Practice Abstracts – Batch 1

This document presents the first batch of the Set of Practice Abstracts, aiming to share innovative solutions with practitioners in rural areas, assembled by the Living Labs within the GRANULAR project. GRANULAR Living Labs are Multi-Actor laboratories that bring together actors from science, policy and civil society to co-construct and co-test innovative data collection methods and indicators to support current local policy decisions. In total, seven Living Labs are involved in the project (France, Italy, Sweden, Poland, Spain, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom). The Living Labs cover various themes, such as improving mobility flows and demand, monitoring visitors’ uses of natural areas, and evaluating the impact of drought on biodiversity. The project also aims to upgrade the skills of local players in observation tools, support local population empowerment, and awareness of data. The Living Labs provide an environment for collecting data in a real-world setting, which can be analysed to gain insights into user behaviour and preferences. Overall, the Living Labs will provide practical recommendations with added value and benefit to end-users, using the generated knowledge and implementing the expected results.