Thread by @TUMInitiative

🔥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:

https://twitter.com/TUMInitiative/status/1409400483492544512