Uploaded on 2015-12-15 by dvpms

57 cities had measurable urban heat island effects over the past 10 years. Single-day urban temperatures in some metro areas were as much as 27°F higher than the surrounding rural areas, and on average across all 60 cities, the maximum single-day temperature difference was 17.5°F. II I live in cascais, it´s a small place close to the sea in the surroundings of Lisbon, Portugal. It is not so much as a city but a costal fishing vile. It has a lot of green spaces and the majority of the structures are small places to live, there are very few buildings and work structures. It is a generally warm place, it can go up to 30º or a little more in the summer, whereas in the winter, doesn´t make much cold generally. It is a very livable place, where the hottest zones are at downtown of the city where there is a major concentration of people, community related buildings like restaurants, the train station, banks, administration buildings, etc. It is in terms of environment and fresh air, a very accessible place, that does not consume a lot of energy and neither is very crowded, a lot of open spaces, a cooler place with low indices of Urban Heat Island. It is not very polluted and not a very stressful city. People usually walk, do exercise and get outside a lot. It is a great place to live. A lot of green spaces and vegetation, wild forest as well, a lot of beaches with usually an open sky. ![enter image description here][1] ![enter image description here][2] The first image it is cascais, my place of residence, the surrounding area of lisbon. Much open/ green spaces, close to the beach, open sky, residence buildings almost only, few buildings, less concentration of people, less public transportations and work/ administration buildings, less polluted. The second image is lisbon, a city, capital of Portugal. Everything is a lot closer, there is a lot of tall buildings, more polluted, more work/ administration buildings, leading to more energy consumption, also more obstacles contributing to a major Urban Heat Island. A lot more people and movement, less green spaces and far from the sea. III More walkability, more pedestrian lanes, places to bike, walk and run. I would create more open/ green spaces, more vegetation, more openness between buildings so that there would be less obstacles so the heat could disperse easily. Try to construct less, apply measures so that less energy is consumption. Less concentration of buildings and public/ work spaces, less fabrics/ polluting buildings outside the work/ livable areas. IV No, i do not, i think there are not any because it is a place where UHI is not a problem, as i said, it is a very livable place, there is a lot of green spaces and pedestrian lanes to reduce UHI. There is not a big concentration of structures and, precisely, people in any specific area in any part of the day. It is not a polluted place and it is very near the sea, having a very good/ healthy environment. [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1450206608621367.jpg [2]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14502067197969154.jpg