The Urban Nature Atlas was initially developed in January 2017 - March 2018, updated as part of the Naturvation project between July and November 2020 and has been in the process of being extended with non-European cases since March 2021.  

The entire process has been supported by a large research team, including:

Database development and management: 

Dora Almassy, Sara Maia

Database concept development:

  • Dora Almassy, Sara Maia (Central European University)

  • Laszlo Pinter (Central European University and International Institute for Sustainable Development)

  • Sandra Naumann, McKenna Davis, Christian Paul Bruhn (Ecologic Institute)

  • Harriet Bulkeley (Durham University)

Contributors to the database development process:

  • Bernadett Kiss, Christine Wamsler, Katarina Hedlund (Lund University)

  • Sander van der Jagt, Rob Raven (University of Utrecht)

  • Yuliya Voytenko, Kathrin Hörschelmann (Institut für Landeskunde)

  • Gina d'Alesandro (Central European University)

  • Francesc Baro (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

  • Chris Martin (Durham University)

Data collection in 2017:

  • Adelina Osmani, Margot Brahmi, Ritika Jain, Sanne Rogers, Hanna Angel, Giulia B. Mariani (Lund University)

  • Camilo Montoya, Mihaela Groza, Rebeka Balazs, John Isherwood-Mote, Izabela Surwilo, Ksenia Litvinenko, Rituparna Majumdar, Sanja Hajdinjak, Ana Maria Diez de Fex, Judit Boros, Carissa Quintana (Central European University)

  • Bettina Wilk, Mattia Marini, Lisette van Beek, Petar Zahariev (University of Utrecht)

  • Supervision: Dora Almassy, Sara Maia, Gina d’Alesandro

Data collection for the 2020 UNA update:

  • Data collectors: Alicia Morry, Mihaela Groza, Rituparna Majumdar, Lilla Somosfalvi, Bao-Han Phan, Aleksandra Cwik, Paroma Wagle, Jenni Morris

  • MESPOM students: Ananya Choudhury, Kyle Lavelle , Eva Valencia, Lady Dimapilis, Noreen Akhtar, Laura Hurtado (Central European University)

  • Supervision: Sara Maia, Dora Almassy, Gina d’Alesandro

Data collection for the 2021 UNA global extension:

  • Data collectors: Mihaela Groza, Rituparna Majumdar, Naomi Willows-Rough, Lilla Somosfalvi, Bao-Han Phan, Linjun Xie, Nidia Alyeriz Arauz, Tolganay Rysbekova

Data collection for the 2023 UNA Asian extension project (supported by ASEF):

  • Local researchers: Amna Shoaib, Anees Mangalasseril, Dalton Baltazar, Ochir Altansukh, Oyuntselmeg Enkhbat, Otgonbat Batsuuri, Dang-Dao Nguyen, Liwah Wong, Pitcha Phaibool, Priyanka Kulkarni, Su Myat Wai Hlaing, Sultana Ferdous Jerin
  • Data reviewers: Rituparna Majumdar, Lilla Somosfalvi, Mihaela Groza, Attila Katona

  • Supervision and training: Dora Almassy, Sara Maia

Database design and user interface development:

  • Beáta Welk-Vargová, Christian Paul Bruhn (Ecologic Institute)

  • Mia Pantzar, Kes McCormick (Lund University)

  • Macroweb Internet Consulting 

  • Frontira Design Kft

  • Kamilla Pinter (proof-reading)

  • Naomi Willows-Rough (proof-reading)

 

The Urban Nature Atlas Database was inspired by the ShareCity database and the Compendium of Sustainable Development Indicator Initiatives.