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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…

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…

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…

Engaging Communities for Climate Resilience: A Recap of the Urban ReLeaf Workshop at EURESFO 2024 

3min • July 2024

As part of the 11th European Urban Resilience Forum (EURESFO), hosted in Valencia, European Green Capital 2024, the interactive workshop “Co-creating Inclusive Climate Adaptation Solutions”…

​Adaptive community-based urban planning for the wellbeing of citizens

2min • June 2023

Riga is increasingly noting the effects of climate change with rising city temperatures. This makes it all the more important to use the cities’ greenspaces…