings, to enhance the health and wellbeing in dwellings and urban areas in the EU and beyond. Thus, Nature-In may transform the reality towards a better life.

Amplification of the self-purification capacity of a small urban river using a natural solution to reduce the effect of urban stormwater degradation on its ecological status (France)

Porous ramp operating at medium flow with sand accumulation upstream

Ecohydrological engineering is used here to enhance the self-purification capacity of a small stream polluted by urban rainfall discharges. The demonstration site, realized in collaboration with the stakeholders, shows the positive effect on the chemical quality of the stream