URBAG took part in the EGU General Assembly 2025 in Vienna, where researchers presented their latest work on urban air quality, greenhouse gas fluxes, and nature-based solutions for climate adaptation. Three contributions by Qing Luo, Ricard Segura-Barrero and Svetlana Khromova showcased URBAG’s interdisciplinary approach to tackling climate challenges in urban environments.
Exploring Multifunctional Nature-Based Solutions for Sustainable Stormwater Management. Svetlana Khromova presented her work at the first annual event of the project "Nature in the City," focusing on nature-based solutions (NBS) and climate adaptation in urban environments. The event was organized by the Urban School of Science Po in Paris during 11 and 12th of December 2024.
In December, the European Research Council (ERC) published a groundbreaking report addressing this vital question. URBAG joined forces with over 300 ERC-funded projects to shed light on the concept of transformative change and its potential to create a just and sustainable future. The report explores strategies to scale up sustainability while protecting the environment.
És un gran plaer convidar-vos a la presentació de Tesi Doctoral d’en David Camacho el proper 28 de Juny a les 11:00 a l’ICTA-UAB sala Z/022- Z/023. També és possible connectar-se online mitjançant l'enllaç que proporcionem. Supervisors: Dr. Gara Villalba (UAB), Dr. Johannes Langemeyer (UAB), Dr. David N. Barton (NINA-Oslo)
Svetlana Khromova presented the first step of an integrated approach to informed Nature Based Solutions (NBS) at the CONEXUS Conference. The CONEXUS conference took place in Barcelona from May 15th to 17th, which aims to share the knowledge about nature-based urban solutions as a tool for urban planners.
Title: Modeling air quality at urban scale in the city of Barcelona: A matter of green resolution/ This paper presents the behavior of the most common pollutants and how they are dispersed as a result of different meteorological conditions in the city of Barcelona, as well as the impact of green infrastructures on urban morphology.
És un gran plaer convidar-vos a la presentació de Tesi Doctoral d’en Ricard Segura el proper 10 de Maig a les 11:00 a l’ICTA-UAB sala Z/022- Z/023. També és possible connectar-se online mitjançant l'enllaç que proporcionem. Supervisors: Dr. Gara Villalba (UAB), Dr. Alba Badia (UAB), Dr. Alberto Martilli (CIEMAT)
Green roofs in Oslo by 2030: Stakeholder workshop for co-creating a common understanding of green roofs’ impacts and relevance for the city / An online participatory workshop was conducted involving various stakeholders from the public, academic, and private sectors. URBAG has undertaken the challenge of creating new green spaces within urban environments by evaluating how green roofs can impact local and global vulnerabilities.
Title: Assimilating Sentinel-2 data in a modified vegetation photosynthesis and respiration model (VPRM) to improve the simulation of croplands CO2 fluxes in Europe / This paper presents an assimilation of high-resolution Sentinel-2 indices with eddy covariance measurements at selected European cropland flux sites in a new modified version of Vegetation Photosynthesis Respiration Model (VPRM).
Title: Assessing Nature-based solutions in the face of urban vulnerabilities: A multi-criteria decision approach / Nature-based solutions (NBS) are increasingly employed to address urban challenges. Typically, NBS planning emphasizes environmental impacts and ecosystem services, often overlooking their role in addressing vulnerabilities.