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Blog, Nature-based solutions, Urban trees

Introducing the CLEARING HOUSE Spatial Impact Assessment and Classification tool – making trees benefits visible

17 January 20240

By Sebastian Scheuer, Corina Basnou, Dagmar Haase

If you have followed the journey that is the CLEARING HOUSE project, you will already know or have learned that trees have manifold benefits for our cities, and therefore, for us. They help us to bring more biodiversity in our cities. They help us fight climate change by sequestering and storing carbon. They make our air healthier to breathe by removing both gaseous pollutants and particulate matter. On hot days, trees help to cool our cities. Have you noticed that you may feel a little better when you see trees out of your window? Do you feel more relaxed and better when you have visited a forest?

Blog, Nature-based solutions, Urban trees

“A living street and not just green”: Public preferences and concerns regarding nature-based solution implementation in urban streets

10 January 20240

Greening urban streets presents an opportunity to expand and complement the ecosystem services provided by parks, delivering these services to spaces urban dwellers frequently encounter. But what do urban dwellers think about having a greener street? In an article recently published on Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, CLEARING HOUSE colleagues of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) provide some answers to the question.

Blog, Nature-based solutions, Urban trees

Caring Cities: The Green Revolution

27 October 20230

In an increasingly urbanized world, the concept of caring cities has taken center stage. Caring cities, in essence, are urban communities that prioritize the well-being and quality of life for their residents while simultaneously demonstrating a profound commitment to environmental sustainability and responsibility. These cities embrace practices that enhance the natural environment, reduce their ecological footprint, and foster a sense of collective care for the planet.

The concept of caring cities is closely intertwined with the growing importance of nature-based solutions, which have become essential for the construction of resilient cities capable of tackling the challenges of climate change and enhancing the quality of life for their inhabitants.

Blog, Nature-based solutions, Urban trees

Popular but exclusive: How can lower socio-economic status groups win access to urban green spaces?

28 June 20230

Discover this new publication by project parnters Jakub Kronenberg, Edyta Łaszkiewicz, Erik Andersson, Magdalena Biernacka focused as they pose the question of how lower socio-economic status groups can win access to urban green spaces. Read more

Blog, Collaborative Learning, Nature-based solutions, Urban trees

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.

Blog, Collaborative Learning, Nature-based solutions, Urban trees

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.

Blog, Collaborative Learning, Nature-based solutions, Urban trees

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.

Blog, Collaborative Learning, Nature-based solutions, Urban trees

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.

Blog, Collaborative Learning, Nature-based solutions, Urban trees

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.

Blog, Collaborative Learning, Nature-based solutions, Urban trees

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).