Watch back: Lightning Bites on Green Cities, Healthy Lives

20 Dec 2024

This CityLabs Lightning Bites series features short, impactful talks from diverse perspectives, addressing the critical challenges and opportunities in promoting sustainable and regenerative tourism practices.

UNIC Centre for City Futures presented three days of bite-size talks to explore how integrating green spaces into urban environments not only enhances the beauty and livability of our cities but also significantly improves the physical and mental well-being of residents. 

The recordings of the online sessions are now available to watch back via the UNIC Open Case Repository.

• Jakub Kronenberg, University of Lodz, “Cities, planetary boundaries, and degrowth” Open case
• Sylvain Boisson, University of Liege, The Living City: Integrating Biodiversity into Urban Landscapes Open case
• Iskra Alexandra Nola, University of Zagreb, “Environmental (in)justice: gentrification” Open case
• Natalia Ratajczyk, Michał Zadara, University of Lodz, “400 m2 of hope – art and science for nature and human well-being" Open case
• Martin de Jong, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The pros and cons of city branding: Why city labels can be used to trigger sustainable urban development, but are often above for window dressing purposes Open case