Rational, design and preferences for nature-based solutions on the urban streetscape | Amy Philips and Nicola da Schio (VUB)
This presentation explores the potential for implementing nature-based solutions (NBS) in Brussels streets and is based on the findings of two articles that were recently submitted for publication. In the first article, we present the result of a mixed-method research (combining surveys and focus group interviews) on residents' perspectives on the implementation of NBS in their streets. We look in particular at preferences for different types of NBS, as well as perceived opportunities and challenges associated with street greening.
In the second article we operationalise and articulate the concept of Park Street (Rue Park) in Brussels 20th century belt. The article is based on a research-by-design approach involving researchers and staff of different departments of the regional and municipal administration. We'll illustrate several sketches and plans, as well as broader content and process-related considerations. Overall, we aim to take forward a reflection on the potential and limits of urban greening beyond parks and gardens, and on the possibilities of combining different mobility and non-mobility functions in the urban streetscape.
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Nicola has a mixed position as researcher at the Cosmopolis Centre for Urban Research of the VUB, and at Brussels regional administration for the environment (Bruxelles Environnement - Leefmilieu Brussel)
In both places, he works on questions related to Brussels urban ecologies in their broadest sense: the city and its public space, (im)mobilities, environmental processes, urban planning & design. His latest research focuses on urban greening, citizen science, and environmental justice.
Amy is a PhD researcher in the Cartography and GIS research group of the VUB. Her interests are in urban greening and environmental justice in cities.
Amy’s PhD focused on assessing the cultural ecosystem services provided by urban green spaces in Brussels and on the potential for implementing nature-based solutions in the city to provide a more equitable spread of urban green and the ecosystem services it provides. She is now working on the COGITO project, which will investigate different visions for the just transition toward a green and sustainable city.