Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Water management (SDG 6) 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)
Grey infrastructure featuring greens Blue infrastructure Parks and urban forests
Hawthorne, Los Angeles, United States
The intervention targeted a section of the Dominguez Creek for restoration, with the aim of achieving a "multi-benefit project [which] creates passive and active…
BudgetUnknown
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Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Water management (SDG 6)
Green areas for water management
Boston, United States
The Porous Alley consists of a strip of porous asphalt in a public alley aimed at filtering stormwater and managing runoff in the affluent South End neighbourhood of Boston.…
Budget€50,000 - €100,000
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Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development
Nature on buildings (external) Green areas for water management
Portland, United States
Since 2008, the City of Portland, Oregon has used various policies and programming to encourage the use of eco-roofs (vegetated roofs) throughout the city to address…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Environmental quality Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Water management (SDG 6)
Blue infrastructure Parks and urban forests
Staten Island, NY, United States
The Bluebelt programme in Staten Island was implemented as it "preserves natural drainage corridors including streams, ponds, and wetlands, and enhances them to perform…
BudgetMore than €4,000,000
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