HOPE
Ανταπόκριση στους καύσωνες στο οικοσύστημα των ηλικιωμένων
Macro
Main result
Urban planning
Title
A cool take on the design of the outdoor space - The heat-resistant city
Date May 2020
Objectives
How municipalities can gain insight into their heat task and which measures and design guidelines are effective
Location /geographical coverage
The participating public parties are the municipalities of Amsterdam, Arnhem, Apeldoorn, Beverwijk, Breda, Eindhoven, Groningen, Haarlem, Rheden, Leeuwarden and Tilburg. In addition, two municipal partnerships are affiliated
(RIVUS and BUCH).
Organisation responsible for good practice
Research program Urban Technology, Faculty of Technology, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Short summary
In this research they are very busy at the urban level. The measures in public space and buildings and the design guidelines for a sufficiently heat-resistant design of the city are examined.
Impact
In the study they do explain all the consequences of heat in the city, but the adaptation measures in the social field or regarding care or behaviour are not discussed in more detail.
Innovation
There are many ways to look at the problem and how this could be adapted in the city to prevent the problems. Examples are also given of what could be done better in a city/municipality in connection with heat stress.
Lessons learned
They focus on the urban side of the problem. In the research they talk with so many professionals. This is a good way to look at all the aspects of the city.
Sustainability
In this article, they first explain that measures to make a city cooler serve two different purposes:
1) reduce air temperatures citywide and
2) create cool places locally.
Then they present an overview of cooling principles and explain how they affect air and wind chill.
Replicability and/or up-scaling
That can be possible. It is just research of how the city needs to be to prevent the heat waves. It can be more for the caregivers and other.
Contact details
Contact information:
Dr. Ir. Jeroen Kluck
Hogeschool van Amsterdam, Faculteit Techniek
Postbus 1025, 1000 BA Amsterdam
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