🔥Here is how to beat the #Heat #Heatwave2022
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1⃣ 🌳Plant street trees
The urban tree cover acts as a natural AC
H/T @arquitetapage
2⃣ 🫧 Increase amount of water in city
Keywords: water retention capacity, bioswales, rain gardens
3⃣🍃Protect urban air flows
Meadows and other green areas cool overnight and produce cold air. If suitable green corridors exist, this air flows into populated areas and provides comfortable temperatures. Therefore: a no-go area for new transport infrastructure ⛔️🚗
4⃣🏙️ Build lighter coloured buildings
5⃣ 🫧 Increase permeability
Permeable surfaces increase water evaporation, support infiltration and heat up less than asphalt
6⃣🌴Create parks
Big urban parks are green lungs and help improving air quality as well as reducing heat
7⃣ ⛱️Provide shading of public spaces
Example: Open Space Shade Policy Planning Guidelines - Tel Aviv #HEATWAVE 🔥
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8⃣ 💚 Construct green buildings
Full set of ideas here: unhabitat.org/sites/default/… via @UNHABITAT
9⃣ Vienna 🇦🇹: The Urban Heat Island Strategy offers a broad range of ideas and concepts: digital.wienbibliothek.at/wbrup/download…
🔟More ideas incl. long-term perspectives in our thread:
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