P ague
Ci y lab Bookle
Czechia
Funded by he
Eu opean Union
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Table o con en s
In oduc ion
All he Ci y Labs
Implemen a ion
E alua ion and Moni o ing
Key ac i i ies
Bes p ac ices
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Au ho s
Acknowledgmen s
Michal Sněho a
Licia Felicioni
Pa lína Ža ecká
Ba bo a Hej mánko á
Sagnik Bha acha jee
Jiří Tenca
ECOTEN u ban com o
Vladimí a Jelínko á
Pe a Ma ešo á
Ma ek Pe eje
Czech Technical
Uni e si y in P ague
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All he Ci y Labs
The NBSINFRA p ojec has i e ci y labs ac oss Eu ope ha a e
assessing how ci ies can handle di e en challenges and s ay
esilien h ough Na u e-Based Solu ions. Each ci y lab aims o
in es iga e how NBS can p o ec local in as uc u e, p ese e
biodi e si y, es o e ecosys ems and con on he challenges o
clima e change. The goal is o deli e ailo ed solu ions and isk
indica o s o speci ic loca ions, con ibu e o ci y con ingency
plans and inc ease he esilience and sus ainabili y
o NBS o u u e gene a ions.
Cologne
Ge many
Fingal
I eland
Ruse
Bulga ia
A ei o
Po ugal
P ague
Czechia
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insigh on he
p ojec ’s ci y labs
www.nbsin a.eu
Na u e Based Solu ions s ages ac oss Ci y Labs
Collabo a i e assessmen o he cu en condi ions and iden i ica ion
o key challenges and oppo uni ies.
Co-designing and co-c ea ing na u e-based solu ions wi h inpu
om di e se s akeholde s.
Collabo a i e implemen a ion o he solu ions, ensu ing ac i e
pa icipa ion om all in ol ed pa ies.
Ongoing e alua ion and moni o ing o he solu ions e ec i eness
h ough collec i e inpu and eedback.
Expanding o eplica ing he solu ions collabo a i ely o ensu e b oade
impac and scalabili y.
(Co-) Diagnosis and (Co-) Cha ac e iza ion
(Co-) Design and (Co-) C ea ion
(Co-) Implemen a ion
(Co-) E alua ion and (Co-) Moni o ing
(Co-) Ampli ica ion o (Co-) Replica ion
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3
4
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Fingal
I eland
NBS s ages: 1-2
Cologne
Ge many
NBS s ages: 4
Ruse
Bulga ia
NBS s ages: 1
A ei o
Po ugal
NBS s ages: 1-2
P ague
Czechia
NBS s ages: 3-4
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P ague
Czechia
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These include he Uni e si y
Cen e o Ene gy E icien
Buildings (UCEEB) o he Czech
Technical Uni e si y (CTU) in
Buš ěh ad, whe e g een oo s
wi h a ious laye ing and
subs a es, oo op cons uc ed
we lands, and bio e en ion cells
a e s udied; he CTU Uni e si y
Campus whe e g een oo s
a e implemen ed along wi h
o he u ban g eene y; and
Českob odská High School,
ea u ing a g een oo , g een
açade, and blue in as uc u e
o ainwa e and g eywa e
managemen .
His o ical da a ha e iden i ied
The Ci y Lab o P ague includes h ee dis inc
loca ions whe e na u e-based solu ions (NBS)
a e es ed and e alua ed unde eal-wo ld
condi ions.
In oduc ion
ex eme hea and hea wa es
as p ima y haza ds in P ague
and i s su oundings. De ailed
simula ions on he u ban
hea ulne abili y a e un o
spo he mos p one a eas o
po en ially selec he mos
sui able solu ions o c ea e a
mo e balanced and sus ainable
u ban landscape. Fo each si e,
a comp ehensi e s akeholde
mapping analysis has been
conduc ed o iden i y hose
who would be impac ed by and
bene i om he implemen a ion
o NBS, as well as hose
esponsible o g an ing
app o al.
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Implemen a ion
Speci ic ac i i ies ha e been ca ied ou o iden i y he mos
sui able NBS o each loca ion, conside ing en i onmen al condi ions
and u ban challenges.
Ecosys em mapping
U ban hea ulne abili y
F om May o Sep embe 2024, plan species moni o ing was
conduc ed a h ee Ci y Lab P ague loca ions. The su ey assessed
biodi e si y and ecological unc ions, iden i ying a mix o na i e
species, ude al plan s, and in asi e species. The indings highligh
he ole o g een spaces in enhancing biodi e si y, sus ainabili y,
and clima e esilience.
An u ban hea ulne abili y map was c ea ed using Ea h
obse a ion da a and Czech census in o ma ion, co e ing he en i e
ci y o P ague. This includes all he Ci y Lab si es, excep o he
UCEEB Building, which is loca ed in Buš ěh ad, ou side P ague’s
adminis a i e bounda ies.
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Assessing P ague’s u ban hea ulne abili y using he IPCC
amewo k in ol es h ee key componen s: exposu e, sensi i i y,
and adap i e capaci y.
Exposu e map:
Hea Vulne abili y Map:
Sensi i i y Map:
Adap i e Capaci y Map:
These indices a e combined o calcula e he U ban Hea
Vulne abili y Index. Highe UHVI alues indica e g ea e ulne abili y,
helping o pinpoin p io i y a eas o in e en ion in P ague.
Exposu e measu es he in ensi y o u ban hea using sa elli e da a and
his o ical empe a u e eco ds, mapping a eas wi h ex eme hea o e mul iple
yea s.
Sensi i i y iden i ies ulne able popula ions (child en, elde ly, and heal h-
comp omised indi iduals) based on census and demog aphic da a.
Adap i e Capaci y e alua es g een and blue in as uc u e ( ege a ion, wa e
bodies) using sa elli e indices and GIS da a o assess hea mi iga ion po en ial.
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E alua ion and Moni o ing
The Ci y Lab ocuses on a ious si es whe e NBS ha e al eady
been implemen ed, aiming o assess hei impac s and bene i s on
buildings and hei su oundings, pa icula ly in e ms o he mal
pe o mance, as well as ai quali y and wa e e en ion. In pa icula ,
he p ima y NBS and associa ed echnologies ins alled a CTU UCEEB
ha e been moni o ed since he p ojec ’s s a .
G een oo
Hyb id oo
In il a ion swales
The moni o ing ac i i y e ealed ha g een oo s wi h dense
ege a ion and ine subs a e exhibi ed supe io wa e e en ion
and main ained lowe empe a u es compa ed o hose wi h
spa se ege a ion and coa se subs a es, he eby c ea ing a mo e
a ou able en i onmen .
The moni o ing ac i i y showed ha hyb id g een oo s, which
in eg a e cons uc ed we lands and g een oo s, e ec i ely ea
g eywa e and egula e empe a u es. These sys ems signi ican ly
educe su ace empe a u es, manage s o mwa e , and enhance
u ban he mal com o h ough e apo anspi a ion.
The moni o ing ac i i y demons a ed ha he Bio e en ion Cell,
cons uc ed o manage s o mwa e uno om a oo , has he
po en ial o mi iga e peak s o mwa e lows, educing uno by up
o 97%. This highligh s hei e ec i eness in con olling s o mwa e .
