{"id":29805,"date":"2026-02-19T12:00:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T11:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ietu.pl\/?p=29805"},"modified":"2026-02-19T14:01:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T13:01:32","slug":"upsurge-final-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ietu.pl\/en\/upsurge-final-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSURGE Final Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-29805\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-29805-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"background_repeat bg-center panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-29805-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-29805-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-29805-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>The Final Conference of the UPSURGE project, <em>\u201cGuiding Cities to Deliver Regenerative Urban Transformation,\u201d<\/em> brought together a wide and engaged audience eager to explore the project\u2019s results and achievements.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From identifying key urban regeneration challenges to presenting the project\u2019s main outcomes and practical tools for cities, the event demonstrated how nature-based innovation can be successfully scaled across Europe. Inspiring presentations and dynamic panel discussions featured representatives of the Pilot Cities, who shared their experiences, challenges, and lessons learned throughout the project.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What We Demonstrated<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nature-based solutions<\/strong> deliver clear, evidence-based benefits across environmental, social, and economic dimensions \u2014 while also offering attractive opportunities for businesses.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Social impact, co-creation, and citizen engagement<\/strong>, tested through the project\u2019s innovative Place Labs approach, generate the most effective and long-lasting results.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Digital tools<\/strong> play a crucial role in transforming complex data into human-centered, adaptable services that support better urban decision-making.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Regenerative Index<\/strong> and policy recommendations developed within the project provide cities with powerful instruments to drive meaningful regenerative transformation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Despite facing diverse challenges and operating within different local contexts, the Pilot Cities achieved remarkable outcomes. 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From identifying key urban regeneration challenges to presenting the project\u2019s main outcomes and practical tools for cities, the event demonstrated how nature-based innovation can be successfully scaled across Europe. Inspiring presentations and dynamic panel discussions featured representatives of the Pilot Cities, who shared their experiences, challenges, and lessons learned throughout the project. What We Demonstrated Nature-based solutions deliver clear, evidence-based benefits across environmental, social, and economic dimensions \u2014 while also offering attractive opportunities for businesses. Social impact, co-creation, and citizen engagement, tested through the project\u2019s innovative Place Labs approach, generate the most effective and long-lasting results. Digital tools play a crucial role in transforming complex data into human-centered, adaptable services that support better urban decision-making. The Regenerative Index and policy recommendations developed within the project provide cities with powerful instruments to drive meaningful regenerative transformation. Despite facing diverse challenges and operating within different local contexts, the Pilot Cities achieved remarkable outcomes. Together, they delivered a strong and unified message: reconnecting cities with nature is not only necessary \u2014 it is what citizens increasingly expect from the cities of the future. &nbsp; More info:\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZPy_DE8ORME<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[953,612,79,613,80,954,835],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ietu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29805"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ietu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ietu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ietu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ietu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29805"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/ietu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29805\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29812,"href":"https:\/\/ietu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29805\/revisions\/29812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ietu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ietu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ietu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}