The mural was created by street artists Dainis Rudens, Bikti, Uman, Pinka, Kosti and Renārs Caune, and is certainly more colourful than the deeply depressing Ballardian concrete landscape that it replaces.
As part of the "Urban ReLeaf" project, Riga residents, together with researchers, have studied urban heat islands, air quality and the importance of green areas in the urban environment. However, scientific data and research often only reach a small part of society, so the projec...
