How can we combat urban heat stress and cool down our cities with carefully planned and managed green structures?
3rd thematic report by the URBACT Health&Greenspace network written by Birgit Georgi (Strong cities in a changing climate, URBACT Ad-Hoc Expert) and
Tamás Kállay (Lead Expert of the URBACT Health&Greenspace network).
Contents:
- General context
- Climate change and heatwaves
- Urban heat island effect
- Heat stress for people
- The potential of green infrastructure to reduce heat stress
- Practical approaches to reduce urban heat stress with green infrastructure
- Effective governance
- Multi-stakeholder collaboration
- Awareness and knowledge
- Financing
