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Urban ReLeaf at Cities Mission Conference 2025: Empowering Climate Resilience Through Citizen Data

3min • May 2025

On the 6th of May, the Urban ReLeaf team took centre stage at the Cities Mission Conference in Vilnius, Lithuania with an engaging session showcasing…

Help Shape a Greener Riga: Join the Urban ReLeaf Citizen Science Project

2min • May 2025

Riga gets hot in the summer, especially in the city centre, where there are fewer trees and buildings trap heat. Can you help change that? …

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,…

Utrecht’s Digital Twin: Advancing Data-Driven Urban Planning 

4min • April 2025

What if city planners could test urban design scenarios before breaking ground?  Utrecht’s Digital Twin is making this a reality, as we discovered at the…

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…

‘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…

Urban ReLeaf General Assembly in Utrecht 

2min • April 2024

From April 9-11, the Urban ReLeaf General Assembly took place in Utrecht, bringing together project partners for a three-day programme of project updates, collaborative discussions,…

Urban ReLeaf inspired poem at COP28 UAE

2min • December 2023

The poem ‘Super Sleuths of the Streets’ by Liv Torc, Hot Poets, is live at #COP28 UAE on 8 December, 2023. The performance and poem…

The ‘Urban ReLeaf Data Ecosystem Map’ for pilot cities

3min • July 2023

The “Urban ReLeaf Data Ecosystem Map” deliverable offers a comprehensive overview of urban greening and relevant data ecosystems across our six pilot cities, Athens, Cascais,…