VISIONARY NATURE BASED ACTIONS FOR HEALTH, WELLBEING & RESILIENCE IN CITIES (VARCITIES)

Información del proyecto

VARCITIES

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 869505

DOI

10.3030/869505

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 23 Abril 2020

Fecha de inicio 1 Septiembre 2020

Fecha de finalización 31 Agosto 2025

Financiado con arreglo a

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Climate action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials

Coste total

€ 10 954 903,55

Aportación de la UE

€ 10 115 469,00

Coordinado por

POLYTECHNEIO KRITIS
Greece

CORDIS proporciona enlaces a los documentos públicos y las publicaciones de los proyectos de los programas marco HORIZONTE.

Los enlaces a los documentos y las publicaciones de los proyectos del Séptimo Programa Marco, así como los enlaces a algunos tipos de resultados específicos, como conjuntos de datos y «software», se obtienen dinámicamente de OpenAIRE .

Resultado final

Documents, reports (7)

Report on local barriers and drivers to the implementation of visionary solutions in pilots
Policy Report
Guidelines for sketching of solutions
Healthy Cities Helix
Common Action Plan on clustering activities
Reports on multiple benefits expected from visionary solutions
Reports on the sketched solutions

Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes (1)

Project website and social media accounts

Open Research Data Pilot (1)

VARCITIES H&WB platform final- live data

VARCITIES HWB platform final live data

Publicaciones

Peer reviewed articles (13)

Visionary Nature-Based Solutions Evaluated through Social Return on Investment: The Case Study of an Italian Urban Green Space

Autores: Elisa-Elena Vasiliu, Sara Torabi Moghadam, Adriano Bisello, Patrizia Lombardi
Publicado en: Smart Cities, Edición 7, 2025, Página(s) 946-972, ISSN 2624-6511
Editor: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/smartcities7020040

A health relevant approach for assessing urban green spaces

Autores: Aikaterini Lilli, Elisavet Tsekeri, Dionysia Kolokotsa
Publicado en: Discover Cities, Edición 1, 2024, ISSN 3004-8311
Editor: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/s44327-024-00029-z

From instrumentalization to commoning: A critical review of participation in urban nature-based solutions

Autores: Devyn Remme, Håvard Haarstad
Publicado en: Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2022, ISSN 2624-9634
Editor: Frontiers
DOI: 10.3389/frsc.2022.917607

Linking Acoustic Indices to Vegetation and Microclimate in a Historical Urban Garden: Setting the Stage for a Restorative Soundscape

Autores: Alessia Portaccio, Francesco Chianucci, Francesco Pirotti, Marco Piragnolo, Marco Sozzi, Andrea Zangrossi, Miriam Celli, Marta Mazzella di Bosco, Monica Bolognesi, Enrico Sella, Maurizio Corbetta, Francesca Pazzaglia, Raffaele Cavalli
Publicado en: Land, Edición 14, 2025, Página(s) 1970, ISSN 2073-445X
Editor: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/land14101970

Digitally Mediated Nature: Assessing the Role of Digital Tools in Employing Nature-Based Solutions to Urban Sustainability

Autores: Lene Lundøy Drengenes, Håvard Haarstad
Publicado en: Journal of Urban Technology, 2025, Página(s) 1-20, ISSN 1063-0732
Editor: Carfax Publishing Ltd.
DOI: 10.1080/10630732.2025.2539660

Information Technologies for Real-Time Mapping of Human Well-Being Indicators in an Urban Historical Garden

Autores: Francesco Pirotti, Marco Piragnolo, Marika D’Agostini and Raffaele Cavalli
Publicado en: Future Internet 14, 280, 2022, ISSN 1999-5903
Editor: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/fi14100280

VARCITIES pilot characterisation : research findings of the environmental conditions and health-related risks in Gzira

Autores: Calleja, Kurt; Duca, Edward; Quacinella, Daniela; Suda, David; Caruana, Mark Anthony; Borg, Fabian; Scheiber, Sarah; Micallef, Daniel; Clarke, Emma
Publicado en: Xjenza Online, Edición 2, 2024, Página(s) 40-61, ISSN 1818-7269
Editor: Malta Chamber of Scientists
DOI: 10.7423/xjenza.2024.2.04

On the evaluation of quality of life in Chania Crete, Greece

Autores: Elisavet Tsekeri, Aikaterini Lilli, Tryfon Daras, Dionysia Kolokotsa
Publicado en: Discover Cities, Edición 2, 2025, ISSN 3004-8311
Editor: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1007/s44327-024-00038-y

Governance learning from collective actions for just climate adaptation in cities

Autores: Mahir Yazar, Håvard Haarstad, Lene Lundøy Drengenes, Abigail York
Publicado en: Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2022, ISSN 2624-9634
Editor: Frontiers
DOI: 10.3389/frsc.2022.932070

The Intersection of the Green and the Smart City: A Data Platform for Health and Well-Being through Nature-Based Solutions

Autores: Dionysia Kolokotsa, Aikaterini Lilli, Elisavet Tsekeri, Kostas Gobakis, Minas Katsiokalis, Aikaterini Mania, Neil Baldacchino, Sevasti Polychronaki, Niall Buckley, Daniel Micallef, Kurt Calleja, Emma Clarke, Edward Duca, Luka Mali, Adriano Bisello
Publicado en: Smart Cities, Edición 7, 2025, Página(s) 1-32, ISSN 2624-6511
Editor: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/smartcities7010001

Air Pollution in the Urban Built Environment: A Comprehensive Evaluation

Autores: Elisavet Tsekeri, Aikaterini Lilli, Mihalis Lazaridis, Dionysia Kolokotsa
Publicado en: Atmospheric Pollution Research, 2025, Página(s) 102797, ISSN 1309-1042
Editor: Turkish National Committee for Air Pollution Research (TUNCAP)
DOI: 10.1016/j.apr.2025.102797

The influence of individual characteristics on perceived restorativeness and benefits associated with exposure to nature in a garden

Autores: Enrico Sella; Chiara Meneghetti; Veronica Muffato; Erika Borella; Elena Carbone; Raffaele Cavalli; Francesca Pazzaglia
Publicado en: Frontiers in psychology, 14, 2023, ISSN 1664-1078
Editor: Frontiers Research Foundation
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1130915

Participatory Digital Solutions for Nature-Based Solution Urban Projects: A Systematic PRISMA Literature Review

Autores: Sara Biancifiori, Sara Torabi Moghadam, Patrizia Lombardi
Publicado en: Sustainability, Edición 17, 2025, Página(s) 7945, ISSN 2071-1050
Editor: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/su17177945

Conference proceedings (6)

GoNature AR: Air Quality & Noise Visualization Through a Multimodal and Interactive Augmented Reality Experience

Autores: Minas Katsiokalis, Elisavet Tsekeri, Aikaterini Lilli, Konstantinos Gobakis, Dionysia Kolokotsa, Katerina Mania
Publicado en: IMX '23: Proceedings of the 2023 ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences, 2023, Página(s) 366–369
Editor: Association for Computing Machinery
DOI: 10.1145/3573381.3597229

On the integration of nature-based solutions with digital innovation for health and wellbeing in cities

Autores: E. Tsekeri, A. Lilli, M. Katsiokalis, K. Gobakis, A. Mania and D. Kolokotsa
Publicado en: 7th International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Technologies (SpliTech), 2022
Editor: International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Technologies (SpliTech)
DOI: 10.23919/splitech55088.2022.9854269

Analysis of Geospatial Behaviour of Visitors of Urban Gardens: Is Positioning via Smartphones a Valid Solution?

Autores: Francesco Pirotti; Marco Piragnolo; Alberto Guarnieri; Marco Boscaro; Raffaele Cavalli
Publicado en: Communications in Computer and Information Science, Edición vol 1507, 2022
Editor: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-94426-1_26

SIMULATING SOLAR RADIATION UNDER CANOPY USING POINT CLOUDS AND AN HEMISPHERICAL PHOTOGRAPHY SIMULATOR

Autores: Francesco Pirotti, Marco Piragnolo, Raffaele Cavalli
Publicado en: GIS Ostrava 2022 – Earth Observation for Smart City and Smart Region, 2022
Editor: GIS Ostrava
DOI: 10.31490/9788024846026-5

The “human community” in the eye of the future cities’ vision. The VARCITIES Project approach

Autores: Elisavet TSEKERI, School of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Greece Dionysia KOLOKOTSA, School of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Greece Aikaterini LILLI, School of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Greece Kurt CALLEJA, The Centre for Entrepreneurship and Business Incubation University of Malta, Malta Daniela QUACINELLA, Th
Publicado en: 2022
Editor: 57th ISOCARP World Planning Congress
DOI: 10.47472/cyxnhpjx

VARCITIES EU Project: Visionary Nature-Based Actions for Health, Well-Being and Resilience in Cities

Autores: Sara Van Rompaey, Eleni Goni & Denia Kolokotsa
Publicado en: Design for Health. UIA 2023, 2023, ISBN 978-3-031-36316-0
Editor: Springer, Cham
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-36316-0_20

Non-peer reviewed articles (1)

COVID-19′s Pandemic Effects on Bike Sharing Systems: A New Reality for Urban Mobility?

Autores: Efstathios Bouhouras, Socrates Basbas, Stamatia Ftergioti, Evangelos Paschalidis, Harris Siakantaris
Publicado en: Applied Sciences, Edición Vol. 12, 2022, annual, 2022, ISSN 2076-3417
Editor: Applied Sciences
DOI: 10.3390/app12031230

Book chapters (2)

Augmented Nature-Based Solutions: A Possible Taxonomy of Technologies “in” and “for” Urban Greening Strategies

Autores: Israa Mahmoud, Eugenio Morello, Adriano Bisello, Dionysia Kolokotsa
Publicado en: Green Energy and Technology, Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions, 2023, Página(s) 125-139
Editor: Springer Nature Switzerland
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-39206-1_10

L’esperienza di co-creation ed engagement di VARCITIES a Castelfranco Veneto (TV)

Autores: Bisello, A., Vasiliu, E.E., D’Alonzo, V.
Publicado en: Città Biodiverse. Politiche, piani, progetti e processi di co-creazione, 2025, Página(s) 218-219, ISBN 9791222316314
Editor: Mimesis Edizioni