Innovative solutions for
sustainable urban soil restoration
through urban Living Labs
URSOILL focuses on restoring urban soils as a basis for resilient and sustainable cities.
The project aims to boost stakeholder participation, connect research with practice, improve soil health monitoring, and enable replication across Europe.
- Duration: 4,5 Years
- Budget: 12 Mio
- Consortium: 34 Partners
- Programme: Horizon Europe (HORIZON)
The project aims to

Improve soil health
Through innovative solutions and co-creation with stakeholders

Boost participation and collaboration
Among local actors

Connect research with practice
Linking soil scientists and practitioners

Enable replication
of solutions across Europe
Urban Living Labs
Five urban Living Labs in Sweden, Spain, Italy, Greece and Luxembourg will co-create and test nature-based, technological, and socio-economic solutions.
URSOILL pioneers best practices in urban soil restoration, advancing EU Green Deal goals and the vision of 100 Soil Living Labs & Lighthouses by 2030.

Urban LL Italy
Climate: Alpine

Urban LL Luxembourg
Climate: Continental

Urban LL Spain
Climate: Atlantic

Urban Urban LL Greece
Climate: Mediterranean

Urban LL Sweden
Climate: Humid Continental
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april 2026
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Exploring soil's critical role in achieving carbon neutrality https://www.soilcet.com/
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Exploring soil’s critical role in achieving carbon neutrality https://www.soilcet.com/
Time
31 march 2026 23h00 - 2 april 2026 23h00(GMT+00:00)
22apr(apr 22)0h0024(apr 24)16h00NICOLE Spring Workshop 22.-24.04.2026 in Bagnoli, Italy
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Strategic revitalisation of megasites: innovative soil reuse and adaptive land transformation. This workshop will explore how end-use objectives, data-driven decision making, technological innovation, and emerging
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Strategic revitalisation of megasites: innovative soil reuse and adaptive land transformation.
This workshop will explore how end-use objectives, data-driven decision making, technological innovation, and emerging soil policy frameworks can be more effectively integrated to support risk-based, sustainable site transformation. Event Website
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Time
22 april 2026 0h00 - 24 april 2026 16h00(GMT+00:00)
