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  • Messina becoming a "garden city" - the ForestaME project

    Urban forestry is today at the top of the agendas of the great cities of the planet and Messina is a candidate to become one of the protagonist cities of a great campaign to reverse climate change in

    Viktoria Soos

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  • Health&Greenspace thematic report: Urban heat stress and cooling with green structure

    How can we combat urban heat stress and cool down our cities with carefully planned and managed green structures?

    Viktoria Soos

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  • Natural playgrounds of Poznan

    In his book "The Last Child of the Forest", Richard Louv defines the syndrome of deficit of contact with nature in children. He notes that children living in cities have limited access to free play in

    Viktoria Soos

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  • Breda is becoming a city in the park by 2030: this is how!

    Breda (NL) wants to be the first European city in 2030 to be a city in a park. However, in order to realize this ambition, concrete measures will have to be taken. These can be read in the new

    Viktoria Soos

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  • Impacts of urban green spaces on social and individual wellbeing (thematic report)

    Our newest thematic report is ready! Have a look!

    Viktoria Soos

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  • Schoolyards converted into green cooling islands in Paris: the OASIS approach (video)

    Presenter: Maria Sitzoglou, UIA Expert, OASIS

    Viktoria Soos

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  • Overview on heat stress and cooling with greenery (video)

    Presenter: Birgit Georgi, Strong cities in a changing climate at the 4th Health&Greenspace Academy

    Viktoria Soos

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  • How research can support climate-responsive green infrastructure design? (video)

    Presenter at our 4th Health&Greenspace Academy: Sanda Lenzholzer, Wageningen University, Landscape Architecture and Spatial Planning

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  • Nudging residents towards outdoor exercise facilities

    When the covid-19 pandemic in Espoo shut down all indoor sports facilities, ­­outdoor exercise facilities got more popular than ever. We were lucky – this was only possible because the City of Espoo

    Viktoria Soos

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