Last week Poliedra attended the kick-off meeting of the research and innovation project URSOILL in Uppsala, Sweden. As part of the European Commission’s Mission Soil programme, URSOILL focuses on developing innovative solutions for urban soil restoration through a network of five Living Labs located across Europe (Italy, Sweden, Spain, Greece, Luxembourg).
Urban soils are increasingly under pressure from contamination, sealing, and degradation due to urbanisation, industrial activity, and climate change. However, they provide essential ecosystem services such as carbon storage, water regulation, biodiversity, and urban cooling. URSOILL aims to co-create and test practical solutions that restore soil functions, enhance climate resilience, and improve the quality of life in cities.
URSOILL’s Living Labs will generate knowledge and solutions that are replicable and scalable across Europe, directly supporting the EU Mission Soil’s goal of 100 Living Labs and Lighthouses by 2030.
Coordinated by RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, URSOILL brings together a multidisciplinary consortium of 29 research institutions, municipalities, industry partners, and non-profit organisations from across Europe. The project will run for four and a half years.
For more information about the project, please visit: https://www.poliedra.polimi.it/en/project/ursoill-2/
