Driving Urban Transitions: GRowing Effective & Equitable Nature-based Solutions through INClusive Climate Actions

Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are hailed for their multiple benefits, but they often amplify urban inequalities and injustices. To better account for NbS dilemmas, both theory and practice have embraced Inclusive Climate Actions (ICAs) that tackle climate change and social equity simultaneously. A systematic evaluation of ICAs in European cities has not yet been executed. The GREEN-INC project will assess the performance of ICAs in five European cities (Amsterdam, Bucharest, Brussels, Skellefteå, and Turin) that face different climate change impacts and urban planning systems. Our research methodology consists of a comparative case study approach integrating four disciplines to provide valuable perspectives on the effectiveness and equitability of ICAs. The design principles derived from these interdisciplinary assessments will be validated in five living labs with local partners in the five cities. GREEN-INC will help European cities to implement ICAs that incorporate fairness, and distribute NbS impacts as equitably as possible from neighbourhood to urban level.