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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…

Call for Creative Proposals: Transform Climate Data into Public Art in Mannheim 

4min • August 2026

Urban ReLeaf invites artists, designers, creative practitioners, and collectives to submit proposals for an exciting new opportunity in Mannheim, Germany.  We’re offering a €3,500 commission (gross) to co-create an original…

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…

Shaping Greener Neighbourhoods: Play and Participation in Athens 

3min • July 2026

Last month, the Urban ReLeaf Athens team brought together families for an interactive workshop that combined digital citizen science with hands-on creative learning, encouraging children…

Building resilient cities through Citizen Science: Urban ReLeaf at EURESFO 2026

3min • July 2026

How can cities move from isolated citizen science initiatives to lasting, systemic change? This question shaped Urban ReLeaf’s contribution to the European Urban Resilience Forum…

Riga’s Pop-Up Community and Culture Lab Artists Begin Work on Climate Mural

4min • June 2026

We are delighted to announce the selected artists for Riga’s Urban ReLeaf Pop-Up Community and Culture Lab. Following an open call earlier this year, philosopher…

Transforming Urban Heat Data into Poetry in Cascais  

4min • June 2026

As part of the Urban ReLeaf Pop-Up Community and Culture Lab, Cascais Ambiente launched an innovative initiative inviting the community to reflect on climate change and the impact…

Urban ReLeaf at the 6th ESP Europe Conference 

3min • June 2026

How do we ensure that nature-based solutions in cities genuinely work for everyone and that the people who live there help shape them? These questions…

Call for Creative Proposals: Transform Urban Climate Stories into Comics in Athens 

3min • June 2026

Urban ReLeaf invites comic artists, illustrators, writers, and digital creators to submit proposals for an exciting new opportunity in Athens, Greece.  We’re offering a €2,500 commission to co-create…