Category

Green Infrastructure Research: Academic Work

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About the category

Green Infrastructure 'Academic work' Award encompasses innovation and research activities on green infrastructure from academia, whether public or private.

 

The Green Infrastructure academic work award will include any research on the construction systems, materials, operation, and also on the whole range of ecosystem services and societal challenges provided by green infrastructure:
  • Climate Resilience
  • Water Management
  • Natural and Climate Hazards
  • Green Space Management
  • Biodiversity Enhancement
  • Air Quality
  • Place Regeneration
  • Knowledge and Social Capacity Building for Sustainable Urban Transformation
  • Participatory Planning and Governance
  • Social Justice and Social Cohesion;
  • Health and Wellbeing
  • New Economic Opportunities and Green Jobs.

Any author or co-author of a research study may nominate it.

A third party who does not contribute to the work may also be a nominator, but with author notification.

  1. Originality and innovation (0-20)
  2. Methodology (0-10)
  3. Results and conclusions (0-20)
  4. Related publications (0-10)
  5. Related patents (0-10)
  6. Practical application in the GI sector (0-10)
  7. Collaboration with companies or institutions (0-10)
  8. Future social and economic impact (0-10)
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Activities and projects in public or private sectors related to architecture and socioeconomics research.

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