The Urban GreenUP External Webinars Series are focused on sharing stories from cities on the implementation of different typologies Nature Based Solutions, counting with the participation of a partner city from the Urban GreenUP Project and an external city which stands out as an international benchmark in the employment of such specific types of solutions.
The 1st External Webinar focus on Vertical Greening, with stories from Valladolid and Singapore.
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PROGRAMME
Raúl Sanchez
URBAN GreenUP coordinator
CARTIF Technology Center
- 11:05 - 11:25 Valladolid: Green Infastructure in the specific context of the city - The Urban GreenUP Project
Alicia Villazán Cabero
Ayuntamiento de Valladolid
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- 11:25 - 11:45 Singapore: Vertical Greening in high density city environments
Singapore Green Building Council
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- 11:45 - 12:15 Discussion and Q&A
Get to know our speakers:
Alicia Villazán Cabero: Environmental Science Degree from the University of Salamanca and Master Degree in Environmental Management in Business from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, with more than 13 years of experience in project management, focused on environment, G.I.S. and sustainable waste management. She works as innovation senior technical specialist at Valladolid City Council, in the management of the Horizon 2020 EU Project “URBAN GreenUP”. Entrepreneur, she worked in environmental consultancy in Mexico, Ireland and Spain. She was also a teacher for the Polytechnic University of Madrid and high-level trainer in Mexico
Yvonne Tan: Ms. Yvonne Tan is a Singapore accredited Landscape Architect, with over 20 years experience in designing and managing projects in areas such as landscape planning, place making, urban design among others. She is the Urban Greenery Technical Committee Chair for the Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC) since 2016, serving also as 2nd Vice President on Singapore Institute of Landscape Architects (SILA)