26/06/2024
COOLSCHOOLS
The COOLSCHOOLS project aims to promote nature-based climate shelters in urban schools across Europe, transforming vulnerable schoolyards into green spaces accessible to all city residents. This involves implementing traditional heat-reducing solutions in buildings and redesigning playgrounds with vegetation, shade spaces, and water points. COOLSCHOOLS, funded by the EU's Horizon 2020 programme and other partners, is a transdisciplinary urban research initiative. It explores how nature-based solutions (NBS) can enhance urban sustainability, climate resilience, social justice, and education quality from local schools to metropolitan regions. Pilot projects in Barcelona, Brussels, Paris, and Rotterdam inform tailored approaches, focusing on marginalized communities. Through participatory methods and interdisciplinary collaboration, COOLSCHOOLS shares best practices with city governments, planners, businesses, and schools to foster broader adoption of climate shelter innovations.
Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) integrate natural elements into urban areas, providing cost-effective benefits for environment, society, and economy, enhancing resilience and biodiversity while supporting ecosystem services.
Website: https://coolschools.eu/
Duration: 2022 - 2025
Funding: Horizon 2020
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Twitter: @P_Coolschools | @scientix_eu
- Status: Current
