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The last issue of the scientific journal Environmental Science and Technology contains a paper on the learnings from the NordicPATH project. The paper, written by NILU, presents some of the results of using low-cost air monitoring sensors in our Urban Living Lab in Kristiansand (Norway) as part of the project activities. Here is the paper…

The NordicPATH’s policy brief “Citizen Science for Environmental Governance in the Nordic Region” builds on the application of the theory of environmental citizen science. The document proposes four recommendations for the Nordic Council of Ministers and describes how best to connect and integrate environmental citizen science in the Nordic Region so as to achieve three…

The International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Technologies (SpliTech) aims at bringing together academia and professionals from around the world to exchange and discuss ideas while developing collaborations on IoT, Smart city/Environment, RFID, Energy and eHealth. In the 8th edition of the conference, held at Bol (Croatia), part of the NordicPATH consortium presented some of the project’s…

The Sustainability Research & Innovation (SRI) Congress is the world’s largest transdisciplinary gathering for the global sustainability community. The third edition of the SRI Congress, SRI2023, was hosted in Panama, reuniting more than 2000 global sustainability research leaders, government and civil society experts, funders and innovators to inspire action and promote a sustainability transformation. The different…

As part of the mid-term evaluation of the project, NordicPATH prepared a series of posters to present some of the research activities we have initiated in our attempt to co-create more sustainable Nordic cities. Today we would like to introduce you to the third of them which focuses on the bottlenecks we have found around the…

As part of the mid-term evaluation of the project, NordicPATH prepared a series of posters to present some of the research activities we have initiated in our attempt to co-create more sustainable Nordic cities. Today we would like to introduce you to the second of them (you can check the first one here), which focuses on…

As part of the mid-term evaluation of the project, NordicPATH prepared a series of posters to present some of the research activities we have initiated in our attempt to co-create more sustainable Nordic cities. Today we would like to introduce you to the first of them, which focuses on the flow of data in NordicPATH. In…

Some weeks ago, our project coordinator, Núria Castell, received at the NILU offices the NordForsk team. The goal was to understand better how NordicPATH is working towards its goal, and the initial results obtained in the first half of the project. The interview was recorded and then presented at the Nordic Council of Ministers in…

On the 25th and 26th of April, NordicPATH was participating at the Engaging Citizen Science conference in Aarhus. The conference aimed to engage the citizen science community to promote knowledge sharing on research, ideas, and innovations in order to make the field thrive and expand. The conference consisted on workshops, dialogue roundtables, posters, and demos from…

A few days ago, the Nordic Smart City Network published an article featuring the activities of NordicPATH in Kristiansand. It echoes our aim to generate a participatory community of citizens, decision-makers, urban planners, and scientists that co-designs a healthy and sustainable future for the city. In particular, the writing highlights the involvement of citizens in this…

During the early months of 2021, 255 Kristiansand citizens participated in the survey launched by the municipality in collaboration with NordicPATH about the use and perception of wood-burning for heating at home. The survey not only addressed practical issues on the frequency of use of fireplaces at households but also gave the opportunity to the respondents to…

On the 19th of October, after a year and a half since the project started, most of the NordicPATH consortium finally reunited in person. Screen sharing was never easier, there were no forgotten muted microphones interrupting the conversation nor digitally raised hands. Maybe because of the last reason, our meeting extended so long through the…

Some weeks ago, the NordicPATH Urban Lab in Lappeenranta (Finland) participated at the EU Green Week. The opening session of the event, dedicated to Citizen Science for Zero Pollution, was focused on shedding light on the citizen-driven research and planning activities that target towards Zero-Pollution future of Europe. During the opening session, Sara Piutunen from Lappeenranta presented the…

The past month of March, our Living Lab in Kristiansand hosted its first webinar on wood-burning practices. Due to the higher level of fine fraction particulate matter (MP2.5) during wintertime, the municipality of Kristiansand’s concern on the topic raised. As wood-burning is crucial to Norwegian culture, making the discussions about the reduction of PM2.5 emissions…

Despite the overwhelming evidence that urban air quality has an important impact on the liveability of cities and the health of citizens, it is not yet an integral piece of the development of future urban transformations. The air quality has a potential impact on vast areas and includes the entire population young and old alike. For…

NordicPATH is all about facts and solutions. A great example of this approach is the recently published article by Kristiansand Kommune. In there, not only they provide state-of-the-art PM pollution mapping with data collected from citizens’ air monitoring through sensors. During periods of unusually low temperatures over several days, the cold air has led to high levels of air…

Kicking off Kristiansand Urban Lab While a little virus paralyzed the whole world last year, NordicPATH not only kicked off but can already show a considerable amount of engagement in the Urban Lab activities in Kristiansand. Before the summer of 2020, we started identifying stakeholder groups that could be interested in the NordicPATH activities or that…

Festival Some weeks ago, NordicPATH was selected to participate in the 3rd annual EU Citizen Engamenet and Deliberative Democracy Festival. For the festival, we created a short video to show the key activities and actions we are developing in the project and their connection with the main topics of the festival. The video shows our constant…

The European Environment Agency warns of the effects of wood-burning due to its significant contribution to air pollution. Its association to cozy, warm, and welcoming environments opposes its harmful effects on human health. Proven to be the biggest source of outdoor fine particles that cause approximately 400,000 premature deaths in Europe every year and is responsible…

Påmelding til Kristiansand Urban Lab – Dugnad for en bedre by er nå åpen Du kan nå registrere deg som deltaker i Kristiansand Urban Lab for å forme byens framtid. Gå inn på denne lenken (norsk) der du finner ytterligere informasjon samt påmeldingsskjema. Bli med på dugnaden for en bedre by! Photo: Anders Martinsen You can now…

We are happy to announce our presence at the Citizen Science SDG Conference! Next 14th – 15th October 2020, our project will be presented at the Knowledge for Change: A decade of Citizen Science (2020-2030) in support of the SDGs. In a hybrid format in Berlin and online, the conference will present, evaluate and discuss the…

Some weeks ago, the multimedia information platform Vox Media’s The Verge contacted our project leader and senior researcher Nuria Castell for a science article on the role cheap air-quality sensors are transforming the pollution-fight scenario. Together with other experts in the field, she highlights the potential of a crowd of individuals monitoring air data particles that can…

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The official NordicPATH kick-off event took place on 20./21. April 2020. Due to travel restcrictions and home office for most participants, due to covid-19, the meeting has been held electronically. Finally, the team met altogether and the work can start! Published by Editor

On 4./5. March 2020, NordForsk arranged a kick-off event for all projects that were granted under the call on Sustainable Urban Development and Smart Cities. The event has been held in Lund, Sweden. Published by Editor