Name
Grow Green - Modena
country
Italy
Goal
Modena is testing nature-based solutions to reduce flood peaks and improve the quality of the canal waters from the urbanised eastern part of the city. The grassy canal and swales will help to remove pollutants and increase water infiltration.
Main Topic
Biodiversity: preserving and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity
All Topics
Biodiversity: preserving and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity
Scale
- City and peri-urban
Actors
- Community-based initiative (i.e. citizens, cooperative, neighbourhood group)
- For-profit company
- Local government
Main Activity
Other (as specified above)
Activities
- Designing policies and/or (management) strategies
- testing nature-based solutions
Source
This initiative was provided by the SGD consortium.
This initiative is self-reported and not identified by the SHARED GREEN DEAL Consortium
CONTACT
For further details please contact co-leads Dr Chris Foulds (chris.foulds@aru.ac.uk) and Dr Rosie Robison (rosie.robison@aru.ac.uk).
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No 101036640. The sole responsibility for the content of this website lies with the SHARED GREEN DEAL HAS project and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Union.