Urban Forests in the Time of COVID-19: Visitor Frequencies and Attitudes in Bonn, Germany

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Urban Forests in the Time of COVID-19: Visitor Frequencies and Attitudes in Bonn, Germany

18 April 20230

Discover this new publication by CLEARING HOUSE partners Jakob Derks, Georg Winkel, Johanna Strieck & Rik De Vreese. The publication focuses on visitors’ frequencies and attitudes towards urban forests and their management, before and during the COVID-19 lockdown. This publication showcases a mixed methods case study in Bonn, Germany.

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Pandemic urban development is leading us away from nature

18 April 20230

Discover this new publication on Nature-Based Approaches for Urban Recovery in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era by CLEARING HOUSE partner Clive Davies along with Raffaele Lafortezza!

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to construction-led development as part of recovery plans in Europe, overshadowing nature-based agendas in terms of scale, size, and policy.

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The unrelenting global expansion of the urban heat island over the last century

18 April 20230

Discover this new publication on the Growing Impact of Urban Heat Island (UHI) Effect on Cities by CLEARING HOUSE partners!

The global rise in temperatures and urbanization has led to the increasing prominence of the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect in scientific research.

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Sparking wine for a greener city? The Urban Vineyard Paola is born!

18 April 20230

Discover new article by CLEARING HOUSE partner Nicola Da Schio.

The CLEARING HOUSE projet is not only there to trigger interesting research and compelling policy processes: to some extent it also inspires what the team members do as active citizens in their own neighbourhood.

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Towards an integrated garden. Gardeners of all types, unite!

3 April 20230

Discover this new publication by CLEARING HOUSE partners!

Urban gardens are focal in metropolitan social-ecological infrastructure and yet they are spaces often threatened by urban development.

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Network Nature x CLEARING HOUSE Videos: a collaboration with Task Force 4: NBS Communicators

30 March 20230

The Project CLEARING HOUSE in collaboration with Network Nature and its Taskforce have come together to create a series of videos on Nature Based Solutions (NBS).

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LAUNCH SECOND CALL: the project’s knowledge exchange mechanism.

24 January 20230

The CLEARING HOUSE project is pleased to announce its second call for the project’s knowledge exchange mechanism.

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Sharing experiences and how to improve the quality of life in cities through afforestation and urban forest strategies

16 January 20230

By Israel Barroso – Metropolis

Trees and forests are proven nature-based solutions, addressing major urban challenges while increasing human well-being and biodiversity. However, despite their potential for ecosystem service delivery and city resilience, urban forests are often underestimated and underused as nature-based solutions.

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The CLEARING HOUSE 2022 General Assembly in Gelsenkirchen, Germany

25 October 20220

From 13-15 September 2022, the first post-covid in-person CLEARING HOUSE General Assembly took place in Gelsenkirchen Germany. The event gathered most consortium members and was an opportunity for everyone to meet and discuss the project in a more in-depth and casual manner.

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A look back on our joint webinar with INTERLACE, CONEXUS and REGREEN

21 October 20220

“The role of cities in the light of the health of people and the planet alike, is undeniably crucial. While cities only make up about 2% of terrestrial areas, more than 50% of the World’s population is already living in cities (Pincetl, 2017). This trend of urbanization is expected to continue to grow into a staggering 65% of the world population living in cities by 2040 (weforum, 2019). ”