Núria Castell
Senior Scientist
+47 63 89 82 54
Urban Environment and Industry
Kjeller
ncb@nilu.no
Núria Castell, Senior Scientist at NILU, is the coordinator of the Technology and Society group, leading national and international research projects focused on the uptake and validation of novel sensor technologies and the integration of citizen observations in policy and research.
She is currently coordinating the Horizon Europe CitiObs project, aiming at enhancing Citizen Observatories for urban environmental monitoring in 85 cities in Europe.
Núria’s academic pursuits encompass a wide-ranging spectrum of fields, including sustainable urban development, citizen science, environmental governance, planetary health, urban living labs experimentation and the intersection of science and art.
Núria also holds the position of co-chair of the Citizen Science Global Partnership group on Scaling-up citizen science Air-quality monitoring and the European Citizen Science Association‘s working group on air quality.
Núria Castell has 83 publications at NILU:
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Implementing Citizen Science in Primary Schools: Engaging Young Children in Monitoring Air Pollution
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Empowering citizens in collaborative environmental compliance assurance via MOnitoring, REporting and action (more4nature)
more4nature is a transformative project aimed at fostering a citizen-centric approach to environmental governance. The project envisions a sustainable future where citizens and communities play a pivotal role in reversing […]
Identification of chemical and biological determinants, their sources, and strategies to promote healthier homes in Europe (INQUIRE)
Enabling homes to realise zero pollution holds multiple health benefits for all Europeans – especially our children. This is the goal of the EU-funded INQUIRE project. It will provide the knowledge, […]
CitiObs – Enhancing Citizen Observatories for healthy, sustainable, resilient and inclusive cities
CitiObs seeks to revolutionize urban environmental governance by empowering citizens to become active contributors to the observation and management of their local environments. The project’s core objective is to consolidate […]
European Citizen Science (ECS)
The European Citizen Science (ECS) project aims to create a globally connected, inclusive, and strong citizen science community that drives societal change across Europe. Building upon the achievements of previous […]
Innovative sensor networks and citizen empowerment for urban sustainable mobility and clean air (URBANITY)
URBANITY aims to redefine urban environmental management and mobility planning by integrating innovative sensor technologies with active citizen participation. By addressing the challenges of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, […]
Nordic participatory, healthy and people-centred cities (nordicPATH)
NordicPATH’s overall objective is to establish a new model for citizens’ participation and collaborative planning in Nordic countries to create healthy and people-centred cities. The project is tackling complex environmental […]
Innovativ administration of air and environment in Norwegian municipalities (iFLINK)
The iFLINK project shall facilitate for monitoring AQ at many different places at low costs. Scientists working in the project will develop and use new calibration and visualization methods based […]
Air quality profiling using low-cost gas and particle sensors (Airify)
Airify is an industrial innovation project where NILU will contribute to evaluate the performance of novel low-cost sensor systems developed by LASTING Software. During the project we will test Airify […]
Development of sensor-based Citizens’ Observatory Community for improving quality of life in cities (CITI-SENSE)
The CITI-SENSE project developed and tested components of environmental monitoring and information systems based on innovative and novel Earth Observation capabilities. The applications focused on the citizens’ immediate environment regarding […]
Núria Castell, Senior Scientist at NILU, is the coordinator of the Technology and Society group, leading national and international research projects focused on the uptake and validation of novel sensor technologies and the integration of citizen observations in policy and research.
She is currently coordinating the Horizon Europe CitiObs project, aiming at enhancing Citizen Observatories for urban environmental monitoring in 85 cities in Europe.
Núria’s academic pursuits encompass a wide-ranging spectrum of fields, including sustainable urban development, citizen science, environmental governance, planetary health, urban living labs experimentation and the intersection of science and art.
Núria also holds the position of co-chair of the Citizen Science Global Partnership group on Scaling-up citizen science Air-quality monitoring and the European Citizen Science Association‘s working group on air quality.
Núria Castell has 83 publications at NILU:
2025
2024
2024
2024
2024
2024
2024
2024
2024
2024
2023
2023
2023
2023
2023
2023
2023
2022
2022
2021
2021
2021
2021
Implementing Citizen Science in Primary Schools: Engaging Young Children in Monitoring Air Pollution
2021
2021
2020
2020
2020
2020
2020
2020
2020
2020
2020
2020
2019
2019
2019
2019
2018
2018
Empowering citizens in collaborative environmental compliance assurance via MOnitoring, REporting and action (more4nature)
more4nature is a transformative project aimed at fostering a citizen-centric approach to environmental governance. The project envisions a sustainable future where citizens and communities play a pivotal role in reversing […]
Identification of chemical and biological determinants, their sources, and strategies to promote healthier homes in Europe (INQUIRE)
Enabling homes to realise zero pollution holds multiple health benefits for all Europeans – especially our children. This is the goal of the EU-funded INQUIRE project. It will provide the knowledge, […]
CitiObs – Enhancing Citizen Observatories for healthy, sustainable, resilient and inclusive cities
CitiObs seeks to revolutionize urban environmental governance by empowering citizens to become active contributors to the observation and management of their local environments. The project’s core objective is to consolidate […]
European Citizen Science (ECS)
The European Citizen Science (ECS) project aims to create a globally connected, inclusive, and strong citizen science community that drives societal change across Europe. Building upon the achievements of previous […]
Innovative sensor networks and citizen empowerment for urban sustainable mobility and clean air (URBANITY)
URBANITY aims to redefine urban environmental management and mobility planning by integrating innovative sensor technologies with active citizen participation. By addressing the challenges of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, […]
Nordic participatory, healthy and people-centred cities (nordicPATH)
NordicPATH’s overall objective is to establish a new model for citizens’ participation and collaborative planning in Nordic countries to create healthy and people-centred cities. The project is tackling complex environmental […]
Innovativ administration of air and environment in Norwegian municipalities (iFLINK)
The iFLINK project shall facilitate for monitoring AQ at many different places at low costs. Scientists working in the project will develop and use new calibration and visualization methods based […]
Air quality profiling using low-cost gas and particle sensors (Airify)
Airify is an industrial innovation project where NILU will contribute to evaluate the performance of novel low-cost sensor systems developed by LASTING Software. During the project we will test Airify […]
Development of sensor-based Citizens’ Observatory Community for improving quality of life in cities (CITI-SENSE)
The CITI-SENSE project developed and tested components of environmental monitoring and information systems based on innovative and novel Earth Observation capabilities. The applications focused on the citizens’ immediate environment regarding […]