Transforming the urban ecosystem of Gijón through collaborative and innovative ecological restoration (ECORESILIENT GIJÓN)
PRTR Call for Proposals Project
The project seeks to advance in the balance between nature and urban infrastructure with actions focused on improving the permeability of cities and increasing the development of plant life, the efficiency of the water cycle, limiting the impact of floods and improving connectivity between habitats so that the city gains in biodiversity.
Line of action:
Urban environmentsStatus:
En ejecuciónLocation:
Gijón (Asturias)Geographic scope:
EspañaExecution date:
2022End date:
2025Duration:
01/07/2022-31/12/2025Total budget:
€3,176,465.23Amount of aid from the Biodiversity Foundation:
€3,017,324.32Institute of Carbon Science and Technology
(INCAR-CSIC) and University of Oviedo (UNIOVI)
The actions will be concentrated in three areas: Brasil Street, Moreda and Viesques affected by flood risk and lack of permeability. The generation of “technosoils” stands out, an innovative product that emerged in this project and created from the recovery of organic and non-organic waste to promote regenerative gardening, as well as the use of the Stockholm Sustainable Drainage Solution for the improvement of the structural soil of street trees.
- Generation of technosoils, promoting circular economy practices through the revaluation of waste for the application of regenerative gardening.
- Generation of new green infrastructures for renaturation, increasing urban permeability and biodiversity: Stockholm Solution, Rain Gardens and Rainwater Storage Tanks.
- Creation of environmental microconnectors.
- Planting and conservation of mini-forests, through the Miyawaki method, with citizen participation.
- Improvement of urban plant diversity, through research on the use and selection of seeds of native species for the optimization of ecosystem services.
Transforming the urban ecosystem of Gijón through collaborative and innovative ecological restoration (ECORESILIENT GIJÓN)
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