NORDGREEN project

How can we involve citizens in urban planning in inclusive ways? What are the technologies of humility that city planners use to approach their citizens and cities? And in what ways does art help us better understand urban planning? These questions were discussed at the concluding workshop of the NordForsk initiative on Sustainable Urban Development and Smart Cities, which took place at Aalborg Universitet on 30 September 2024. Following the workshop, the NordForsk delegation participated in the 10th European Conference on Sustainable Cities & Towns, #Aalborg2024, networking with European colleagues. Our own Special Adviser Kyösti Lempa was present together with Ethel Forsberg, Kristina Laurell from Formas, a Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development, Maria Alm from Swedish Energy Agency, Risto Vilkko from Research Council of Finland | Suomen Akatemia, Natalie Marie Gulsrud, Luciane Aguiar Borges from Nordregio, Tuomas Ahola from Tampere University, Kjell Nilsson, Erik Andersson from Stockholm University, Enza Lissandrello from Aalborg Universitet, Karin Ekman and Nuria Castell from NILU. The city partners have done invaluable and superb work to ensure that the NordForsk initiative produces tangible results. Special thanks to our city planning experts, who provided excellent examples of Nordic cities working toward more inclusive sustainability: Martina Andersson  Else Dybkjaer, Stavanger Kjersti Wilhelmsen, Lier Peter Wiborn, Stockholm The synthesis essay "Technologies of Humility" by Mustafa Dikec and Olga Stepanova, as well as the summary of the Synthesis Essay in a policy brief by RISE Research Institutes of Sweden and Hilma Ruokolainen, were inspired by the NordForsk projects. Thank you to the excellent consortium that successfully guided us in further developing Nordic urban planning! #SmartCities Photos: Hilma Ruokolainen

🌳 🏙 What is your favourite city park? Is it included in the list below? 📺 We recently asked this question to our audience during the launch of a new handbook on green and healthy Nordic cities. 🗺 The result showed not only how diverse the audience was but also provided a guide to some of the best green spaces in the region, which you can explore below and in our interactive map here: https://lnkd.in/dmZg2gqB 📗 Want to know more about the synergies between urban planning and public health? Check out the handbook here: https://lnkd.in/dng-TwqK #Nordics #cityparks #cityplanning #greenspaces #healthycities NORDGREEN project

🌿 What is the NORD framework, and why should you, who cares about green urban spaces, know about it? 📺 Find out below and in more detail during our webinar on 26 January when we launch a new handbook for green and healthy Nordic cities. 📰 You won't want to miss out on these tips from researchers about methods, models, and guidelines for delivering health-promoting green space, as well as inspiration from success stories emerging from the Nordic Region. 📢 Sign up for the webinar here: https://lnkd.in/dCb4AXwB The handbook is the culmination of the NORDGREEN project funded by NordForsk. #urbanplanning #greencities #urbanstudies #urbanspaces

In a new study of the NORDGREEN project, we used citizen-mapped Public Participation GIS data to understand and model perceived green space quality in Espoo. MunEspooKartalla-survey, developed in collaboration between Espoon kaupunki - Esbo stad - City of Espoo and Aalto University, collected over 8,500 citizen-mapped sites located within greenspace. We tested diverse environmental variables to understand which greenspace characteristics contributed to the perceived positive and negative qualities of these sites. The resulting model was used to predict perceived green space quality across the entire city. This dataset is openly accessible in the Zenodo data repository: https://lnkd.in/dKxdHBtu You can find the full paper open access here: https://lnkd.in/dJukuZdK