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Whose Future? New Urban ReLeaf Research Maps the Role of Citizens in Shaping Green-Blue Urban Futures

7min • August 2026

A new open-access study presents the first systematic review of how citizens are engaged in green-blue infrastructure scenario planning across European cities. Despite growing interest…

Urban ReLeaf Dundee Launches Air Quality Sensor Campaign in Local Schools 

3min • July 2026

Primary school pupils across Dundee are becoming Air Quality Explorers through a new educational campaign delivered by Dundee City Council in collaboration with partners as…

Connecting Urban Nature to the Global Stage: Urban ReLeaf at IPBES 

4min • March 2026

Last month Urban ReLeaf was represented in Manchester at the 12th plenary session of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES-12), (pronounced “ip-bes”). IPBES gathered leading global experts on nature, government representatives,…

Urban ReLeaf at Over the Garden Wall, V&A Dundee 

4min • February 2026

In November, the Urban ReLeaf Dundee team was invited to take part in Over the Garden Wall, an interactive weekend at V&A Dundee hosted by the University…

Urban ReLeaf Community Pop-Up Lab: Lantern-Making Workshops for the Dundee Hooley

4min • February 2026

Throughout November 2025, Urban ReLeaf Dundee delivered a series of free lantern-making workshops as part of the Community Pop-Up Lab programme, leading to participants joining…

Light Up Dundee with Urban ReLeaf: Join Our Lantern-Making Workshops for the Hooley Parade

4min • November 2025

Urban ReLeaf is excited to invite you to a series of free to attend lantern-making workshops as part of our Community Pop-Up Lab, leading up…

Community of Practice: Scenario Spotlight Series

5min • October 2025

How can we best understand the future of the spaces and places we are shaping? Where can we look for ideas, insights, and knowledge?  These…

Call for Artists: Lantern-Making Workshops Celebrating Dundee’s Greenspaces and Waterways

4min • August 2025

Urban ReLeaf, in partnership with Dundee City Council Events Team, invites proposals from artists to design and deliver a series of lantern-making workshops inspired by…

What if citizens had the power to redesign their cities?

4min • May 2025

As we move into the second year of citizen data gathering, we reflect on the inspiring achievements of our six cities: Cascais, Mannheim, Utrecht, Dundee,…