The power of diversity and social inclusion as a mean for reducing air pollution and achieving green urban nexus in climate neutral cities

Funding programme: 
H2020
Project ID: 
PR-H2020-19
Acronym: 
DivAirCity
Description: 

DivAirCity “recognizes, accepts and celebratesDivAirCity is an ambitious project that aims at shifting the urban paradigm by valuing human diversity (with a focus on gender and multiculturalism) as a resource to define new urban services and models towards cultural-driven green cities. The project focuses on the Urban nexus that combines people, places, peace, economic growth, climate robustness and its impact on Air quality and decarbonization. DivAirCity, through citizen science and creativity will co-design solutions and trace their impact in a transparent and safe way.

The project involves 5 EU cities representing replicable case studies: Orvieto (IT), Castellon (SP), Potsdam (D), Aarhus (DK) and Bucharest (RO). DivAirCity aims at creating different solutions: 5 Permanent Living Labs (PLL), 1 Diversity and Inclusion green city index (DIGCI), 5 Smart Cities Climate contracts (SCCo), 1 Community of Practice (CoP), 5 air pollution mitigation services, and 1 EU protocol for decarbonization diagnosis. The PLLs will implement NbS by leveraging over 55 mio budget already allocated by the cities; the DIGCI aims at assessing diversity and decarbonisation strategies; the SCCos will be delivered by co-designing new business models supported by blockchain technologies; the CoP will include the full urban ecosystem; and the air pollution new services have the ambition to enter in the market.

DivAirCity presents a project beyond EU borders with an ambitious international dissemination strategy beyond Europe by the involvement of Belmont Forum CRAs, key international networks and H2020 funded projects. The consortium represents a mix of stakeholders selected out of the usual only research-focused organizations, to provide a real route-to-market, with the ambition to bring the project outcomes on the market by the end of the project. DivAirCity visibility will be enhanced by the participation of the Belgian National TV (RTBF) and its associated European and Global channels.

Lead entity: 
UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA
Lead Country: 
Spain
Partners: 
COMUNE DI ORVIETO;AARHUS UNIVERSITET;SOZIALPADAGOGISCHES INSTITUT BERLINWALTER MAY STIFTUNG;PRIMARIA SECTORULUI 2 BUCURESTI;UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICA DE CONSTRUCTII BUCURESTI;CREATIVE CLIMATE CITIES UG;ARISTOTELIO PANEPISTIMIO THESSALONIKIS;ECOWISE EKODENGE LIMITED;TEKNOLOGISK INSTITUT;AYUNTAMIENTO DE CASTELLON DE LA PLANA;USE EFFICIENCY ASSOCIATION;INAFRIKA;RESEAU TRANSITION;CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE;EQN LIMITED;AIRLY SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA;CHARITE - UNIVERSITAETSMEDIZIN BERLIN;RADIO-TELEVISION BELGE DE LA COMMUNAUTE FRANCAISE;HASSO-PLATTNER-INSTITUT FUR DIGITAL ENGINEERING GGMBH;CROWDFUNDINGHUB BV;DE LA MATA MUNOZ ALMUDENA;BIPOLAIRE ARQUITECTOS SLP;AARHUS KOMMUNE;ASOCIATA ROMANA PENTRU CULTURA; EDUCATIE SI NORMALITATE;ENERGIA-DA SRL
Partners countries: 
Italy, Denmark, Germany, Romania, Greece, United Kingdom, Spain, Belgium, Poland, Netherlands
Start/end date: 
Wednesday, 1 September 2021 to Sunday, 31 August 2025
Time frame: 
2021 - 2025
NBS type: 
NA
Societal challenges: 
Health and Well-being & Air Quality
Approach: 
Ecosystem-based mitigation
Environment: 
Urban Ecosystems