Description The Italian Living Lab operates in two former industrial cities, Milan and Turin, located in the Lombardy and Piedmont regions, respectively. Lombardy is one of the most urbanised and cemented regions in Europe, with soil consumption averaging 140,000 m2 per day (5,000 ha per year) being covered by cement and roads. Piedmont, and particularly…
Description Our Living Lab focuses on soil recovery by applying nature-based solutions for depollution, promoting desealing practices, and strengthening soil literacy among local stakeholders. Located in the Minett region – an urbanised area shaped by a strong industrial heritage in iron mining and steel production – it operates within a landscape marked by both cultural…
Description The Spanish Urban Living Lab consists of an extended distribution with 13 different soil sites (and potential LHs) in the Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve and the NetZero city of Vitoria. The Living Lab works to restore soil health while promoting resilient and sustainable development, along with regional collaboration in the Basque Country. Challenges The main…
Description The Greek Urban Soil Living Lab focuses on restoring degraded soils across Kozani and Ptolemaida by addressing key challenges such as soil sealing, compaction, low organic matter, and the loss of biodiversity. Across 14 diverse urban and peri-urban sites, squares, playgrounds, community gardens, farms, drainage channels, and educational spaces, the LL tests practical solutions…
Description The Swedish Urban Soil Living Lab (LL) is part of URSOILL and spans approximately 11 urban test sites across the Mälardalen region (Stockholm and Uppsala). Sites represent typical urban soil health challenges: Soil sealing and compaction in schoolyards and parks. Contamination from legacy sources (e.g., ash landfills with heavy metals, PAHs, dioxins) and…