{"id":3063,"date":"2025-06-04T12:56:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T10:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbag.eu\/?p=3063"},"modified":"2025-06-04T12:56:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T10:56:07","slug":"gara-villalba-presents-nutrisoil-project-in-cities-on-the-frontline-session-hosted-by-the-resilient-cities-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/atmosphere\/2025\/06\/04\/gara-villalba-presents-nutrisoil-project-in-cities-on-the-frontline-session-hosted-by-the-resilient-cities-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Gara Villalba presents NUTRISOIL project in \u201cCities on the Frontline\u201d session hosted by the Resilient Cities Network"},"content":{"rendered":"

(en catal\u00e0 a sota)<\/em><\/p>\n

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On May 15, 2025, Professor Gara Villalba<\/a><\/strong>,<\/a> Full Professor at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) and PI of the URBAG project, participated in the Cities on the Frontline<\/em> speaker series<\/a><\/strong> organized by the Resilient Cities Network. This globally attended event, now in its 2025 edition, brought together experts and urban practitioners to explore the theme: \u201cRenaturing Cities: Restoring Ecosystems and Building Urban Resilience.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n

The session focused on how cities around the world are beginning to reintegrate nature into the urban fabric, not only to address the growing challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, and resource scarcity, but also to create healthier and more livable environments. It emphasized both strategic planning and localized, innovative solutions for embedding biodiversity into city development.<\/p>\n

Professor Villalba presented the work of the NUTRISOIL<\/strong><\/a> project, which is developing regenerative approaches for urban soils through the reuse of organic urban waste, such as pruning residues. Her talk highlighted the technical strategies for improving soil health and nutrient absorption, as well as the broader vision of fostering urban circularity by linking waste management, urban agriculture, and food system resilience.<\/p>\n

Building on insights from the ERC-funded URBAG project, NUTRISOIL also incorporates a strong social dimension, bringing together a diverse group of stakeholders\u2014urban farmers, policymakers, waste managers, and researchers\u2014to co-create actionable strategies for sustainable nutrient cycles in cities. Professor Villalba shared outcomes from workshops and field studies that demonstrate the potential of this integrated approach to enhance both ecological and social resilience in urban systems.<\/p>\n

The session also featured Mar\u00eda Ang\u00e9lica Mej\u00eda<\/strong>, Regional Curator for Latin America and the Caribbean at The Nature of Cities<\/em>, who presented the BiodiverCities<\/em> initiative. Her talk explored how cities can restore urban nature, strengthen green economies, and foster citizen engagement through participatory science.<\/p>\n

Professor Villalba\u2019s participation reflects the growing international recognition of her work in the fields of urban metabolism, resource optimization, and circular systems. Her research continues to inform new pathways for sustainable urban transformation in Europe and beyond.<\/p>\n

The recording of the session will be made publicly available soon \u2014 stay tuned!<\/p>\n

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Catal\u00e0<\/strong><\/p>\n

El 15 de maig de 2025<\/strong>, la professora Gara Villalba<\/a><\/strong>, catedr\u00e0tica de la Universitat Aut\u00f2noma de Barcelona (UAB) i investigadora principal del projecte URBAG<\/strong>, va participar en el cicle de confer\u00e8ncies<\/a><\/strong> Cities on the Frontline<\/em>, organitzat per la Resilient Cities Network<\/strong>. Aquest esdeveniment, amb una assist\u00e8ncia global i que enguany celebra la seva edici\u00f3 de 2025, va reunir experts i professionals urbans per explorar el tema: “Renaturalitzar les ciutats: restaurar els ecosistemes i construir resili\u00e8ncia urbana.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

La sessi\u00f3 es va centrar en com les ciutats d\u2019arreu del m\u00f3n comencen a reintegrar la natura en el teixit urb\u00e0, no nom\u00e9s per afrontar els creixents reptes del canvi clim\u00e0tic, la p\u00e8rdua de biodiversitat i l\u2019escassetat de recursos, sin\u00f3 tamb\u00e9 per crear entorns m\u00e9s saludables i habitables. Es va posar \u00e8mfasi tant en la planificaci\u00f3 estrat\u00e8gica com en solucions innovadores i localitzades per incorporar la biodiversitat al desenvolupament urb\u00e0.<\/p>\n

La professora Villalba va presentar el treball del projecte NUTRISOIL<\/strong><\/a>, que desenvolupa enfocaments regeneratius per als s\u00f2ls urbans mitjan\u00e7ant la reutilitzaci\u00f3 de residus org\u00e0nics urbans, com ara restes de podes. La seva intervenci\u00f3 va destacar les estrat\u00e8gies t\u00e8cniques per millorar la salut del s\u00f2l i l\u2019absorci\u00f3 de nutrients, aix\u00ed com una visi\u00f3 m\u00e9s \u00e0mplia orientada a fomentar la circularitat urbana connectant la gesti\u00f3 de residus, l\u2019agricultura urbana i la resili\u00e8ncia dels sistemes alimentaris.<\/p>\n

Partint dels coneixements adquirits amb el projecte URBAG<\/strong>, finan\u00e7at per l\u2019ERC, NUTRISOIL tamb\u00e9 incorpora una forta dimensi\u00f3 social, reunint una \u00e0mplia varietat d\u2019actors \u2014agricultors urbans, responsables pol\u00edtics, gestors de residus i investigadors\u2014 per co-crear estrat\u00e8gies viables que afavoreixin cicles sostenibles de nutrients a les ciutats. La professora Villalba va compartir els resultats de tallers i estudis de camp que demostren el potencial d\u2019aquest enfocament integrat per refor\u00e7ar tant la resili\u00e8ncia ecol\u00f2gica com la social dels sistemes urbans.<\/p>\n

La sessi\u00f3 tamb\u00e9 va comptar amb la participaci\u00f3 de Mar\u00eda Ang\u00e9lica Mej\u00eda<\/strong>, comiss\u00e0ria regional per a Llatinoam\u00e8rica i el Carib a The Nature of Cities<\/em>, que va presentar la iniciativa BiodiverCities<\/strong>. La seva pon\u00e8ncia va explorar com les ciutats poden restaurar la natura urbana, enfortir les economies verdes i fomentar la implicaci\u00f3 ciutadana a trav\u00e9s de la ci\u00e8ncia participativa.<\/p>\n

La participaci\u00f3 de la professora Villalba reflecteix el creixent reconeixement internacional de la seva tasca en els camps del metabolisme urb\u00e0, l\u2019optimitzaci\u00f3 de recursos i els sistemes circulars. La seva recerca continua inspirant noves vies per a la transformaci\u00f3 urbana sostenible a Europa i m\u00e9s enll\u00e0.<\/p>\n

La gravaci\u00f3 de la sessi\u00f3 estar\u00e0 disponible p\u00fablicament ben aviat \u2014 estigueu atents!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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