VARCITIES
EU H2020 VARCITIES - VISIONARY NATURE BASED ACTIONS FOR HEALTH, WELLBEING & RESILIENCE IN CITIES
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- Project duration: -
- Project status: ongoing
- Funding: Societal Challenge (Horizon 2020 /EU funding /Project)
- Total project budget: €11,129,569.50
- Website: https://www.varcities.eu/
- Institute: Institute for Renewable Energy
In an increasingly urbanising world, governments and international corporations strive to increase productivity of cities, recognized as economy growth hubs, as well as ensuring better quality of life and living conditions to citizens. Although significant effort is performed by international organisations, researchers, etc. to transform the challenges of Cities into opportunities, the visions of our urban future are trending towards bleak. Social services and health facilities are significantly affected in negative ways owed to the increase in urban populations (70% by 2050). Air pollution and urban exacerbation of heat islands is exacerbating. Nature will struggle to compensate in the future City, as rural land is predicted to shrink by 30% affecting liveability. VARCITIES puts the citizen and the “human community” in the eye of the future cities’ vision. Future cities should evolve to be human centred cities. The vision of VARCITIES is to implement real, visionary ideas and add value by establishing sustainable models for increasing H&WB of citizens (children, women, young people, middle age, elderly) that are exposed to diverse climatic conditions and challenges around Europe (e.g. from harsh winters in Skelleftea-SE to hot summers in Chania-GR, from deprived areas in Novo mesto-SI to increased pollution in Malta) through shared public spaces that make cities liveable and welcoming.
Mahmoud I, Morello E, Bisello A, Kolokotsa D (2024)
Contribution in book
Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions: Results of SSPCR 2022
More information: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-39206-1_ ...
The VARCITIES project approach
Vasiliu EE, Bisello A, Biancifiori S (2024)
Conference proceedings article
Conference: 14th Biennale of European Towns and Town Planners (ECTP-CEU) | Napoli | 22.4.2024 - 24.4.2024
More information: https://www.ectpceu-inubiennalenaples.com/
Vasiliu EE, Torabi Moghadam S, Bisello A, Lombardi P (2024)
MDPI AG
Journal article
Smart Cities
More information: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/smartcities7020040
Ballocchi A, [Bisello A] (2022)
Internet
More information: https://www.infobuildenergia.it/rigenerazione-urbana-green-d ...
D´Alonzo V (2021)
Presentation/Speech
Conference: Urban Thinkers Campus of Mannheim | online | 15.7.2021 - 17.7.2021
Bisello A (2021)
Presentation/Speech
Conference: 57th ISOCARP World Planning Congress of City and Regional Planners | Doha | 9.11.2021 - 9.11.2021
Bisello A (2021)
Presentation/Speech
Conference: Convegno Internazionale BASES - Benessere Ambiente Sostenibilità Energia Salute | Roma | 2.12.2021 - 3.12.2021
Tsekeri E, Kolokotsa D, Lilli A, Calleja K, Quacinella D, Micallef D, Duca E, Bisello A
(2021)
Presentation/Speech
Conference: 57th ISOCARP World Planning Congress of City and Regional Planners | Doha | 9.11.2021 - 9.11.2021
More information: https://doha2021.isocarp.org/paper-platform/abstract/public/ ...