From Forgotten Land to Community Hub
A community-led pilot in a small rural town, using arts and nature to transform unused land into an inclusive space and build social cohesio…
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Reviving a Flood‑Prone Village
A participatory project in a small Slovenian mining village, co‑creating a safer, more welcoming public space while planning for long‑term f…
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Interaction schemes for artists and local communities
20 examples on how citizens, artists and local organisations can collectively address complex environmental issues
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SHARE: Community revitalisation to improve life in central Fuenlabrada
An intergenerational housing model demonstrating how homes, care and community life can be planned together to reduce isolation and strength…
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21 NEB Housing projects: lessons learned and replicable actions
A catalogue of blueprints providing inspiration and guidance for housing development
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A collaborative garden that grows community
Ulia Garden is a place led by women, dedicated to citizens, and born from a voluntary work, willing to encourage a more liveable, social and…
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Play Accessible Communities: Co designing mobility hubs in İzmir
Data, a tabletop game, and three months of collaboration: how İzmir co designed a mobility hub with its most overlooked users.
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Funding freshwater and nature restoration: twelve Off-the-Shelf Instruments
EU-funded project MERLIN created a portfolio of replicable financing solutions to help restoration teams identify and apply innovative finan…
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Barcelona Xifré’s Rooftop: A Wild Garden above the City
A wild garden on a 19th-century rooftop, bringing neighbours together while cutting energy use and respecting heritage
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Turning urban waste into circular soap
A regenerative soap made from human activity wastes, reducing urban waste while challenging our notions of disgust and value.
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Cooperative housing in Valencia
A cooperative housing pilot in Valencia’s Jesús district that combined training, co-design and community engagement to form a promoter group
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UP/DOWN: Reconnecting communities along the Osam River
A youth-led residency upstream, a river cleanup downstream, and a festival that reunited a Bulgarian village and town
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HERIcraft: Bring heritage to life in Minecraft
HERIcraft provides guided Minecraft sessions where young people and residents co-design new ideas for local heritage sites
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Laguna nel Bicchiere: Reviving Venice’s forgotten vineyards
Restoring hidden vineyards, gardens, and orchards to give Venetians a sense of belonging while preserving heritage and facing climate challe…
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Why Language Matters in Climate Action
The CALECHE lexicon project explored how to align words and their interpretation across different countries, organisation types and discipli…
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Zoöp: giving a voice to nature in decision-making
Zoöperation, i.e. ‘zoë’ (‘life) + ‘cooperation’: a governance model and learning process fostering collaboration between human and nature.
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Animal-Aided Design Toolbox
Methodology to integrate wildlife considerations into the architectural and urban development process from the very beginning, rather than a…
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Think it, Sketch it, Show it!
A 6-step toolkit on co-designing with young people, developed within the Desire project
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40 Co-Creation Tools, Tested in the Context of Urban Planning
A portfolio of 40 co-creation tools — from digital to place-based, from art to entrepreneurship and education — tested by NEB-STAR in three …
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Co-designing Urban Development Projects in Stavanger, Norway
How 16 participatory co-design tools were tested in Stavanger's Pedersgata district to inform urban regeneration aligned with New European B…
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