Street Science: the "Greener City" exhibition at the Jardin des Plantes is always ready to be discovered!

Since May 24, the University of Montpellier has been inviting young and old alike to discover the Street science, plus verte la Ville! exhibition, a new augmented reality science walk installed in the heart of Montpellier's Jardin des plantes.

An exhibition with a clear objective

This scientific tour tackles a crucial issue of our time: the greening of the city. It invites you to discover the benefits of a greener city in terms of well-being, health, urban biodiversity, the fight against heat islands, water management and urban agriculture. It also leads us to reflect on the choices that need to be made in the species used, so that a greener city is not a city where allergies and infectious vector-borne diseases are more frequent.

For this occasion, Mathieu Sicard, University Professor at the UM, will be available until August 3 to welcome and introduce the press to the exhibition. To do so, please send him an e-mail.

A scientific itinerary full of surprises!

This scientific itinerary allows all audiences to :

• Discover or rediscover Montpellier's Jardin des Plantes,
• Play as you search for the 12 panels that will reveal their secrets in augmented reality, using a smartphone and the free Street Science app,
• Learn about the challenges of greening cities: why is it important to build a greener city for tomorrow? What are the points to bear in mind when greening a city?

The Street Science mobile application offers urban treasure hunts in augmented reality, for fun discovery and learning. All the scientific content of Street Science, plus verte la ville! has been designed by researchers at KIM RIVE (Risks & Vectors) as part of its "one health" approach, focused on the sustainable management of vector risk and its implications for the health of humans and their environment.