Reducing soil sealing through sustainable urban and territorial design in the New European Bauhaus
- Funder
- European Commission · Horizon Europe
- Award amount
- Up to €7,500,000
- Deadline
- September 15, 2027
- Eligible countries
- European Union, United Kingdom, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, Israel, Global
Summary
Forthcoming EU call topic HORIZON-NEB-2027-02-NEB-SOIL-01 · HORIZON Innovation Actions. Part of call HORIZON-NEB-2027-02: Joint Call between the New European Bauhaus Facility and the Soil Deal for Europe Mission. Opens 2027-05-05; next deadline 2027-09-15. Topic page: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-NEB-2027-02-NEB-SOIL-01
Expected Outcome: Projects results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: - Increased number of innovative and regenerative[1] planning and spatial design solutions that apply the New European Bauhaus (NEB) principles of sustainability, aesthetics[2], and inclusivity[1] to reduce soil sealing and land take, improve soil health, support food systems transformation, and strengthen climate resilience and biodiversity are available. - Increased adoption, upscaling and market uptake of these solutions across diverse territorial contexts (urban, peri-urban, and rural) to enhance soil health, and benefit local communities. - Effective funding models and enabling policy frameworks to support territorial transformation.
Scope: Reducing soil sealing and land take is a critical challenge for climate and water resilience, ecosystem health, biodiversity, food systems transformation, and the livability of human settlements. As urbanisation and infrastructure development expand across Europe’s urban, peri-urban, and rural areas, healthy soils are increasingly sealed, contributing to the loss of vital ecosystem services and biodiversity and increased vulnerability to climate change impacts. Despite growing awareness, there is a lack of integrated and scalable solutions to address these challenges through spatial design and planning. There is a pressing need for solutions that apply the New European Bauhaus (NEB) principles of sustainability, aesthetics, and inclusivity to develop holistic approaches that restore soil function while enabling regenerative…
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