Session

This special session focuses on the evaluation of urban green intervention through a multidimensional lens, emphasizing how assessment frameworks can guide transformative adaptation on micro and urban scales. As the challenges of climate change, social equity, and sustainable development become increasingly interconnected, evaluating the processes and outcomes of urban green interventions has never been more critical.

The session will bring together researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to explore innovative digital and participatory tools, KPIs frameworks, multicriteria analysis, and decision support tool metrics. The session aims to investigate adaptive interventions from context-specific to theoretical developments. It will address both established and emerging themes in evaluating urban green interventions and regeneration, ranging from using nature-based solutions (NbS) and ecosystem services (ES) to the use of innovative processes.

We welcome submissions on, but not limited to, the following topics: 

• Evaluation of green interventions, ranging from urban projects to small municipalities and rural contexts 

• Urban green regeneration evaluations 

• Monitoring and assessing the social or ecological impact of NbS and ES 

• Evaluation frameworks of urban green interventions for climate adaptation, using KPIs 

• Use of assessment tools, like DSS and multicriteria analysis, for decision aiding 

• Digital integrated initiatives for NbS monitoring 

• Social and environmental finance mechanisms and their impact assessment 

• Integrative frameworks combining quantitative and qualitative evaluation approaches 

Through a cross-cutting and interdisciplinary perspective, this session investigates how robust evaluation can support adaptive interventions, from strategic planning to on-the-ground implementation, from theoretical insights to applied research, and practical experiences.