NBS simulation tool
Urban Nature Explorer
The Urban Nature Explorer (UNE) is a web-based platform for early-stage, participatory planning, addressing urban sustainability challenges through the application of NBS. UNE has a map-based interface that allows contextual customization with real-time impact assessment, offering potential NBS to tackle local climate challenges. It is a full-fledged, autonomously usable tool to let people creatively and collaboratively experiment with solutions in a digital representation of their neighborhood, focused on challenges they care about.
We offer to tailor the tool according to specific local contexts, including:
customization to local challenges
technically feasible NBS according to location
stakeholder engagement
scenario projections
visual impacts representation
Urban Nature Atlas
The Urban Nature Atlas (UNA) is a knowledge base dedicated to showcasing the richness and value of NBS in cities worldwide. It is the most comprehensive database of urban NBS to date. Since its creation, the database has been reviewed and extended to stay relevant and useful for practitioners. The UNA was developed in 2017 as an output of Naturvation project, by Central European University (CEU) in collaboration with the Ecologic Institute and with further support by Durham University.
more than 1200 NBS cases
worldwide coverage
global focus on climate
advanced custom-developed search engine
resource for policy-makers and practitioners
intuitive interface
Database & inspirational tool
Start a Regeneration Action
Partner with us in your next urban development project.Build and explore NBS scenarios
Understand the transformative power of NBS.Calculate the impacts
Review indicator scores and distance to targets as you add NBS.Choose Solutions
Bring out the most value of your urban NBS.Research and Monitoring
Monitor the impact of NBS for long-term success.Where can we help?
Regenerative businesses
We consult corporate businesses on how to enhance their surroundings in a green way that also creates a healthy work environment with NBS.
Sustainability Education
We develop and deliver training, workshops, capacity building and education materials on urban nature implementation and on NBS.
Research collaboration
We are actively participating in research projects and are open to collaborations in the field of NBS, urban nature planning, impact assessment, digital modelling and more.
Municipal developments
We support decision-making on the municipality level about the scaling and deployment of urban nature-based solutions and green urban planning efforts.
NGOs & City Associations
We support bottom-up community organizations aiming to connect and enhance their local neighborhood through greening and conscious planning.
Urban professionals
We offer technical support to urban professionals in their work with creative visualization, impact assessment with the use of our Urban Nature Atlas and Explorer tools.