The urban heat island

Why cities are warmer than their surroundings: asphalt, buildings and lack of vegetation; a summer day in an invented city, tropical nights, who suffers most and solutions: trees, light-coloured roofs and water.

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Cover of the presentation “The urban heat island”

What’s inside

  1. The city that doesn't cool down
  2. A summer night (invented city)
  3. Why it happens
  4. How much warmer
  5. Who suffers most
  6. Solutions
  7. Measure the heat island in your city
  8. School heat map

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