Representatives of DECA project partners and local and regional authorities from Sweden, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Poland, Italy and Estonia gathered in Tartu County on 20\u201321 May 2026 for the DECA Project Management Group meeting, study visits and thematic seminar focused on climate adaptation and resilient urban development.<\/p>\n
During the two-day programme, participants explored practical examples of urban renewal, green infrastructure, stormwater management and nature-based solutions in Tartu and surrounding municipalities, while also exchanging experiences on local and regional climate adaptation approaches across Europe.<\/p>\n
Below are summaries of the study visits and thematic seminar sessions organised during the meeting.<\/p>\n
Climate\u2011proof urban design, new era architecture and urban transition<\/strong><\/p>\n 20 May 2026 | 13:15\u201317:15<\/strong><\/p>\n The three stops in northern neighbourhoods of Tartu and suburb form a narrative arc<\/strong>: Urban neighbourhood in renewal \u2192 National landmark \u2192 Education environment<\/strong>, showing how climate\u2011proof urban design operates across scales, typologies and everyday life.<\/p>\n Together, these three ensembles demonstrate how climate\u2011proof urban design operates in urban, suburban development and regeneration<\/strong>, how the former air\u2011military landscape in Raadi<\/strong> is re\u2011worked into an open, biodiverse, climateproof cultural-recreational district. The visit aligns with the European urban and climate policies as well Bauhaus ethos by linking environmental performance and climate change with architectural quality, spatial clarity, functional ratio and social use harmonised by sustainability and design.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Site 1 \u2014 JAAMAM\u00d5ISA. Urban Renewal, Climate Resilience and Greening at Neighbourhood Scale<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0Photo: Vallikraavi Kinnisvara<\/p>\n Jaamam\u00f5isa introduces climate\u2011proof urbanism at the scale where it is most operative: the neighbourhood<\/strong>. It is here that climate-proof solutions meets housing, public space and daily routines, and where abstract objectives are translated into spatial form.<\/p>\n Urban and architectural setting<\/strong><\/p>\n Jaamam\u00f5isa represents a move away from fragmented development towards a coherent neighbourhood structure<\/strong>, in which renovation, new construction and public space are treated as parts of a single urban system. Energy efficiency is not confined to building envelopes but is embedded in urban form, density, orientation and spatial relationships<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The neighbourhood demonstrates how urban design functions as environmental engineering<\/strong>: housing blocks, streets, green corridors and service infrastructure operate together, producing cumulative spatial and environmental effects rather than isolated technical gains.<\/p>\n Climate\u2011proofing<\/strong><\/p>\n Planting in Jaamam\u00f5isa, Tartu nature conservation club of student<\/p>\n Climate resilience in Jaamam\u00f5isa emerges from municipal energy\u2011efficient renovation combined with a district\u2011level sustainability concept<\/strong>, addressing climate challenges through coordinated urban renewal.<\/p>\n Guided <\/strong>by Indrek Ranniku, chief planner, Riia R\u00e4nisoo, Urban Nature project manager at Tartu city government, hydro ecologist J\u00fcrgen Karvak of the University of Tartu. Site 2 \u2014 RAADI: ESTONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM & MANOR PARK. Monumental architecture meets climate-proof park landscape<\/strong><\/p>\n At Raadi, climate\u2011proof design is examined through the relationship between monumental architecture and landscape systems across histories and redevelopment<\/strong>. The Estonian National Museum is both a national architectural landmark (opened 2016, Memory field<\/em> by Dan Dorell, Lina Ghotmeh, Tsuyoshi Tane) and a key transformative regeneration power of a former military airfield into a multilayered public landscape.<\/p>\n Urban and architectural setting<\/strong><\/p>\n The museum represents a contemporary national monument (<\/strong>6000 sq m), demonstrating that large\u2011scale public architecture can meet environmental requirements without sacrificing spatial ambition or cultural presence. As an urban element, it anchors the area and establishes a new cultural focality in the city fringe reframing the former air\u2011military landscape<\/strong>, redefining the historic identity of Raadi.<\/p>\n Climate\u2011proofing <\/strong><\/p>\n Historic Raadi Manor Park, surrounding of the museum and memory park function as an integrated climate\u2011responsive landscape system. Ponds and open water structures form part of an active stormwater management network while supporting biodiversity.<\/p>\n Climate resilience here is visible and spatial<\/strong>, experienced through landscaping, water, vegetation rather than sophisticated technical systems.<\/p>\n Guided by <\/strong>Antti Roose (TREA\/UT).<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Site 3 \u2014 RAADI EDUCATION CENTRE. New era education campus as climate infrastructure<\/strong><\/p>\n The Raadi Education Centre brings climate\u2011proof design into the realm of contemporary educational architecture combined with outdoor learning<\/strong>. As a new school campus, it demonstrates how educational environments can operate functionally and keep with playground, outdoor, vegetation and drainage solutions integrated with school and kindergarten standards and practicalities.<\/p>\n\n
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