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Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Health and well-being (SDG 3) Economic development and employment (SDG 8)

Grey infrastructure featuring greens Blue infrastructure Parks and urban forests

Bilbao, Spain

Abandoibarra's Green Oasis

Abandoibarra is an area of the town of Bilbao, next to the Bilbao estuary, sizing 348,500 square meters. Abandoibarra has been the industrial zone of Bilbao, where…

BudgetUnknown

Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity

Grey infrastructure featuring greens Blue infrastructure Parks and urban forests Green areas for water management

Zaragoza, Spain

Banks of the Ebro River

"After decades of abandonment and deterioration, Zaragoza took advantage of the opportunity of the Expo 2008, to form a new relationship with the Ebro River,…

BudgetMore than €4,000,000

Sterling Pond Restoration Concept Section 2

Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Water management (SDG 6) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Economic development and employment (SDG 8)

Blue infrastructure Parks and urban forests

Fort Collins, United States

Cache la Poudre River Restoration

The City of Fort Collins is "taking steps to restore flows, fish passage, and ecological function" of Colorado's Cache la Poudre River (Ref. 6). The river was…

BudgetUnknown

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) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity Economic development and employment (SDG 8)

Blue infrastructure Parks and urban forests

Seoul, South Korea

Cheonggyecheon Stream Restoration Project

The Cheonggyecheon Stream Restoration Project saw the dismantling and removal of an elevated freeway and the uncovering of a 5.84km section of the Cheonggyecheon historic…

Budget€100,000 - €500,000

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) Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)

Blue infrastructure Community gardens and allotments Green areas for water management

Windhoek, Namibia

Climate-resilient community: Onyika Settlement

As of 2011, Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, has a population of approx. 330,000 people. By 2018, an estimated 40% of Namibia’s 2.4 million population were living in shacks…

Budget€100,000 - €500,000

Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Economic development and employment (SDG 8)

Blue infrastructure Parks and urban forests

Belfast, United Kingdom

Connswater Community Greenway

The Connswater Community Greenway has created a 9km linear park project in East Belfast following the course of the Connswater, Knock and Loop Rivers, connecting the open and…

Budget€2,000,000 - €4,000,000

Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Health and well-being (SDG 3)

Grey infrastructure featuring greens Blue infrastructure Parks and urban forests

Essen, Germany

Cycle route Rheinische Bahn

A 21-kilometer regional cycle and footpath between the cities of Essen, Mülheim am der Ruhr and Duisburg was developed from the former unused railway route of the Rheinische…

BudgetMore than €4,000,000

Aerial map view of les Rives de Bohrie. A lake is surrounded by green space and buildings

Environmental quality Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Water management (SDG 6) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Economic development and employment (SDG 8) 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 Intentionally unmanaged areas

Strasbourg, France

Eco-District at the Banks of the Bohrie Ostwald

The Eco-District at the Banks of the Bohrie Ostwald is structured around water with the Bohren pond, the river Ostwaldergraben and the seasonal and permanent wetlands (Ref. 2…

BudgetMore than €4,000,000

Reforestation to prevent landslides and soil erosion in Xalapa

Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality

Blue infrastructure Parks and urban forests Green areas for water management

Xalapa city, Mexico

Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Xalapa

Xalapa is located beneath towering volcanic peaks in the Sierra Madre Oriental, and the city is crossed by at least five minor streams, seven rivers, and it has four man-made…

Budget€2,000,000 - €4,000,000

Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Health and well-being (SDG 3) Economic development and employment (SDG 8) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity

Blue infrastructure Parks and urban forests

Münster, Germany

Educational nature trail

The Aa promenade, created in 1950 to provide the citizens of Muenster with a green experience trail in the inner city, was redeveloped in the 90s with several planting…

Budget€100,000 - €500,000

Industrial buildings surrounded by trees and greenery

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 Health and well-being (SDG 3) Economic development and employment (SDG 8) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity

Grey infrastructure featuring greens Blue infrastructure Parks and urban forests

Essen, Germany

Emscher Landscape Park programme

Emscher Landschaftspark is a regional park system in the northern Ruhr area. It is a regional cooperation project between several post-industrial cities that want to create a…

BudgetMore than €4,000,000

People walking on a path alongside vegetation and a river

Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Environmental quality Health and well-being (SDG 3) Cultural heritage and cultural diversity

Grey infrastructure featuring greens Blue infrastructure Parks and urban forests Community gardens and allotments

Toulouse, France

Grand Park Garonne

The Grand Park Garonne urban project aims to rehabilitate and develop the banks of the river Garonne that runs 32 kilometers through the city. From 2015, several development…

BudgetMore than €4,000,000

Blue infrastructure Parks and urban forests Community gardens and allotments

Bonn, Germany

Green C: Securing and connecting natural spaces

"Grünes" C is an initiative of six municipalities (Alfter, Bonn, Bornheim, Niederkassel, Sankt Augustin and Troisdorf) to secure, connect and (re)develop open and…

BudgetMore than €4,000,000

Grey infrastructure featuring greens Blue infrastructure Parks and urban forests

Hamburg, Germany

Green Network Hamburg

While Hamburg has already had an impressive green infrastructure, it is now (since 2013) implementing an interconnected green network that will cover the 40 % of its area and…

BudgetMore than €4,000,000

Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Regeneration, land-use and urban development Cultural heritage and cultural diversity Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16)

Blue infrastructure Community gardens and allotments Grey infrastructure featuring greens Nature on buildings (external) Parks and urban forests

Doncaster, United Kingdom

Green Space Audit of Doncaster

This audit, consisting of two parts, maps all green spaces in the Doncaster borough and presents an analysis of the quality and quantity of these areas as subdivided into 88…

BudgetUnknown

Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13) Water management (SDG 6) Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15) Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10) Economic development and employment (SDG 8)

Blue infrastructure Parks and urban forests Green areas for water management

Beira, Mozambique

Green Urban Infrastructure in the municipality of Beira

The Green Urban Infrastructure in the municipality of Beira project aims to increase Beira’s resilience to climate change and flooding (Ref. 2). It is a two-part project that…

BudgetMore than €4,000,000