UPPER – Urban Productive Parks for the development of NBS related technologies and services (UIA Initiative)

(2019-2022)

nature based social innovation

Lead Partner: Municipality of Latina

Action: testing innovative employment, educational, social care services and nature based innovations within urban Productive Parks (city of Latina). Isimpact is involved as local stakeholder, offering expertise and methodological advise during both project design and implementation phase

Challenge: to measure and reveal the impact of nature based innovation, social innovation and urban regenaration practices on people’s social, relational and emotional wellbeing

Expected results: improved spacial wellbeing, social inclusion, employability of marginalized groups; better social relationships, sense of belonging, sense of happiness and trust.

Methodology: quantitative surveys; focus groups; participative story-telling