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Health&Greenspace thematic report: Urban heat stress and cooling with green structure

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14 September 2021
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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 

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