TALEA - Green cells leading the Green transition

Bologna, along with the Emilia-Romagna region, has been significantly affected by rising temperatures, making climate resilience a top priority. In response, to help solve problems caused by urban heat waves and urban heat islands for all citizens, especially vulnerable people, the city decided to introduce TALEA Green Cells (TGC).

TGC is a spatial unit that serves as connective tissue in both the physical and digital realms. The project’s innovation and originality lies in the unique integration of its components and impact-making potential on different scales. TALEA combines various types of nature-based solutions with creative technological innovation, and site-specific, data-based monitoring. It harnesses the power of citizen-science data collection to lead the green and digital transition.

TGCs are re-composable, replicable and can be attached to one another. Different combinations of TGCs will be implemented in three areas, selected according to Bologna’s participatory budgeting and vulnerability mapping.

The new green cells not only provide climate shelters, but also incorporate new aesthetic, social and cultural values, as well as co-designed climate-just services.

At the macro-scale, TGC will support the reintegration of urban areas into a continuous Green Infrastructure.

TALEA’s data and results will converge in the Bologna Digital Twin, expanding their impact, scalability and integration.