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Citizen-powered data ecosystems for inclusive and green urban transitions

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Deliverables

Strategy blueprints for Urban ReLeaf city pilots (opens in new window)

The strategy blueprints will provide the collective visions and identified approaches of how citizen-powered observations can complement authoritative and official measurements for Urban ReLeaf pilot cities. Linked to T2.2

Cascais city pilot report (opens in new window)

Summary of the Cascais city pilot. Expected outputs include: a) understanding how urban heat island effect can be tackled in cities’ planning and green space management policy, b) increasing city’s communication capacity to inform vulnerable citizens to adopt safe behaviours under heat stress, c) adopt a new mandatory urban green space policy which respects ecosystem services and resilience contribution in new developed urban areas, d) standardized methodology for real time analysis of urban heat indices for civil protection and health services, and e) good practice to support professionals in biodiversity promotion, landscaping, civil protection, health services. Linked to T4.5

Riga city pilot report (opens in new window)

Summary of the Riga city pilot. Expected outputs include: a) citizen observations that can be integrated with other data layers, such as a heat island map or a tree layer map from satellite imagery for analysis and decision making, into city’s geospatial information system (GeoRiga), b) methods and tools for the analysis of public and green space quality, including the effectiveness of different types of improvements, and c) provide direct and tangible inputs to the Riga Sustainable Development Strategy for 2030, Riga Development Program 2022-2027 and Riga City Energy and Climate Action Plan 2022-2030. Linked to T4.7

Mannheim city pilot report (opens in new window)

Summary of the Mannheim city pilot. Expected outputs include: a) participatory tree registry and platform including three components (stock, new planted trees and future trees) as well as tree management and citizen participation options, integrated into the dashboard supplementing the green space management system of the city, and b) complementing Mannheim’s sMArt roots sensor data and network with citizen sensor data to better identify heat islands and map cool places.Linked to T4.6

Urban ReLeaf engagement, communication, and dissemination plan II (opens in new window)

Update to the Urban ReLeaf engagement, communication, and dissemination plan (D6.1). Linked to T6.1

Best practices, methods, and guidelines for inclusive community labs (opens in new window)

This deliverables is a synthesis of the outputs from the pop-up community and culture labs to be presented to city stakeholders in T2.4. Linked to T2.3

Urban ReLeaf engagement, communication, and dissemination plan (opens in new window)

The Urban ReLeaf engagement, communication, and dissemination plan which will outline the project’s audiences, tone, key messages, and nomenclature to provide an integrated, accurate and efficient dissemination plan and guidelines. The plan will draw upon the six “W” questions: “Why? Who? What? When? Where? and How?”, to integrate the participation journey with T2.2 and T2.4 and ensure stakeholder engagement is inclusive. This plan will be refined and updated in D6.4 in Month 28.Linked to T6.1

Dundee city pilot report (opens in new window)

Summary of the Dundee city pilot. Expected outputs include: a) new citizen co-created geographic mapping, mobility, wellbeing, and datasets including air quality, b) new place-based transitions inventory and heatmap of transitions; from grey to green; for creating inclusive, accessible, safe, blue- greenery and the longer-term resilience of the flows of benefits, c) an updatable integrated framework for ‘what if ‘scenarios for 2030, 2050 and 2070 to help citizens and decision makers in Dundee city to integrate BGIs, d) an interactive GIS public facing map displaying current land use integrated with sensor data that will capture the current social, e.g., citizen mobility data such as Strava.Linked to T4.3

Urban ReLeaf outreach, impact and exploitation report I (opens in new window)

The deliverable will provide a midterm assessment of the outreach, impact and exploitation pathways of Urban ReLeaf. Linked to T6.4

Urban ReLeaf MidTerm CoP Report (opens in new window)

The Urban ReLeaf MidTerm CoP progress report will outline the key activities, achievements and challenges of the three working groups within the CoP. Linked to T5.1

Action plans for Urban ReLeaf pilots II (opens in new window)

This deliverable will update D4.1 based on learnings from the first iteration of city pilot studies and provide adaptive measures for implementation in the second iteration. Linked to T4.1

Athens city pilot report (opens in new window)

Summary of the Athens city pilot. Expected outputs include a) a new urban tree inventory dataset co-created with citizens, b) web-based platform to visualize the Athens tree inventory, complementing information from existing registries, satellite data from Copernicus and other high-resolution sources, with data collected by citizens, c) expanded air-quality sensor network across the city with better spatio-temporal resolution, and d) citizen-based temperature and humidity data monitoring network comprising miniaturized, wearable, low-cost sensors.Linked to T4.2

Urban ReLeaf pilots impact and evaluation framework (opens in new window)

The Urban ReLeaf pilots impact and evaluation framework will cover impacts to society, economy, environment, science and technology, and in particular governance as well as the acceptance and uptake of citizen observations in authoritative processes. The impact framework will include relevant KPIs, baselines and target values based on current best practices.Linked to T4.8

Landscape report on policy processes and opportunities for inclusive participation (opens in new window)

The landscape report will illustrate the dynamic policy landscape/processes, show existing gaps, and offer recommendations for inclusive citizen participation and data-collection opportunities for each Urban ReLeaf pilot city.Linked to T2.1

Utrecht city pilot report (opens in new window)

Summary of the Utrecht city pilot. Expected outputs include: a) best practices related to an inclusive approach to citizen participation of marginalized groups within cities, b) increased awareness and involvement of citizens in environmental stewardship and biodiversity protection, c) new data on green infrastructure from citizen science and EO about private urban greenspace, and d) new temperature, humidity, and bioclimatic comfort data to evaluate UHIs and inform policymaking. Linked to T4.4

Action plans for Urban ReLeaf pilots I (opens in new window)

Based on the pilot strategies developed in T2.2, these plans will provide an operational and phased actions plan (following a standardised template), including concrete implementation steps, an anticipated timeline, and key milestones for each Urban ReLeaf pilot city.Linked to T4.1

Urban ReLeaf data ecosystem map (opens in new window)

Drawing from T2.1 and T2.2 the Urban ReLeaf data ecosystem map will highlight current and future opportunities for citizen observations for urban greening across pilot cities. Linked to T3.1

Kick-off summary and detailed work plan (opens in new window)

Summary of the Urban ReLeaf kick-off meeting, including a detailed work plan outlining roles and responsibilities of the various project partners.Linked to T1.1

Urban ReLeaf project website and social media accounts (opens in new window)

Launch of the Urban ReLeaf project website including project values, aims, consortium, funder, links to partners’, bios, websites, and contact information. It will include reports, papers, deliverables, resources, project films and presentations made available for download with DOI status where appropriate. Linked to T6.2

Urban ReLeaf data management plan (opens in new window)

The Urban ReLeaf Data Management Plan (DMP) will specify all relevant aspects of acquiring, sharing (protocols, standards), storing/archiving and publishing (open access) data. The DMP will be assessed annually and at strategically relevant times during project implementation and data publications. Linked to T1.5

Publications

Opportunities for citizen science within the Global Urban Monitoring Framework (opens in new window)

Author(s): Inian Moorthy, Dilek Fraisl, Linda See, Gerid Hager, Dennis Mwaniki, Robert Peter Ndugwa
Published in: npj Urban Sustainability, Issue 6, 2026, ISSN 2661-8001
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1038/S42949-025-00305-W

How much citizen science does city science need? (opens in new window)

Author(s): Gerid Hager, Todd Harwell, Inian Moorthy
Published in: Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, Issue 52, 2025, ISSN 2399-8083
Publisher: SAGE Publications
DOI: 10.1177/23998083251391719

Mannheim Pilot Report (opens in new window)

Author(s): Dörre, Johanna
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18015583

Riga Pilot Report (opens in new window)

Author(s): Skudra, Sabine
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18015588

Urban ReLeaf Engagement, Communication and Dissemination Plan II (opens in new window)

Author(s): Woods, Mel; Bloor, Lauren; Kirby, Matthew
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.16631199

Dundee Pilot Report (opens in new window)

Author(s): Hartley-Zels, Johanna
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18015512

Athens Pilot Report (opens in new window)

Author(s): Tsakanika, Dimitra; Christantoni, Ilia
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18015408

Action Plans for Urban ReLeaf pilots I (opens in new window)

Author(s): Moorthy, Inian; Hager, Gerid; Brozek, Sandra
Published in: 2024
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.12601187

Urban ReLeaf Midterm CoP Report (opens in new window)

Author(s): Lampkowski, Marcelo; Oliveira, Müller; Frediani, Kevin Lawrence; Moorthy, Inian
Published in: 2024
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.14518021

Urban ReLeaf engagement, communication and dissemination plan (opens in new window)

Author(s): Woods, Mel; Veeckman, Carina
Published in: 2023
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.7936468

Strategy blueprints for Urban ReLeaf city pilots I (opens in new window)

Author(s): Temmerman, Laura; Veeckman, Carina
Published in: 2023
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18261040

Best practices, methods and guidelines for inclusive community labs (opens in new window)

Author(s): Woods, Mel
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18014907

Urban ReLeaf data management plan (opens in new window)

Author(s): Moorthy, Inian; Hager, Gerid; Boas, Vanessa
Published in: 2023
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.8085352

Urban ReLeaf outreach, impact and exploitation report I (opens in new window)

Author(s): Kirby, Matthew; Woods, Mel
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.14945794

Urban ReLeaf data ecosystem map (opens in new window)

Author(s): Karagiannopoulou, Katerina
Published in: 2023
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.8085391

Urban ReLeaf project website and social media accounts (opens in new window)

Author(s): Woods, Mel; Boas, Vanessa
Published in: 2023
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.8125310

Action plans for Urban ReLeaf pilots II (opens in new window)

Author(s): Harwell, Todd; Hager, Gerid; Moorthy, Inian; Brozek, Sandra
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15349948

Landscape report on policy processes and opportunities for inclusive participation (opens in new window)

Author(s): Temmerman, Laura; Varga, Dorottya; Veeckman, Carina
Published in: 2023
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.8085367

Kick-off summary and detailed work plan (opens in new window)

Author(s): Moorthy, Inian; Hager, Gerid; See, Linda
Published in: 2023
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.7684174

Urban ReLeaf pilots impact and evaluation framework (opens in new window)

Author(s): Hager, Gerid; Temmerman, Laura; Veeckman, Carina
Published in: 2024
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.11082880

Cascais Pilot Report (opens in new window)

Author(s): Coelho, Bárbara
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18015573

Innovating together for just and green urban transitions: Stories from Urban ReLeaf Cities (opens in new window)

Author(s): Moorthy, Inian; Hager, Gerid; Boas, Vanessa; Christantoni, Ilia; Clarke, Naomi; Coelho, Bárbara; Dinis, João; Doerre, Johanna; Gāgane, Nora; Korsuize, Gitty; Marx, Viola; Pins, Georg; Skudra, Sabine; Tsakanika, Dimitra; van Aken, Stephan; van Holten, Liesbeth; Versteeg, Marielle
Published in: 2024
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.10907214

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