Nature-based solutions

As cities face climate change, biodiversity loss and urban sprawl, many of them are looking to adopt nature-based solutions as an organising principle for urban development projects.  

Indeed, by enhancing urban green spaces, cities can benefit from the ecosystem services they provide such as reduction of heat islands, stormwater management or social well-being. In the long run, nature-based solutions can create jobs, foster social innovation and support resilient economies.  

This Knowledge Hub page brings together case studies from the URBACT networks Re-Gen, GreenPlace, BiodiverCity and from URBACT Good Practices. It provides city practitioners practical examples on how cities planed and integrated green spaces. These case studies are presented in 6 categories of urban green spaces and 2 cross-cutting categories (governance and community engagement).