Artikels

For a JPI Urban Europe project on Positive Energy Districts, Cosmopolis is looking for a motivated researcher.

7 September 2020 marks the first ever International Day for Clean Air and Blue Skies, organised by the United Nations (UN). Did you know that air pollution is one of the main avoidable causes of death and disease globally?

The Brussels’ civil servants who attended the final visit and round table of the CitizenDev project do not seem scared to co-create. We embarked on a journey to search for ways how to co-create communities, using their own assets.

The corona virus locked us in our houses, but not for long anymore. From Lahore over Texas to Helsinki, people can’t wait to reclaim the streets. 

Everywhere in Brussels, people are helping each other out in these special Corona times. Like so many other organisations, Corvia needs masks. Can you help them?

Wijkbewoners en verenigingen voeren de druk op voor een moratorium van de RPA’s (richtplannen van aanleg) in Brussel in een nieuw platform ‘Bas les PAD’. BRAL steunt het platform, omdat de eisen overeenkomen met de onze.

How important is urban green in Brussels for you?

Last weekend, Schaerbeek residents painted this mandala to (try to) slow down cars and improve traffic safety.

The European Court of Justice has ruled in favour of the citizens & Client Earth taking the Brussels region to court over air quality!

Curious citizens measure their exposure to air pollution in Brussels. And they take action! 5 AirCasters explain in a video why they act to demand clean air.  

Research driven by the users of a city, inclusive and scalable. That’s what constitutes a smart living lab. BRAL combined the experiences and guidelines with its international partners in a publication and a film.

Citizen science. Collective knowledge empowers is the result of two years of measuring Brussels air quality by citizen groups together with BRAL and Cosmopolis VUB.