Tag Archives: Gardens

The hottest lawns are not always in the city

Posted on May 15, 2021 by lembrechtsjonas

According to the first results of our citizen science project ‘CurieuzeNeuzen in de Tuin’, lawns in urban gardens can also be quite cool. This came as a bit of a surprise. [English summary based on today’s discussion of our results … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Citizen science, Climate, CNidT, Curieuzeneuzen, Gardens, Heat islands, Microclimate, Nature, Outdoors, Temperature | Leave a comment

Good family man or sulking teenager: an update on our data network

Posted on May 12, 2021 by lembrechtsjonas

The data from the lawn network of our citizen science project (CNidT) is transmitted via the Internet of Things. With its 5,000 connected sensors, CNidT is also the largest Internet of Things network in Belgium. Pioneering work, therefore, and that … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Citizen science, climate change, CNidT, Curieuzeneuzen, Gardens, Microclimate, Nature, outdoor | Leave a comment

Preparation time

Posted on January 21, 2021 by lembrechtsjonas

This weekend, we’ll be (finally!) launching the call for our giant citizen science project (more on that here). Truly a mastodont of a project, and that is reflected in the numbers. I decided to look back at my time tracking … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Citizen science, CNidT, Ecology, Gardens, Nature, Outdoors, Science, Time tracking, Timeular | Leave a comment

The rollercoaster

Posted on January 8, 2021 by lembrechtsjonas

The rollercoaster has left for the wildest ride of 2021! In a little bit over 2 weeks, we’ll do something crazy: we’re launching are massive citizen science project to measure heat and drought in over 5000 Flemish gardens, nature reserves … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Citizen science, Climate, climate change, CNidT, Ecology, Flanders, Gardens, Nature, Outdoors | Leave a comment

#NatureOrNot

Posted on December 4, 2020 by lembrechtsjonas

Our #NatureOrNot survey has been an unexpectedly big success! More than 1300 people informed us about what they consider nature and what not. The poster above, made by master student Naomi De Vries who’s in charge of the project, summarizes … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, General, Netherlands | Tagged Ecology, Ethnography, Gardens, Nature, Natureornot, Outdoors, Science, Urban, Urban ecology | Leave a comment

Welcoming Stijn

Posted on October 19, 2020 by lembrechtsjonas

Last week, we had a new PhD candidate starting in the lab! His name is Stijn, and he is here to pull our fabulous citizen science project ‘CurieuzeNeuzen in de Tuin’, in which we will measure summer heat and drought … Continue reading →