Cities are growing in central Europe, often turning green areas into grey concrete places. This urban sprawl accelerates negative effects of climate change such as urban heat islands. The GreenScape-CE project works on reversing the trend by making urban areas greener again. The partnership strengthens planning capacities and pilots the application of nature-based solutions and green infrastructure approaches in five cities, which are significantly affected by urban heat island effects. The pilot cities where Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) will be explored to mitigate environmental and economic impacts in urban centers are Ptuj, Milan, Warsaw, Szeged, and Zagreb.

The project involves 12 partners and 21 associated partners from Slovenia, Croatia, Italy, Hungary, Austria and Poland. The pilot area in Slovenia is Ptuj, with the Urban Planning Institute and ZRS Bistra Ptuj involved.