Deliverables

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 Heidi Johansson

D5.5 NBS Implementation Handbook

The Nature-Based Solutions Implementation Handbook is a handbook for practitioners involved in the implementation of nature-based solutions (NBS).

Publications

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

Are green roofs the path to clean air and low carbon cities?

Authored by Rafael, S., Correia, L. P., Ascenso, A., Augusto, B., Lopes, D., & Miranda, A. I. Published in Science of The Total Environment in December 2021.

  • By Heidi Johansson

Assessing Douro Vineyards Exposure to Tropospheric Ozone

Authored by Ana Ascenso, Carla Gama, Daniel Blanco-Ward, Alexandra Monteiro, Carlos Silveira, Carolina Viceto, Vera Rodrigues, Alfredo Rocha, Carlos Borrego, Myriam Lopes & Ana Isabel Miranda. Published in Atmosphere in February 2021.

  • 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.

Theses

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.

Resources for NBS replication and up-scaling

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.

Communication material

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.