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1. A new method for fine-scale assessments of the average urban Heat island over large areas and the effectiveness of nature-based solutions

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Dirk Lauwaet, Ton De Nijs, Inge Liekens, Hans Hooyberghs, Els Verachtert, Wouter Lefebvre, Koen De Ridder, Roy Remme, and Steven Broekx

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Urban Heat Island, Netherlands, nature-based so, Ecology, QH540-549.5
Abstract

People living in cities experience extra heat stress due to the so-called Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect. To gain an insight into the spatial variability of the UHI for the Netherlands, a detailed map (10 m horizontal resolution) has been calculated that shows the summer-averaged daily maximal UHI situation. The map is based on a relationship between the UHI, mean wind speed at 10 m height and the number of people living within a distance of 10 km, derived from simulations of over 100 European cities with the extensively validated urban climate model UrbClim. The cooling effect of green and blue infrastructure is also taken into account in the map, based on these simulation results. The presented map will help local authorities in defining target areas for climate adaptation measures and estimate the impact of nature-based solutions.

Published
2018
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2. A new method for fine-scale assessments of the average urban Heat island over large areas and the effectiveness of nature-based solutions

Author

Els Verachtert, Inge Liekens, Roy P. Remme, Hans Hooyberghs, Koen De Ridder, Dirk Lauwaet, Wouter Lefebvre, Steven Broekx, and Ton De Nijs

Subjects
UrbClim model, 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences, Ecology, Scale (ratio), Nature based, 010501 environmental sciences, 01 natural sciences, 13. Climate action, nature-based so, lcsh:QH540-549.5, 11. Sustainability, Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), Ecosystem services mapping, Environmental science, Urban Heat Island, Physical geography, lcsh:Ecology, Urban heat island, nature-based solutions, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Netherlands
Abstract

People living in cities experience extra heat stress due to the so-called Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect. To gain an insight into the spatial variability of the UHI for the Netherlands, a detailed map (10 m horizontal resolution) has been calculated that shows the summer-averaged daily maximal UHI situation. The map is based on a relationship between the UHI, mean wind speed at 10 m height and the number of people living within a distance of 10 km, derived from simulations of over 100 European cities with the extensively validated urban climate model UrbClim. The cooling effect of green and blue infrastructure is also taken into account in the map, based on these simulation results. The presented map will help local authorities in defining target areas for climate adaptation measures and estimate the impact of nature-based solutions.

Published
2018

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