Nature Smart Cities across the 2 Seas

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A France - Belgium - The Netherlands - United Kingdom (Les Deux Mers / Two seas / Twee Zeeën)

Date of latest update: 2024-12-17

Description

Description (EN):

To enable local authorities (LAs) in the 2 Seas to move away from subsidy dependence to fund green infrastructure (GI) climate investments by demonstrating the direct benefits and 'cash' benefits that are available to LAs that invest in GI as a means of building climate resilience in to their urban landscapes.

Achievements (EN):

The focus of the NSCiti2S project was the development of an innovative Business Model (BM) that enables users to compare different future GI project scenarios. The BM allows users to review the value urban greening provides across multiple ecosystem services. The result is a business case that can help decision makers see the cost, benefits, and value of utilising GI approaches. Although the technical development of the BM was led by the academic partners, the conceptual development, testing and validation of the BM could only have been achieved through cross-border collaboration. The project delivered an ambitious Capacity Building programme across its project countries to support officers from LAs to overcome the challenges in seeking investment for GI projects and build capacity to use the BM. In total, the programme - which was delivered through cross-border collaboration - reached 133 Local Authorities which far exceeded the project target of 75 LAs. Programme surveys revealed that 78% of participants found the BM to be a useful tool and 86% felt confident to take forward and use the BM. Seven GI investment pilots were completed over the course of the project, delivering a substantial amount of GI which included 6,847 trees, 16,040m2 permeable surfaces, 6 swales and 48,200m3 of rainwater buffering capacity. As well as building the climate reliance of the project cities, the pilots were instrumental in testing and validating the BM and promoting the value of GI to over 63,700 residents. A series of pilot videos were produced to promote the pilots during the project and into the future. Several project pilots were nominated for awards and/or received sustainability accreditations. To ensure the ongoing legacy of the project, each city partner completed a strategic commitment document setting of their intentions for greening their cities over the next few years. Each commitment is ambitious in its own terms but taken together they represent a massive step forward in the green infrastructure of the cities concerned. These changes will be visible, will make a difference to citizens’ lives, and will have a positive impact against the threats posed by climate change.

Website: https://naturesmartcities.eu/

Delivered Outputs (EN):

The main output of the NSCiti2S project is a new Business Model that enables LAs in the 2 Seas to understand how they can self-finance Green Infrastructure climate investments & reduce dependency on subsidies to build climate resilience in their towns & cities. The project also delivered: ● A Step-by-step methodology for LAs to apply the Business Model to their own GI climate investments; ● 8 GI pilot projects (2 in Belgium, 1 in France, 3 in the Netherlands, 2 in the United Kingdom) that help develop, test & validate the Business Model; ● A Nature Smart Capacity Building Programmes that builds the capacity of decision-makers at 75 LAs to help them apply the direct benefits & ‘cash’ benefits of GI climate investments to their own GI projects; ● 8 new Strategic Commitment documents (at least 1 for each City Partner) detailing how they will increase the amount of green infrastructure in their urban area between 2020 & 2050 providing a long-term purpose for the BMl & to work together as ‘Green Cities Network’. Check the “Outputs” section below to download related material and see “Main Achievements” section for further information about the achieved results.

Thematic information

Urban development Climate change and biodiversity

Specific Objective: Improve the ecosystem-based capacity of 2 Seas stakeholders to climate change and its associated water-related effects

Thematic Objective: (05) promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management by:

Investment Priority: (05a) supporting investment for adaptation to climate change, including ecosystem-based approaches

Partners (11)

Lead Partner: Southend on Sea Borough Council

Department: Department for PLACE

Address: Victoria Avenue, SS2 6ER Southend on Sea, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 1 225 576.23

ERDF budget: EUR 735 345.73

De Zuidrand Streekvereniging

Name: De Zuidrand Streekvereniging

Department: Environment

Address: Gemeenteplein 1, 2550 Kontich, Belgium

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 566 555.18

ERDF budget: EUR 339 933.11

Lille

Name: Lille

Department: Directorate General of Services

Address: Hôtel de Ville - CS 30667, 59033 Lille cedex, France

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 728 354.60

ERDF budget: EUR 437 012.75

Universiteit Antwerpen

Name: Universiteit Antwerpen

Department: Institute of Environment & Sustainable Development

Address: Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 371 879.78

ERDF budget: EUR 223 127.88

Universiteit Gent

Name: Universiteit Gent

Department: Faculty of Bioscience Engineering

Address: St. Pietersnieuwstraat 25, 9000 Gent, Belgium

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 150 371.63

ERDF budget: EUR 90 222.98

Cambridge City Council

Name: Cambridge City Council

Department: Environmental Services

Address: 4 Regent St, CB2 1BY Cambridge, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 746 870.40

ERDF budget: EUR 448 122.23

Den Haag

Name: Den Haag

Department: Department of Urban Development

Address: Spui 70, 2511 BT Den Haag, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 849 339.66

ERDF budget: EUR 509 603.80

Provincie Antwerpen

Name: Provincie Antwerpen

Department: Environmental Department

Address: Koningin Elisabethlei 22, 2018 Antwerpen, Belgium

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 111 356.21

ERDF budget: EUR 66 813.74

Imperial College London

Name: Imperial College London

Department: Centre for Environmental Policy

Address: Exhibition Road , SW7 2AZ London, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 208 640.43

ERDF budget: EUR 125 184.24

Municipality Kapelle

Name: Municipality Kapelle

Department: Living Environment

Address: Kerkplein 1, 4420 AC Kapelle, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 786 275.38

ERDF budget: EUR 471 765.23

Stad Brugge

Name: Stad Brugge

Department: Public Domain Cluster

Address: Hoogstraat 37, 8000 Brugge, Belgium

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 674 582.83

ERDF budget: EUR 404 749.71

Partners map

Partners and Projects info

De Zuidrand Streekvereniging

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Lille

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Universiteit Antwerpen

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Universiteit Gent

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Cambridge City Council

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Den Haag

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Provincie Antwerpen

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Imperial College London

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Municipality Kapelle

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Stad Brugge

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Southend on Sea Borough Council

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Lead partner

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Summary

Project name (EN): Nature Smart Cities across the 2 Seas

Project acronym: NSCiti2S

Project start date: 2018-09-03

Project end date: 2023-03-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 6 419 802.33

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 3 851 881.40

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 0.60%

Co-financing sources:

Documents

Documents on this project are listed below, and organised by category. Please note field "Data source", attached to each document. Keep.eu users are free to use these documents as long as they mention the data source and keep.eu.

Videos / films

The Nature Smart Cities Project (English)

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2020-05-28

Languages: en

NSCiti2S Pilot Project: The Urban Waterbuffer

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2021-11-29

Languages: en, nl

The Nature Smart Cities Business Model

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2022-03-31

Languages: en

NSCiti2S Pilot Project: Van Musschenbroekstraat, The Hague

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2022-12-20

Languages: nl

NSCiti2S Pilot Project: Launchpad Innovation Centre

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2022-11-29

Languages: en

NSCiti2s Pilot Project: Rediscovering the Kerkebeek, City of Bruges

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2023-03-31

Languages: nl

NSCiti2S Pilot Project: Water infiltration in green streets

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2022-06-14

Languages: nl

NSCiti2S Pilot Project: Cambridge Canopy Project

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2022-11-25

Languages: en

NSCiti2s Pilot Project: Rediscovering the Kerkebeek, City of Bruges

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2023-03-31

Languages: en, nl

NSCiti2S Pilot: Permeable paths & water buffering ponds, Antwerp Zuidrand

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2021-11-29

Languages: nl

Reports

An Examination of the Financing Options Available to Local Authorities to Fund Urban Greening Programmes

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2022-08-25

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

A report for the Nature Smart Cities project partnership by Phil Back and Alex Collins, Imperial College London

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2020-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

A report for the Nature Smart Cities Partnership

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2021-11-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

A publication that explores the benefits that urban greening brings to our cities & towns.

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2022-08-25

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Information regarding the data in keep.eu on the programme financing this project

Financing programme

2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A France - Belgium - The Netherlands - United Kingdom (Les Deux Mers / Two seas / Twee Zeeën)

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2024-12-17

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

82 / 82 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

886 / 886 (100%)

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Information provided by the Programme in 2024-12.

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Nature Smart Cities across the 2 Seas

Description

Thematic information

Partners (11)

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Summary

Documents

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