Green Proximity
Project
BCN
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It will contribute to the modernisation of Barcelona City in sustainable development
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An integrated and participatory project, formed by a transdisciplinary and experienced team
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Up-to-the-minute news
Technical days – Meeting with experts
On the 5th and 6th of October 2023, the technical days of the “Verd de Proximitat” project took place at the headquarters of the Association of Agricultural Engineers of Catalonia, where the first results of the project were presented. In addition, we had the participation of international experts: Dr. Rafael Fernández Cañero (University of Seville. Spain), Dr. Makram El Bachawati (University of Balamand: Lebanon), Dr. Stefano Cascone (Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria).
Information session and olfactory tour on the green roof of Porxos d’en Xifré
On June 21, 2023, an information session was held on the VP-BCN project for users of the green roof of Porxos d’en Xifré. The research team took the opportunity to do the practical session of the training course in odour capture using the App Odourcollect and making olfactory maps with the research company ScienceforChange.
Citizen science about urban runoff water quality
During the month of April 2023 there are some citizen science activities on the contribution of green roofs to runoff water quality improvement. Some activities on the determination of water quality were conducted at green roof located on the Pérez Iborra school
Olfactory tour on the green roof of the Pérez Iborra school
On March 23, a training activity and an olfactory tour took place on the green roof of the Pérez Iborra school. The training session was conducted by Johana Burbano, odour specialist from the research company Science for Change, with which we have established a collaboration whitin the Proximity Green project with the aim of developing the indicator for the monitoring of odors in green roofs in Barcelona.
Participation in the “Biennial Ciutat Ciència 2023 – Barcelona”
Dr. Gabriel Pérez represented the Verd de Proximitat-BCN project team in the “Vespres de recerca – Envelliment i qualitat de vida” session that took place last February 23 at the Residència d’Investigadors – CSIC, in the framework of the Biennal Ciutat Ciència 2023 de Barcelona. The main researchers of the ongoing projects explained and debated with the audience the different research challenges that the projects are carrying out in Barcelona.
Information and training session for Urbaser’s biodiverse green roof stakeholders. Installation of NVDI (LAI) sensors
On February 14, 2023, an informative and training session took place at the Urbaser facilities, during which the interest groups of this building involved in the biodiverse green cover were informed about the Proximity Green project and of the monitoring actions being carried out. In addition, this February 2023 the installation of the sensors for continuous measurement of the NDVI index (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) has been completed, from which the leaf area index (Leaf Area Index) can be calculated – LAI) that describes the existing biomass in the canopy.
Scientific presentation at CONEMA 2022
On November 21, 2022, the UPC doctoral student and member of the research group of the Verd de Proximidad project, Fanny Esther Berigüete Alcántara, presented the progress of the project at the CONAMA 2022 National Environment Congress, which took place from November 21-24 in Madrid. Her participation was part of the session on “opportunity spaces for nature-based solutions within the urban ecosystem.” Access to the news:: https://2022.conama.org/tejados-ajardinados-y-refugios-para-la-biodiversidad-como-principales-soluciones-basadas-en-la-naturaleza-dentro-del-ecosistema-urbano/
Technical days – Meeting with experts
On the 5th and 6th of October 2023, the technical days of the “Verd de Proximitat” project took place at the headquarters of the Association of Agricultural Engineers of Catalonia, where the first results of the project were presented. In addition, we had the participation of international experts: Dr. Rafael Fernández Cañero (University of Seville. Spain), Dr. Makram El Bachawati (University of Balamand: Lebanon), Dr. Stefano Cascone (Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria).
Information session and olfactory tour on the green roof of Porxos d’en Xifré
On June 21, 2023, an information session was held on the VP-BCN project for users of the green roof of Porxos d’en Xifré. The research team took the opportunity to do the practical session of the training course in odour capture using the App Odourcollect and making olfactory maps with the research company ScienceforChange.
Citizen science about urban runoff water quality
During the month of April 2023 there are some citizen science activities on the contribution of green roofs to runoff water quality improvement. Some activities on the determination of water quality were conducted at green roof located on the Pérez Iborra school
Olfactory tour on the green roof of the Pérez Iborra school
On March 23, a training activity and an olfactory tour took place on the green roof of the Pérez Iborra school. The training session was conducted by Johana Burbano, odour specialist from the research company Science for Change, with which we have established a collaboration whitin the Proximity Green project with the aim of developing the indicator for the monitoring of odors in green roofs in Barcelona.
Participation in the “Biennial Ciutat Ciència 2023 – Barcelona”
Dr. Gabriel Pérez represented the Verd de Proximitat-BCN project team in the “Vespres de recerca – Envelliment i qualitat de vida” session that took place last February 23 at the Residència d’Investigadors – CSIC, in the framework of the Biennal Ciutat Ciència 2023 de Barcelona. The main researchers of the ongoing projects explained and debated with the audience the different research challenges that the projects are carrying out in Barcelona.
