BLUE GREEN CITY - Blue and Green Infrastructure for Sustainable Cities
The University of Greenwich in partnership with 7 regions in the European Union is implementing the ‘Blue and Green Infrastructure for Sustainable Cities’ project between 01.08.2019 – 31.01.2023, within the INTERREG EUROPE Cooperation Programme. The project aims to promote green and blue infrastructures as an integral part of a local/regional natural heritage preservation strategy.
Blue Green City seeks to increase awareness and knowledge of the concept of ecosystem services and of the value of green and blue infrastructures through project events, such as workshops and training sessions. This will be accomplished through a process of interregional learning and a strong collaboration in finding common solutions to common challenges posed by climate change, in particular by sharing experience and exchanging good practices. It is in this context that Blue Green City aligns with the EU Green Infrastructure Strategy and with the EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy, referring to the important role that green and blue infrastructures play in protecting, conserving and enhancing the EU’s natural capital, by providing functional ecological connectivity between cities and peri-urban protected areas.
The partnership is composed of the following institutions:
- Metropolis Nice Côd’Azur (France) - lead partner
- University of Greenwich
- Piedmont Region (Italy)
- Southern Regional Assembly (Ireland)
- Bucharest-Ilfov Regional Development Agency (Romania)
- City of Ingolstadt (Germany)
- Rijeka Development Agency (Croatia)
- Municipality of Växjö (Sweden)
The total value of the project is €1,348,909. The budget for the University of Greenwich is €104,554, of which €88,870.90 is Interreg Europe Programme funding and €15,683.10 is co-funding provided by the university.
The University of Greenwich participates in the project as Advisory Partner, and as such brings to the consortium its extensive experience in the field of green infrastructure for sustainable urban living. The role of the University of Greenwich is to provide input in the form of training for the partners and their stakeholders, to monitor the implementation of the Action Plans, and to draft best practice recommendations.
For more information visit the project website: