Together with Skellefteå Municipality, we are partners in an EU project project that includes cities and universities in Amsterdam, Brussels, Turin, and Bucharest. The aim is to develop inclusive nature based solutions to deal with climate change and rapid urban growth.
As the industrial green transition accelerates in cities there is the need to develop methods to better include society into this process. Having all stakeholders on board will ensure a more sustainable and democratic transformation of cities. This is particularly important in Northern Sweden where the transition is more visible with large private and public infrastructure projects such as Northvolt, Norrbotniabana, and Hibryt. These investments are pressing the municipalities to develop new land quickly.
“This is a unique project to develop creative methods to deal with the green transition in Northern Sweden.”, says Agatino Rizzo, professor in architecture and principal investigator in Green Inc. “Skellefteå is the frontrunner city in Sweden to implement innovative urban solutions for climate adaption in time for the house exhibition in 2026” says Therese Kreisel, Head of Urban planning at Skellefteå Kommun.
The Green Inc project is funded with 17 million kronor by national research agencies and the European Commission under the umbrella of the Driving Urban Transitions programme, Joint Programme Iniative Urban Europe. The project starts in spring 2024 and will end in autumn 2026.
