De temperatuurmetingen van Meet-je-stad! zijn natuurlijk bij uitstek geschikt om meer inzicht te krijgen in het stedelijk hitte-eiland effect van Amersfoort. Met deze schat aan metingen kunnen veel vragen worden beantwoord, zoals: Hoe groot is het stedelijk hitte-eiland effect van Amersfoort? Is het …

Veel gemeenten worstelen met het thema hitte. Mijn hele gemeente kleurt dieprood op de hittekaart! Hoe erg is dat?’ Of: 'Moet ik nou wel of niet iets met dit thema?’ Er zijn bovendien zo veel hittekaarten in omloop dat ook daardoor verwarring ontstaat. Hoe weet je of de kaart die je voor je hebt je van …

De mindmap ondersteunt gemeenten bij het verkennen van de problemen die door hitte kunnen optreden in bebouwd gebied en bij het voorbereiden van de risicodialoog over hitte. In totaal toont de mindmap 24 gevolgen van extreme hitte, verdeeld over vijf thema’s: gezondheid, netwerken, water, leefbaarheid …

This article explores how the combination of research approaches in Research Through Design (RTD) can contribute to generating applicable urban design knowledge. The article is based on learnings from the ‘Really cooling water bodies in cities’ project, a pragmatist RTD combining post-positivist, constructivist …

Since it is insufficiently clear to urban planners in the Netherlands to what extent design measures can reduce heat stress and which urban spaces are most comfortable, this study evaluates the impact of shading, urban water, and urban green on the thermal comfort of urban spaces during hot summer afternoons. …

According to a governmental decision, all (re)constructions in Dutch cities starting by 2020 have to be climate resilient. Part of this climate resilience is also adaptation to (extreme) heat. Although urban heat, its causes, consequences, and potential adaptation measures, have been extensively studied …

Small urban water bodies, such as ponds or canals, are commonly believed to solve urban heat problems but recent research shows that the cooling effect of large urban water bodies on hot summer days is quite limited and can actually induce a night-time warming effect. However, shading, vaporising water …

Urban water bodies like ponds or canals are commonly assumed to provide effective cooling in hot periods. Some of the evidence that feeds this assertion is based on remote sensing observations at relatively large scales. Such observations generally reveal reduced surface temperatures of water bodies …

In this book of examples we present possible implementations of straightforward and manageable climate-resilient ideas and options for residential streets. Examples from ordinary Dutch street views show how climate resilience can be implemented with simple solutions and how this does not need to be more …