URBiNAT Neder-Over-Heembeek
URBiNAT is a European project that focuses on the regeneration and integration of underserved city districts in European cities. It is an intervention in the urban environment, thanks to 'nature-based' solutions applied in a participatory manner by the residents and associations of the neighbourhood.
The Versailles and Val Maria (Mariëndaal) districts in Neder-Over-Heembeek are currently part of this European project.
The URBiNAT project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement number 776783.
All results of the project are available on the External site Cordis platform.
What purpose?
From 2020 to 2023, an analysis of the area based on the organisation of participatory workshops has enabled an urban plan to be drawn up with a view to its implementation. The project includes the redevelopment of green spaces, proposals for more soft mobility, and social cohesion and social economy projects.
The main axis linking these is the 'green corridor' running from the Van Praet zone to Versailles, via the Neder-Over-Heembeek swimming pool.
External site URBiNAT Brussels
Experiments and tools
The participatory process of URBiNAT has given rise to several pilot projects (non-exhaustive list):
A subjective cartography presenting the results of the shared analysis of the territory:
- NOH actual map (PDF, 37.65 MB)
- NOH future map (PDF, 32.16 MB)
Field work tools: the 'ludomobile' (in collaboration with the External site AMO of NOH), the 'mobile islands' (created by the External site Frères Poulet), and the 'rolling object' (created by the HqT collective), to be (re)discovered in the district.
An awareness-raising card game, 'Cartosaga', presenting some of the projects underway in Neder-Over-Heembeek (by External site Sophie Le Grelle and Samuel Macsai).
Tailor-made support for cycling initiatives in Neder-Over-Heembeek in 2022, with a focus on equipping local women, and in particular the 'Vers'ailes' collective (by the External site Collectif ipé and Cyclo).
More info:
- On the bike at NOH - Final report (PDF, 21.29 MB) (in French)
- On the bike at NOH - Principles of local cycling support (PDF, 693.93 KB) (in French)
- External site On the bike at NOH (project page of the Collectif ipé)
A new map of walks in Neder-Over-Heembeek featuring new themed walks in Neder-Over-Heembeek and Mutsaard.
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