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“Foresight for Tomorrow”, the vision of Expo 2030 Riyadh, places nature at the very heart of its future-oriented masterplan. Expo will bring the world together to share a collective response to our greatest global challenge — climate change.

The Community at the Center

Piazzale Loreto is the winning project of a C40 Reinventing Cities competition — promoted by the city of Milan, transforming a former traffic hub into a vibrant, green open-air public square. A permeable and protected space designed to bring nature and people back to the center of urban life.

The project aims to heal the urban and social divide between the southern side of Milan — along Corso Buenos Aires — and the northern districts of NoLo, Via Padova, and Viale Monza, creating a new seamless connection and redefining the identity of the area.

The Renaturation of the Po River is a strategic initiative aimed at restoring the ecological and hydraulic balance of Italy’s longest watercourse. Part of the PNRR framework, the project promotes sustainable development by integrating nature-based solutions, morphological restoration, and innovative design approaches to enhance biodiversity and territorial resilience.

GreenInCities transforms urban environments through Nature-Based Solutions (NBS), advanced technologies, and participatory urban planning. The project integrates AI, data-driven models, and neuroscience to enhance climate adaptation, mitigate urban heat islands, and foster resilient, community-driven green infrastructure in European cities.

The YZD Responsible Development Framework is the guiding document for managing environmental and social impact at YZD, an ambitious project of Northcrest Developments aimed at transforming the former Downsview Airport Lands, including hangars, runway and the surrounding areas into a dynamic, climate-resilient community hub. Spanning 370 acres, this redevelopment aims to align with Toronto’s 2040 Net Zero Carbon Plan and higher levels of the Toronto Green Standards, setting new perspectives for sustainable urban development. LAND Canada and LAND Research Lab GmbH provided key expertise in sustainability consultancy.

Aeral view of YZD Downsview airport

The strategic regeneration of the former SGL Carbon industrial site in Ascoli Piceno reimagines a dismissed area as a resilient and productive green core. This project merges nature, memory, and innovation, aiming to restore biodiversity, enhance environmental quality, and activate new socio-cultural and ecological functions for future generations.

Med-IREN fosters climate resilience by integrating Nature-Based Solutions into critical infrastructures across the Mediterranean, Black Sea, and Boreal regions. The project combines research, innovation, and digital tools to scale adaptable strategies and improve decision-making in climate-vulnerable territories.

UrbAlytics is an innovative research initiative integrating Artificial Intelligence and remote sensing to assess urban heat island (UHI) effects and climate adaptation strategies. Developed within the AI4Copernicus H2020 project, the study focuses on Milan and Naples, using high-resolution mapping and Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) to enhance urban resilience and mitigate extreme heat.

LAND is part of an international team that has won a significant competition to realise Parco Romana, an urban redevelopment project in Milan’s Porta Romana district. This project respects the site’s industrial legacy while revitalising it with contemporary, sustainable programmes.

UNaLab focuses on urban ecological water management, accompanied by greening measures and innovative and inclusive urban design.