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Mapping Heat Stress in Athens: Citizen Data Driving Climate Action 

5min • January 2026

In Athens, DAEM is leading the Urban ReLeaf pilot activities and is collaborating with ICCS in order to understand how heat stress affects people across the city. For this citizen science campaign, DAEM onboarded the Department of…

Taking a Step Towards a Greener Riga

5min • December 2025

The summer campaign, ‘Take a step towards a greener city’, was a living experiment, combining insights from social science, heat island research, and the importance of…

Measuring Heat Stress in Cascais: Citizen Science in Action 

4min • November 2025

Building on the success of the Greenspace Perceptions Campaign, which gathered over 1,500 citizen contributions on comfort in urban parks, phase two of the Heat Stress…

ReLeaf Cascais: 2024 Campaign Highlights

3min • January 2025

The ‘An Urban Park for the Future’ 2024 Campaign successfully engaged over 1,000 citizens in Cascais, Portugal. Between May and December 2024, data collection was…

More Than Measurements: Building Biodiversity and Community in Utrecht

4min • September 2024

‘Green Neighbourhood, Cool Neighbourhood’ is more than just measuring . Throughout the summer, over 100 residents from the Utrecht neighbourhoods of Ondiep, Zuilen, Rivierenwijk, and Kanaleneiland…

Building a Greener Cascais, ‘An Urban Park for the Future’ engages more than 300 citizens

3min • September 2024

‘An Urban Park for the Future’ Summer Campaign has successfully engaged over 300 citizens in Cascais, Portugal. Participants contributed their ideas and experiences to map…

Interview mit Dr. Rensing, Leitung des Fachbereichs Klima, Natur, Umwelt der Stadt Mannheim

4min • September 2024

Mannheim ist eine der heißesten Großstädte Deutschlands. Daher wurde schon im Jahr 2019 ein Konzept zur Klimafolgenanpassung aufgestellt. Außerdem hat die Stadt seit 2021 einen…

‘Green Neighbourhood, Cool Neighbourhood’ Kicks Off to Tackle Heat Stress in Utrecht 

3min • September 2024

July marked the official launch of the Utrecht Heat Stress Campaign ‘Green Neighbourhood, Cool Neighbourhood.’ Residents from four neighbourhoods were introduced to Urban ReLeaf wearable…

Entwicklung von Begrünungsstrategien mit Einbeziehung der bedürftigsten Gruppen Mannheims 

3min • June 2023

Als heißeste Großstadt Deutschlands hat Mannheim beschlossen, die Problematik der Hitzeinseln und der steigenden Temperaturen direkt anzugehen! Dazu hat die Stadt in Anlehnung an den…