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Green Infrastructure and climate change adaptation
One of the main challenges urban areas, and more particularly the compact ones, are currently facing is their adaptation to climate change. In recent years, it has been recognized that a more ecosystem approach to spatial planning can play a critical role in meeting these challenges. Green Infrastructure (GI) and its integration into spatial planning has emerged as one of the most appropriate and effective ways to improve microclimate and tackle the impacts of climate change - specifically the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect. This paper initially attempts to clarify the term GI and to portray both its benefits, and its role as an important spatial planning tool, which fulfills different environmental, social and economic needs of urban areas. Then, the paper proceeds to an empirical evaluation of the role of GI in reducing vulnerability to UHI effect in a compact urban area of the city of Thessaloniki. For this reason, a simple methodology is developed with the purpose of highlighting the risks posed by climate change, especially UHI, assessing the potential of already existing GI assets for climate change adaptation in a compact area as well as assessing how their redesign could contribute to maximization of this potential. ; One of the main challenges urban areas, and more particularly the compact ones, are facing is their adaptation to climate change. In recent years, is had been recognized that a more ecosystem approach to spatial planning can play a critical role in meeting these challenges. Green Infrastructure (GI) and its integration in spatial planning emerges as one of the most appropriate and effective ways to improve microclimate and tackle the impacts of climate change and mainly the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect. This paper initially attempts to clarify the term GI and portrays its benefits and its role as an important spatial planning tool to fulfill different environmental, social and economic needs of urban areas. Then, the paper proceeds to an empirical evaluation of the role of GI in reducing the vulnerability to UHI effect in a compact urban area of the city of Thessaloniki. For this reason, a simple methodology is developed with a twofold purpose: to recognize the risks posed by climate change and especially UHI and to assess the potential offered by available in a compact area GI assets as well as by their redesign in order to maximize their contribution to climate change adaptation.
Green Infrastructure and climate change adaptation
One of the main challenges urban areas, and more particularly the compact ones, are currently facing is their adaptation to climate change. In recent years, it has been recognized that a more ecosystem approach to spatial planning can play a critical role in meeting these challenges. Green Infrastructure (GI) and its integration into spatial planning has emerged as one of the most appropriate and effective ways to improve microclimate and tackle the impacts of climate change - specifically the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect. This paper initially attempts to clarify the term GI and to portray both its benefits, and its role as an important spatial planning tool, which fulfills different environmental, social and economic needs of urban areas. Then, the paper proceeds to an empirical evaluation of the role of GI in reducing vulnerability to UHI effect in a compact urban area of the city of Thessaloniki. For this reason, a simple methodology is developed with the purpose of highlighting the risks posed by climate change, especially UHI, assessing the potential of already existing GI assets for climate change adaptation in a compact area as well as assessing how their redesign could contribute to maximization of this potential. ; One of the main challenges urban areas, and more particularly the compact ones, are facing is their adaptation to climate change. In recent years, is had been recognized that a more ecosystem approach to spatial planning can play a critical role in meeting these challenges. Green Infrastructure (GI) and its integration in spatial planning emerges as one of the most appropriate and effective ways to improve microclimate and tackle the impacts of climate change and mainly the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect. This paper initially attempts to clarify the term GI and portrays its benefits and its role as an important spatial planning tool to fulfill different environmental, social and economic needs of urban areas. Then, the paper proceeds to an empirical evaluation of the role of GI in reducing the vulnerability to UHI effect in a compact urban area of the city of Thessaloniki. For this reason, a simple methodology is developed with a twofold purpose: to recognize the risks posed by climate change and especially UHI and to assess the potential offered by available in a compact area GI assets as well as by their redesign in order to maximize their contribution to climate change adaptation.
Green Infrastructure and climate change adaptation
Salata, Konstantina Dimitra (author) / Yiannakou, Athena (author)
2016-03-31
doi:10.6092/1970-9870/3723
TeMA - Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment; Vol 9 No 1 (2016): Planning for livable and safe cities: Extreme weather events caused by climate change; 7-24 ; Tema. Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment; V. 9 N. 1 (2016): Planning for livable and safe cities: Extreme weather events caused by climate change; 7-24 ; 1970-9870 ; 1970-9889
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City climate change adaptation through green infrastructure
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