The advanced course on Urban Ecology was held from 15 to 19th February 2021, co‑organized by cE3c ‑ Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes and COST Action CircularCity. During one week, 10 students worked around the multiple urban ecology topics and proposed solutions for a green area near their residence. During the course, an […]
Please note that the procedures are adapted to take into account the COVID-19 pandemic. Rules for application General rules are described in the COST Vademecum. Here the specific rules, as decided by the Action are outlined. Due to COVID-19, the duration of this Grant Period (GP) has been extended to October 2021. STSMs have a […]
On February 18, 2021, the Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes – cE3c and COST-Circular City organize an open day on Urban Ecology: a series of webinars with international experts in the field of Urban Ecology. Via Zoom – registration required HERE.For detailed information click HERE In these webinars, we will present the approaches […]
All training schools have been postponed and are planned to be held between January and March 2021. Currently the following training schools supported by Circular City are planned: “Urban Ecology: the green within the city”, 15-19 Feb 2021, Lisbon, Portugal “Investigating opportunities and challenges for nature based solutions implementation in climate-sensitive urban design”, 22-26 Mar […]
Virtual Core Team workshop Monday, 8 June 2020 (restricted to Core Team members) Virtual Circular City workshops Workshop 1: Mo 29 Jun 2020, i.e. “the virtual Alexandroupolis workshop” Workshop 2: Tu 1 Sep 2020, i,e. “the virtual Wädenswil workshop “ Workshop 3: We 23 Sep 2020 Workshop 4: Fr 23 Oct 2020 i.e. “the virtual […]
Last year a team of innovators from Ukraine UNDP Accelerator Lab – decided to explore nature-base solutions possibilities in Ukraine. This exploration journey connected UNDP Ukraine and our COST Action. Together we run a very inspiring NBS event called the Community Safari in Kyiv. The idea of a safari event was to empower grassroots activists […]
The 3rd MC and working group meeting was held from 4th of March until 6th of March 2020 at Istanbul Aydin University. Due to the Covid-19 outbreak the number of participants was diminished and only 55 of the planned 90 persons attended. With the support of technology additional people could participate in the MC meeting […]
Examining the potential of 3D printing of hemp-based biocomposite building materials as a nature-based solution for circular economy in cities This STSM by Yaakov Florentin aimed at evaluating the potential of 3D printing of environmentally friendly and carbon negative hemp-clay biocomposite building material using agricultural waste of hemp cultivation and implementing it in the building’s […]
The CA17133 core team took part in the stakeholder workshop on Circular Cities held by Impact Hub Zürich on January 28th 2020. The idea was to explore the opportunities to operationalize the Circular Economy framework in the context of Swiss cities. Dr. Günter Langergraber Action Chair and Johannes Kisser WG3 lead gave presentations and all […]
The CA17133 core team had a meeting at ZHAW facilities in Wädenswil Switzerland on January 27th and 28th. Main outcomes from the meeting are: All 39 COST countries are participating in the Action as well as six observers, in total 420 persons are taking direct part or following the Action. The Deliverables according to the […]
