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New planting in Radvanice, Ostrava

Urban forests for cleaner air - The final journal of the CLAIRO project

In Ostrava, Czech Republic, as part of the CLAIRO project, two plots of land were afforested in the city's most polluted neighbourhood to improve air ...

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The CLAIRO approach to be rolled out across Europe

The CLAIRO project of the City of Ostrava has been promoting the use of greenery for local air quality improvements. It was a pioneering initiative in...

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Radvanice target area from drone view

CLAIRO pilots novel solutions to improve plant health

When the goal is to capture air pollutants with newly planted urban vegetation at an industrial site exposed to various pollutant types, then proper g...

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CLAIRO confirms that sensor networks open new fields in air quality monitoring

Research results indicate that low-cost air quality sensors offer an attractive alternative to conventional monitoring instruments, as they can be rob...

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Radvanice target area from drone view

CLAIRO Zoom-in 3: Modelling air pollution removal by urban greenery in Ostrava

Outdoor air pollution is a major environmental health problem affecting almost everybody in the globe, as around 99% of the world's population live in...

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green space with people

Urban green spaces are needed for public health

The CLAIRO project demonstrates the positive impact of urban greenery on air quality. Apart from reducing air pollution, urban vegetation provides a r...

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CLAIRO International Conference: Building human-centric cities through promoting greening and active mobility

People-friendly cities can be developed by careful and smart planning of urban mobility, by combining hard surfaces with vegetation and water, or by a...

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The CLAIRO Project Journal N°3

In the past 12 months CLAIRO project has entered its final phase with key project outputs starting to materialize. This third edition of CLAIRO Journa...

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Ostrava hosted an international conference about urban greenery

Ostrava hosted an international conference about urban greenery

How does urban greenery help make cities more climate resilient? Can it have a positive impact on air quality? And what is the role of the CLAIRO proj...

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Public survey and study on public attitude to air quality and urban greenery

Public survey and study on public attitude to air quality and urban greenery

Is the topic of air quality important for the inhabitants of the Moravian-Silesian Region? How do people rate the air quality in their surroundings? A...

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CLAIRO conference: Livable and climate resilient European cities

City of Ostrava is delighted to invite you to the online CLAIRO conference: Livable and climate resilient European cities. The conference will take pl...

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New plantation in Radvanice, Ostrava

Cookbooks were published by CLAIRO for cities on using vegetation to improve air quality

CLAIRO aspires to develop, test and disseminate a unique methodology for using greenery to improve locally urban air quality. With a view to summarize...

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CLAIRO study on behavioural changes: Mass planting for clean air is more popular than other air quality related measures

The general attitude towards air quality and urban greening is significantly influenced by age, level of education and gender. This was one of the key...

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Qualité de l’air
Growing plants

CLAIRO Zoom-in 2: Plant hormones help planted trees withstand unfavourable environmental conditions in Ostrava

Urban greenery can be used for filtering air pollutants in an industrial area only as long as trees can survive or remain healthy for a longer time. I...

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Planted! The CLAIRO project team has now created new greenery with an area of more than 20 000 m² in total

Planted! The CLAIRO project team has now created new greenery with an area of more than 20 000 m² in total

442 new trees, 1 867 bushes and 14 700 m² of lawns were planted during spring 2021 at two locations in Ostrava. The CLAIRO project team is now testing...

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Green roof garden in Vítkovice district in Ostrava (Source: ZeS)

CLAIRO National Conference: A system of green spaces contributes to a sustainable and healthy city

Green spaces in a city are particularly relevant in stormwater management, as they help absorb water decreasing runoff rates. During heavy downpours b...

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Ostrava pano

Designing greenery for pollutant capture under CLAIRO

According to a recently published international survey of the European Commission, Ostrava is one of those cities in Europe that have the most visible...

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green space

New database will help cities select suitable species for planting

A project team from the Silesian University’s Institute of Physics has created a working version of a database listing plants that have a proven benef...

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Vitkovice in Ostrava

The CLAIRO Project Journal N°2

This is the second Journal of Tamas Kallay on the CLAIRO project covering an implementation period during which Ostrava was setting the scene for the ...

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CLAIRO Zoom-in 1: A modular sensor network to quantify air pollutant capture by greenery

The first Zoom-in of the CLAIRO project explores how a low-cost, flexible sensor network with a high modularity supports the modelling of the future c...

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CLAIRO public opinion surveys: Results reveal concerns about air quality and openness towards urban greening in Ostrava agglomeration

The majority of the people in the Ostrava agglomeration are interested in air quality and consider the topic to be highly relevant. At the same time, ...

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Clairo data base

Air quality data is now available online

From mid-June onwards, an online platform is displaying up-to-date air quality data (concentrations of atmospheric pollutants) for selected locations ...

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People in the Ostrava agglomeration are in favour of planting new greenery

People in the Ostrava agglomeration are in favour of planting new greenery

Are the people of Ostrava and its region interested in the quality of the air they breathe? What steps would they be prepared to take personally in or...

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The Clairo project is set to expand into other towns and cities

The Clairo project is set to expand into other towns and cities

Last week, work began on the installation of measurement sensors in the city of Třinec (CZ). For a period of several months, the sensors will monitor ...

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CLAIRO Ostrava public opinion survey on air quality

Public opinion survey launched!

Is air quality an important issue for people in Ostrava? How do people rate air quality where they live and work? To find the answers to these questio...

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Co2 reduction
Europe closer to citizens
Greener Europe
Nature based solutions
Measurement Ostrava CLAIRO project

Measurement has started!

The measuring instruments are now on-site, launching the first key phase of the project. Ostrava’s technical university has installed new-generation m...

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