Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Water management (SDG 6)
Blue infrastructure Green areas for water management
Helsinki / Helsingfors, Finland
As part of the EU Life+ CITYWATER project (of 3 cities), a sustainable stormwater management solution based on biofiltration was implemented in Maunulanpuisto Park in…
Budget€100,000 - €500,000
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Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Nature on buildings (external) Community gardens and allotments Green areas for water management
Helsinki / Helsingfors, Finland
As part of the Fifth Dimension research program of the University of Helsinki that examines green roofs from the perspectives of biodiversity and the three dimensions of…
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Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Regeneration, land-use and urban development Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Economic development and employment (SDG 8) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Grey infrastructure featuring greens Parks and urban forests Community gardens and allotments
Göteborg (FUA), Sweden
2017 Green and Grand City is part of Göteborg's 400th anniversary (in 2021), and plans are developed up to the anniversary on a yearly basis. In 2017, the focus was on a…
Budget€10,000 - €50,000
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Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Regeneration, land-use and urban development
Nature on buildings (external)
Göteborg (FUA), Sweden
Sweden's largest real estate company, Vasakronan, tests its first green outdoor facade at Kyrkogatan in Göteborg. The project was implemented with aim of improving the…
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Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Health and well-being (SDG 3) Economic development and employment (SDG 8) Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Community gardens and allotments
Göteborg (FUA), Sweden
Göteborg is in need to strengthen the conditions for those who today, to a certain extent, rely on food production or farming. Also, the demand for locally produced and non-…
Budget€100,000 - €500,000
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Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Parks and urban forests Community gardens and allotments
Göteborg (FUA), Sweden
A community project named Green Rehab in Göteborg’s botanical garden and it is “a nature-based rehabilitation programme for workers suffering from stress-related illness or…
Budget€500,000 - €2,000,000
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Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Nature in buildings (indoor)
Helsinki / Helsingfors, Finland
Hanken School of Economics has placed green walls on its campus in Helsinki. The walls are placed in libraries and group rooms where students spend long periods of time to…
BudgetUnknown
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Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Nature on buildings (external) Grey infrastructure featuring greens Community gardens and allotments Blue infrastructure Green areas for water management
Helsinki / Helsingfors, Finland
To test the newly developed Green Factor Tool for the City of Helsinki, with a focus on water management, two test sites (ätkäsaari pilot block and the three model yards in…
Budget€100,000 - €500,000
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Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Grey infrastructure featuring greens Parks and urban forests Community gardens and allotments Blue infrastructure Green areas for water management
Helsinki / Helsingfors, Finland
The project aims to turn Honkasuo forest and meadow area into an urban village to house 2000 residents. These delightful nature elements have been preserved, for the most…
Budget€500,000 - €2,000,000
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Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Community gardens and allotments
Helsinki / Helsingfors, Finland
There is a quickly growing number of residents, who want to grow their own food within a short distance of their locality, but new areas for allotments are not sufficient.…
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Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Water management (SDG 6) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Blue infrastructure Community gardens and allotments Green areas for water management Grey infrastructure featuring greens Nature on buildings (external) Parks and urban forests
Helsinki / Helsingfors, Finland
Kuninkaantammi is a new energy- and eco-efficient residential district by the Vantaa River and Helsinki’s Central Park that is in the construction phase with a dense urban…
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Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Regeneration, land-use and urban development Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Nature on buildings (external) Grey infrastructure featuring greens Parks and urban forests
Göteborg (FUA), Sweden
"Kvillebäcken is the first urban district in Gothenburg built according to the new environmental demands. Traffic and buildings will be adapted to a more environmentally…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Göteborg (FUA), Sweden
The city's nature conservation project in Göteborg includes ongoing work on making Lärjeån's valley (Lärjeåns dalgång) a natural reserve. The purpose of forming a…
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Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Grey infrastructure featuring greens Green areas for water management
Göteborg (FUA), Sweden
The largest rain gardens in Sweden (thus far) has been created in Göteborg (Kviberg park). Kviberg's multisport arena was completed in the summer of 2015 in the…
Budget€100,000 - €500,000
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Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Parks and urban forests Green areas for water management
Göteborg (FUA), Sweden
The area around Selma Lagerlöf’s square is one of the city's main development areas. The Park and the Parks and Landscape Administration is responsible for creating a…
Budget€500,000 - €2,000,000
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Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Grey infrastructure featuring greens Community gardens and allotments
Helsinki / Helsingfors, Finland
The reduced green space in cities and the declining level of unstructured physical activity affect especially children as major developments in the immune system occur during…
BudgetUnknown
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