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A one-day international URBAN GreenUP event will be held in Valladolid on the 29th March to celebrate the success of the project, after 6 years of cooperation, support and progress towards the developing, application and replications of Renaturing Urban Plans in cities to fight against climate change through Nature-based Solutions. The URBAN GreenUP International Conference will provide a forum to share theknowledge, the experiences acquired throughout the execution of the project, and the legacy of the project. It will be a place where national and international Nature-Based Solution experts can create synergies and set up a joint future based on what they have learned in the past.
The meeting will take place in the city center. Several NBS projects and NBS experts will be invited to take part in the event in different sessions. At the same time, and because cities belong to them, citizens will also have a place in the forum where they will learn about the importance of re-naturalizing cities from a social, economic, environmental and health and well-being point of view. After the event, part of the afternoon will be dedicated to a technical site visit, where participants will be able to learn more about the NBS interventions carried out in Valladolid and visit the city. The day will finish with a networking cocktail.
29th of March 2023 – URBAN GreenUP International Conference
1
Venue
08:00 h. – 09:00 h.
Registration
09:00 – 09:15 h.
Welcome by organisers
Raúl Sánchez – URBAN GreenUP project coordinator – CARTIF
09:15 – 09:45 h.
Conference opening
Ángela Rivada – Coordinator of economic development and european programmes
Sergio Sanz Hernando – Deputy General Director – R&D Programmes Manager – CARTIF
09:45 – 10:05 h.
Keynote speaker: The post-2020 policy context and the opportunity for NBS
Paola Lepori – Policy Officer – Biodiversity & Nature-based Solutions at European Commission
10:05 – 10:20 h.
Greening cities initiatives in EU – Benjamin Caspar
Greening Cities: Latest developments in Urban Nature and Biodiversity policy
10:20 – 10:40 h.
Keynote speaker: Nature Based
Opportunities – the right time for
positive messaging
Clive Davies – School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape,
Newcastle University | CLEARING HOUSE project at European
Forest Institute
10:40 – 11:00 h.
The NBS Observatory
Andrés Alcántara – IUCN
11:00 h. – 11:30 h.
Coffee break
11:30 – 11:45 h.
URBAN GreenUP Legacy: outcomes and project mini-handbook presentation
Raúl Sánchez – URBAN GreenUP project coordinator – CARTIF
11:45 – 12:15 h.
URBAN GreenUP Front-Runners cities impact s& outputs.
Juliet Staples – URBAN GreenUP partner – Liverpool City Council
Esra Demir – URBAN GreenUP partner – Demir Enerji – Izmir City Council
Rosa Huertas – URBAN GreenUP partner – Valladolid City Council
12:15 – 13:00 h.
Roundtable 1. Joint legacy of the NBS
projects.
Moderated by Laura Palomo Ríos – European Research Executive Agency. Unit REA.B3 – Biodiversity, Circular Economy and Environment
Laura Wendling – Unalab Project Coordinator – VTT Technical
Research Centre of Finland
Stuart Connop – Connecting Nature project – Co-director –
Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) – University East London (UEL)
Gemma García – GrowGreen project – Tecnalia
Raúl Sánchez – URBAN GreenUP project coordinator – CARTIF
Stuart Connop – Connecting Nature project – Co-director –
Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) – University East London (UEL)
Gemma García – GrowGreen project – Tecnalia
Raúl Sánchez – URBAN GreenUP project coordinator – CARTIF
13:00 h. – 14:00 h.
Lunch break
14:00 – 14:15 h.
Keynote speaker: NBS contribution to Biodiversity, EC Handbook and Cases Studies.
Stuart Connop – Co-director – SRI – UEL
Esther San José – URBAN GreenUP Team – CARTIF
14:15 – 14:30 h.
Keynote speaker: Recovering contact with nature
Paul Nolan – Director – The Mersey Forest
14:30 – 15:00 h.
Roundtable 2 – URBAN GreenUp
replicability and NBS opportunities Moderated by Thami Croeser – RMIT University
Elisa Parisi– Municipality of Mantova (Italy)
Andrés de las Alas – Ayuntamiento de Fuenlabrada (Spain)
Trinh Tran Duc – Quy Nhơn City (Vietnam)
Andrea Gonçalves – Évora (Portugal)
15:00 – 15:30 h.
Roundtable 3 – Let’s share our city experience!
Moderated by Isabel Sánchez – Valladolid City Council
Pilar Muñoz – Diputación de Badajoz (Spain)
Mihaela Gheorghe – GMV Innovating Solutions (Romania)
Jesús Muñoz – Real Jardín Botánico – CSIC (Spain)
Sarah Bekessy – RMIT University Melbourne (Australia)
15:30 – 15:40 h.
Goodbye / conference closing
Rosario Chávez – Councillor – Municipality of Valladolid
15:40 – 16:00 h.
Conclusions and thank you from organisers
Raúl Sánchez – URBAN GreenUP project coordinator – CARTIF
16:00 – 17:30 h.
Technical field visits
NBS implementation areas Tour (organised by Valladolid City Council)
We will take a walking tour through the city centre visiting some of the naturebased solutions implemented in Valladolid within the URBAN GreenUP project. The starting point will be at the international event, the Convent of Agustinos Filipinos, and we will finish in the urban centre. The tour will be fully guided explaining both the NBS and some historical-touristic points of interest in the city. The visit is entirely on foot, it does not have any physical difficulties and will last a maximum of 1.5 hours.
17:30 h.
End of first day URBAN GreenUP international conference
19:30 h.
Networking cocktail | Reception and cocktail at “La Leyenda del Pisuerga”
The networking cocktail will be at «La Leyenda del Pisuerga», aboard a pleasure boat that will navigate the Pisuerga River in the city. With 25 meters in length and two floors, it is inspired by the boats that crossed the Mississippi River in the XIX century. The reception will be at 19:00 h at the pier located on Playa de Las Moreras. The sailing tour covers 13 km round trip and will last approximately 1,15 hour. After the tour, the boat will remain docked. The cocktail will be served on board. It will begin on the return journey. Punctuality is very important so that the boat can leave on time, benefiting the last sunny hours of the day.
Please register to attend the Urban GreenUP International Conference using this form:
Registration is free and will be open until the maximum venue capacity is reached.
Cercanías, line C1 (train). [ONE WAY: 2,60€] Departs from airport Terminal4 (T4) twice an hour approximately.
Travel takes about 12 minutes. There is a free shuttle bus which connects T4 with the other terminals (journey
time: 10 minutes). http://www.renfe.com/viajeros/cercanias/madrid/
“Metro” -underground-, [ONE WAY: 5€]. You can take the metro from any terminal in the airport, and take line 8
and then 10 (the easiest connection). Chamartín Railway Station (“Chamartín”) is also a metro stop. Travel takes
around 40 minutes, but it might vary. Tickets can be bought at the airport. You can check the map and other
conexions in the web page: https://www.metromadrid.es/en
By taxi [Fixed rate to/from airport is 30€]
Alternatively, you can hire a car (around 2h30 from Madrid-Barajas to Valladolid).
By bus [Prices vary depending on service, usually around 15-20€]
There are regular buses throughout the day. You can check the timetable and book your ticket at www.alsa.es,
through their phone app, or directly at the airport bus station, but booking in advance is also recommended.
The journey takes 2,5 hours. These buses leave from T4 in Barajas
(https://www.alsa.es/aeropuertos/madrid-barajas) or from the stations in the city.
The International Conference will take place at the
Real Colegio Seminario de los Padres Agustinos,
Paseo De Filipinos 7, 47007 Valladolid. Google maps
location: https://goo.gl/maps/sXvP5YZfZEzRHu2N7.
Technical Forest Engineer by the University of Valladolid (2003). Master´s degree in Research in
Agroforestry Development Engineering by the University of Valladolid. Master of Advanced Studies,
Department of Economics, Sociology and Politics (2010), University of Valladolid.
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Bachelor’s Degree in Law and Master's Degree in Environmental Resources Management by the University of Extremadura.
Since 2019, she is working as Head of the Sustainable Development Goals, Alliances and Projects Unit of the Rural Development and Sustainability Area at Badajoz Provincial Council. Previously, she worked as Head of the Project Design Unit and Head of the Strategic Analysis and Financing Unit at the same entity.
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Andrés Alcántara has been working at the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation since its creation in
2000 and is the coordinator of the SbN observatory in Spain. He has coordinated the IUCN Mediterranean
stand: “Mediterranean Solutions” at the IUCN World Congress held in Marseille focusing his activity on
NbS.
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Clive Davies is an academic at Newcastle University UK and a consultant working with EFI, FAO and EC.
Clive is a specialist in urban forestry, green infrastructure and nature-based solutions.
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Is an Earth Observation Engineer and a Project Manager with more than 7 years of experience in remote
sensing. She is working in the Remote Sensing & Geospatial Analytics (RSGA) Division, which centralizes
the vast majority of GMV’s background and experience in the post processing of EO data for added-value
applications, including urban green management, waste monitoring, mining, as well as high resolution
reference mapping for security.
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Paul has been involved in community forestry for over 25 years, and for much of that time as Director of
The Mersey Forest. This long-term plan and programme of environmental regeneration aims to get “more
from trees”, using trees and woodlands to provide a wide range of benefits.
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Dr Laura Wendling is a Senior Scientist and leader of the Nature-Based Solutions team at VTT Technical
Research Centre of Finland, and a docent in soil and water management at Aalto University. She defended
her doctoral dissertation in 2004 at Washington State University (USA) on the topic of geochemical
interactions affecting caesium mobility and phytoavailability in soils.
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Dr Stuart Connop is an Associate Professor in Sustainability and Co-Director of the Sustainability
Research Institute at the University of East London in the UK. Stuart's research focuses on nature-based
solutions with a specific focus on balancing multifunctionality in design and performance with
biodiversity value.
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Forestry Engineer (2009) and Master's Degree in Environmental Management and Technology (2012) by the
University of Valladolid. She developed her professional career as Environmental Technician, and Trainer
and developer of on-line multiplatform GIS courses by the General Foundation of the University of
Valladolid.
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Director of the Area of Innovation, Economic Development, Employment and Commerce of the Valladolid City
Council. Senior civil servant with a Law degree and Master in Public Communication. She is in charge of
this important area, in which the economic development of Valladolid is driven through innovation,
employment, and entrepreneurship.
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Elisa Parisi works at the Municipality of Mantova (Italy). She is specialized in Environmental Science
and is the referent for the Carbon Neutrality of Mantova.
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Architect from the University of Valladolid, Master's Degree in Sustainable Architecture and Energy
Efficiency by the Ramón Llull University of Barcelona, and studies in Master's Degree in Energy:
Generation, Management and Efficient Use at the University of Valladolid.
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Trinh is a researcher working in the field of natural resources management and development. He has been
participated in different research projects to explore and improve the intricate connection between
natural and build environment (in this case is urban setting) as a part of a system dynamic evolution.
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She holds a degree in Architecture, since 2003 (Faculdade de Arquitetura de Lisboa, Universidade Técnica
de Lisboa), and a PhD degree in Architecture, since 2015 (Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de
Lisboa), with the thesis “Positive Synergetic Processes for an Urban Regeneration Strategy. A Case
Study: the City of Évora”.
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More speakers to be confirmed soon
We will take a walking tour through the city centre visiting some of the naturebased solutions implemented in Valladolid within the URBAN GreenUP project. The starting point will be at the international event, the Convent of Agustinos Filipinos, and we will finish in the urban centre. The tour will be fully guided explaining both the NBS and some historical-touristic points of interest in the city. The visit is entirely on foot, it does not have any physical difficulties and will last a maximum of 1.5 hours.
The networking cocktail will be at «La Leyenda del Pisuerga», aboard a pleasure boat that will navigate the Pisuerga River in the city. With 25 meters in length and two floors, it is inspired by the boats that crossed the Mississippi River in the XIX century. The reception will be at 19:00 h at the pier located on Playa de Las Moreras (Google maps link: https://goo.gl/maps/HZdzSMACqTD9ZLCf7). The sailing tour covers 13 km round trip and will last approximately 1,15 hour. After the tour, the boat will remain docked. The cocktail will be served on board. It will begin on the return journey. Punctuality is very important so that the boat can leave on time, benefiting the last sunny hours of the day.
Emergency numbers in Spain:
– Pan-European emergency number: 112
– Local police: 092
– Fire brigade: 080 or 085
– National police: 091
Covid-19 restrictions:
For general information about Covid-19 in Spain, please visit the Ministry webpage:
https://www.sanidad.gob.es/profesionales/saludPublica/ccayes/alertasActual/nCov/home.htm
Contact information:
Raúl Sánchez Francés (Main contact, CARTIF)
rausan@cartif.es | +34 983 546 504 / +34 696 614 883
Esther San José Carreras (CARTIF)
estsan@cartif.es | +34 983 546 504
Bárbara Díez (CARTIF)
bardie@cartif.es | +34 983 546 504
