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MAINCODE | MAINstreaming nature to CO-DEsign urban climate shelters in schoolyards

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  • MAINCODE aims to frame "urban climate shelters" as a promising cooling demonstration project to transform schoolyards into climate refuges using Nature-based Solutions along with co-design processes to engage children, local communities, policy makers and practitioners.
  • MAINCODE is based on the concept of “open schooling” that ensures schoolyards are a safe, welcoming and accessible space to everyone, fostering pathways to heat resilient and healthy cities.
  • MAINCODE advocates urban climate shelters as the “main code” to unlock regenerative urbanism, testing their potential in schoolyards of Turin (Italy) and Halandri (Greece) to inspire other European cities.

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MAINCODE Partners share the mission of mainstream nature by co-designing climate shelters in schoolyards.
We are a powerful alliance of six diverse Partners from across Europe, composed of universities, change-makers, innovation-driven enterprises, and municipalities. Our team combines expertise in climate and social vulnerability, participatory methods, and planning and design with NbS to foster solutions for adapting cities to climate change.

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MAINCODE at International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS) 2026 in Vienna

MAINCODE at International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS) 2026 in Vienna On 15 July 2026, MAINCODE...

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MAINCODE at the World Planning Schools Congress 2026

MAINCODE at the World Planning Schools Congress 2026 On 3 July 2026, MAINCODE takes part in the...

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 MAINCODE Biannual Meeting

MAINCODE Biannual Meeting On the 2nd of July, the MAINCODE consortium holds its biannual meeting to review...

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MAINCODE at the Italian Society of Urban Planners Conference 2026

MAINCODE at the Italian Society of Urban Planners Conference 2026 As part of the 27th Conference of...

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MAINCODE Contributes to the DUT Knowledge Hub Best Practices Brief: How to Assess Circularity in the Urban Built Environment

MAINCODE Contributes to the DUT Knowledge Hub Best Practices Brief: How to Assess Circularity in the Urban...

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Contributes to the DUT Knowledge Hub Brief: Strategies for Increased Social Justice in Urban Planning and Local Governance

Contributes to the DUT Knowledge Hub Brief: Strategies for Increased Social Justice in Urban Planning and Local...

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MAINCODE has been funded by the Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca (MUR), the Innovation Fund of Denmark (IFD), and General Secretariat for Research and Innovation (GSRI) under the Driving Urban Transitions Partnership which has been co-funded by the European Commission. MAINCODE runs from 2025 to 2027