The process and results of social innovation.

Image of a participant jotting down ideas on the Work Organization Canvas (A), the Urban Signaling Kit (B), and the Environmental Suitcase (C).</p

Canvas to reflect on the individual’s impact on the city.

Canvas to reflect on the individual’s impact on the city.</p

Complete reference of answers to the LAB CSU online survey.

Complete reference of answers to the LAB CSU online survey.</p

Canvas to reflect on the impact of urban planning on human health.

Canvas to reflect on the impact of urban planning on human health.</p

The process and results of participatory diagnosis.

Two participants discussing in front of the Participatory Canvas to reflect on the impact of urban planning on people (A), compilation of the ideas reflected by all participants during the session (translated from the original Spanish version) (B), and a compilation of relevant places of interest in the neighborhood proposed by participants in relation to urban planning and (translated from the original Spanish version).</p

Open call evaluation criteria.

Urban health faces significant challenges due to the rapid growth of cities and the concentration of population in urban settings that have a strong impact on people’s health. The approach to characterize and address these challenges requires increased societal involvement and interdisciplinary solutions to ensure their effectiveness and democratic nature. With this purpose, it is necessary to explore methodologies for citizen participation that foster a critical understanding of the environment and promote their active role in generating scientific knowledge and change. This article describes the creation of a collaborative space for experimentation and learning that, through the intersection of citizen science and social innovation, aims to engage citizens in the research and diagnosis of their local environment, as well as in the design and implementation of local solutions, while raising awareness about the main challenges to urban health. Through a collaborative and participatory framework, the community identified relevant challenges to urban health they wanted to investigate, co-designed and developed the methodology for data collection and analysis, and ultimately, they devised, designed, and implemented innovative solutions based on the scientific evidence obtained. The framework and results of this project hold potential interest for the scientific community, facilities, institutions, and society by offering an innovative and participatory approach to addressing the present and future urban health challenges.</div

Problem definition canvas.

Urban health faces significant challenges due to the rapid growth of cities and the concentration of population in urban settings that have a strong impact on people’s health. The approach to characterize and address these challenges requires increased societal involvement and interdisciplinary solutions to ensure their effectiveness and democratic nature. With this purpose, it is necessary to explore methodologies for citizen participation that foster a critical understanding of the environment and promote their active role in generating scientific knowledge and change. This article describes the creation of a collaborative space for experimentation and learning that, through the intersection of citizen science and social innovation, aims to engage citizens in the research and diagnosis of their local environment, as well as in the design and implementation of local solutions, while raising awareness about the main challenges to urban health. Through a collaborative and participatory framework, the community identified relevant challenges to urban health they wanted to investigate, co-designed and developed the methodology for data collection and analysis, and ultimately, they devised, designed, and implemented innovative solutions based on the scientific evidence obtained. The framework and results of this project hold potential interest for the scientific community, facilities, institutions, and society by offering an innovative and participatory approach to addressing the present and future urban health challenges.</div

The methodological framework of CSU LAB.

Urban health faces significant challenges due to the rapid growth of cities and the concentration of population in urban settings that have a strong impact on people’s health. The approach to characterize and address these challenges requires increased societal involvement and interdisciplinary solutions to ensure their effectiveness and democratic nature. With this purpose, it is necessary to explore methodologies for citizen participation that foster a critical understanding of the environment and promote their active role in generating scientific knowledge and change. This article describes the creation of a collaborative space for experimentation and learning that, through the intersection of citizen science and social innovation, aims to engage citizens in the research and diagnosis of their local environment, as well as in the design and implementation of local solutions, while raising awareness about the main challenges to urban health. Through a collaborative and participatory framework, the community identified relevant challenges to urban health they wanted to investigate, co-designed and developed the methodology for data collection and analysis, and ultimately, they devised, designed, and implemented innovative solutions based on the scientific evidence obtained. The framework and results of this project hold potential interest for the scientific community, facilities, institutions, and society by offering an innovative and participatory approach to addressing the present and future urban health challenges.</div

Prototype planning canvas.

Urban health faces significant challenges due to the rapid growth of cities and the concentration of population in urban settings that have a strong impact on people’s health. The approach to characterize and address these challenges requires increased societal involvement and interdisciplinary solutions to ensure their effectiveness and democratic nature. With this purpose, it is necessary to explore methodologies for citizen participation that foster a critical understanding of the environment and promote their active role in generating scientific knowledge and change. This article describes the creation of a collaborative space for experimentation and learning that, through the intersection of citizen science and social innovation, aims to engage citizens in the research and diagnosis of their local environment, as well as in the design and implementation of local solutions, while raising awareness about the main challenges to urban health. Through a collaborative and participatory framework, the community identified relevant challenges to urban health they wanted to investigate, co-designed and developed the methodology for data collection and analysis, and ultimately, they devised, designed, and implemented innovative solutions based on the scientific evidence obtained. The framework and results of this project hold potential interest for the scientific community, facilities, institutions, and society by offering an innovative and participatory approach to addressing the present and future urban health challenges.</div

MOESM1 of Characterisation of the natural environment: quantitative indicators across Europe

Additional file 1.  Supplementary table and figures