Deliverables
Take part of the UNaLab project's deliverables.
- By Ryan Titley
D2.1 UNaLab ULL Framework
This report presents a scientific UNaLab Living Lab framework to be used by UNaLab front-runner cities.
- By Ryan Titley
D2.2 Co-Creation Workshops Report
Report on the UNaLab co-creation workshops on nature-based solutions, organised in spring 2018 in the UNaLab front-runner cities Tampere, Eindhoven and Genova.
- By Ryan Titley
D3.1 NBS Performance and Impact Monitoring Report
Report which summarises the classification and mode of action of NBS, the selection of key indicators of NBS performance and impact, design of an NBS monitoring scheme, and baseline establishment along with a suite of measurement/monitoring methods for key indicators and metrics.
- By Heidi Johansson
D4.2 NBS Impact Simulator and Monitor
This report provides a description of the technical aspects and the functionalities of the tool, which will support the Urban Living Lab co-creation activities and the evaluation of the implementation of NBS in the city.
- By Heidi Johansson
D5.4 NBS Demonstration Site Start-Up Report
This report illustrates the development and implementation of the Urban Living Labs NBS demonstration sites in the UNaLab project front-runner cities Tampere, Eindhoven and Genova.
- By Ryan Titley
D6.1 Value Chain Analysis Report
Report which analyses the value chain, the replicability and the up-scaling potential of one selected NBS for each front-runner city (Eindhoven, Genova and Tampere).
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Presentations
Check out some of the presentations given by UNaLab partners at events and conferences.
- By Heidi Johansson
Performance Monitoring of Nature-based Solutions
Presented by Salla Leppänen, City of Tampere, at the Baltic Sea Cooperation for Climate Resilience and Urban Floods Seminar on 16 October 2019.
- By Heidi Johansson
Requalification Plan for the Gavoglio Barracks to Realise an Urban Park
Presented by Francesca Verardo, IRE, at the workshop on “Climate Change and Green Solutions” organised by the CMCC Foundation on 4 October 2019.
- By Heidi Johansson
Nature-based Solutions in Practice
Presented by Laura Wendling, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, to the Finnish Association of Civil Engineers (RIL) in October 2018.
- By Heidi Johansson
NBS and Urban Ecosystem Services
Presented by Laura Wendling, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, at the BY&FOR CITIZENS Conference in September 2018.
- By Heidi Johansson
NBS and Water
Presented by Laura Wendling, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, at the Transforming Cities, Enhancing Well-being: Innovating with Nature-based Solutions event on 16 May 2018.
Publications
Take a look at the publications produced by the UNaLab project partners.
- By Heidi Johansson
A Taxonomy of Factors Influencing Drop-Out Behaviour in Living Lab Field Tests
Authored by Abdolrasoul Habibipour, Annabel Georges, Anna Ståhlbröst, Dimitri Schuurman & Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn. Published in the Technology Innovation Management Review in May 2018.
- By Heidi Johansson
An ICT Framework to Support Nature-based Solutions Implementations in Smart Cities
This paper presents the ICT framework developed within the UNaLab project to support the implementation of nature-based solutions in Smart Cities.
- By Heidi Johansson
Assessing Economic Instruments to Steer Urban Residential Sprawl, Using a Hedonic Pricing Simulation Modelling Approach
Authored by Rita Mendonça, Peter Roebeling, Filomena Martins, Teresa Fidélis, CarlaTeotónio, Henrique Alves & João Rocha. Published in Land Use Policy in March 2020.
- By Heidi Johansson
Barriers to the Adoption of Urban Living Labs for NBS Implementation: A Systemic Perspective
Authored by Shahryar Sarabi, Qi Han, A. Georges L. Romme, Bauke de Vries, Rianne Valkenburg, Elke den Ouden, Spela Zalokar & Laura Wendling. Published in Sustainability in November 2021.
- By Heidi Johansson
Benchmarking Nature-Based Solution and Smart City Assessment Schemes Against the Sustainable Development Goal Indicator Framework
Authored by Laura Wendling, Aapo Huovila, Malin zu Castell-Rüdenhausen, Mari Hukkalainen & Miimu Airaksinen. Published in Frontiers in Environmental Science in July 2018.
- By Heidi Johansson
Biosuodattimia, hevoshakoja ja viherkattoja – yhdessä oppiminen luontopohjaisten ratkaisujen luomisessa
Authored by Maarit Särkilahti, Kaisa Mustajärvi & Salla Leppänen. Published in Alue ja ympäristö on 19 December 2019.
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Theses
Read theses produced as part of the UNaLab project work.
- By Heidi Johansson
Assessment of Factors Influencing the Adoption and Diffusion of Nature-based Solutions in Urban Areas
Authored by Max Alberto Lopez Maciel. The Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal, 2019.
- By Heidi Johansson
Co-Creating Nature-Based Solutions and Green Spaces in a Nordic Municipality
Authored by Anine Drageset. The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, 2018.
- By Heidi Johansson
Direct and Indirect Impacts of Nature-based Solutions on Urban Heating
Authored by Bruno Miguel Rocha Augusto. The Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal, 2018.
- By Heidi Johansson
Floodplain Restoration to Enhance Urban Climate Change Resilience
Authored by Maria Dubovik. Aalto University School of Engineering, Espoo, Finland, 2019.
- By Heidi Johansson
Hulevesimittauspaikkojen Rakentaminen
Authored by Kari-Pekka Kortetjärvi. Insinööri (AMK), Rakennustekniikka ja yhdyskuntatekniikka, Tampereen ammattikorkeakoulu, Tampere, Finland, 2019.
- By Heidi Johansson
Integration and Visualisation of Urban Sprawl and Urban Heating Indicators from Complex Data in a Context of Nature-based Solutions
Authored by Carole Simone Juliette Bodilis. The Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal, 2018.
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Resources for NBS replication and up-scaling
Take part of resources that support the replication and up-scaling of nature-based solutions. These resources have either been developed by the UNaLab project or have received contributions from the project and its partners.
- By Heidi Johansson
Business models and financing strategies for NBS
This report provides city planners with examples of business models for selected nature-based solutions (NBS), as well as potential financing strategies that could support NBS implementation and operation efforts.
- By Heidi Johansson
Evaluating the impact of nature-based solutions: A handbook for practitioners
The handbook aims to provide decision-makers with a comprehensive NBS impact assessment framework, and a robust set of indicators and methodologies to assess impacts of nature-based solutions.
- By Heidi Johansson
Handbook on implementation and adoption barriers of Urban Living Labs developing nature-based solutions
This handbook aims to identify and explore some common barriers, and provide cities with an understanding and a tool that can be used to strategically address barriers to the adoption of Urban Living Labs.
- By Heidi Johansson
Inspiration cards - English version
The UNaLab project has created five sets of inspiration cards, which aim to spark new ideas and enrich discussions within cities looking to adopt nature-based solutions, by presenting insights from the work and findings in the project.
- By Heidi Johansson
Inspiration cards - Spanish version
The UNaLab project has created five sets of inspiration cards, which aim to spark new ideas and enrich discussions within cities looking to adopt nature-based solutions, by presenting insights from the work and findings in the project.
- By Heidi Johansson
Municipal governance for nature-based solutions
This executive summary of the UNaLab municipal governance guidelines provides an overview of the guidelines, touching on the key findings and takeaways from the report.
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Communication material
Check out the UNaLab project's communication material.
- By Heidi Johansson
NBS demonstration infographics
The NBS demonstration infographics present the key information on three of the nature-based solution pilots which have been implemented in the UNaLab front-runner cities.
- By Heidi Johansson
NBS infographic
The UNaLab NBS infographic presents how your city can achieve the European Green Deal with nature-based solutions. You can also learn about the impacts that NBS will have on your city and your citizens.
- By Heidi Johansson
UNaLab NBS booklet
This booklet gathers the experiences, key learnings and best practices from the Horizon 2020 UNaLab project on how to plan, develop and implement nature-based solutions in an urban setting together with local stakeholders and citizens.