During the second SoilTribes bootcamp in Barcelona, REUSES took an important step forward. The project became clearer, more focused and easier to communicate.The central question was no longer only: how can we physically unseal urban soils?It became: how can scientific knowledge about urban sealed soils become useful for the people who can act on it?This shift helped define a concrete grant-funded output: a dual-use knowledge product that translates Sara Di Lonardo’s research into accessible mat…

The first REUSES bootcamp opened up an important question: what does it really mean to reclaim urban sealed soils?At the beginning, the challenge focused on unsealing soils in urban areas, especially abandoned or degraded land, and restoring them to a healthier ecological state. The project already had a strong foundation through Sara Di Lonardo’s scientific work and the experience of a funded pilot in Ancona, where an abandoned area was being used as a concrete case for soil unsealing and revit…