Uploaded on 2016-03-05 by DominikRVR

Done. **2.Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area?** The first picture displays a map of Munich with the annual average temperatures. As can be seen, the temperatures are much higher in the centres of the city and other local centres. ![HeatMap][3] The following two images are of the centre of Munich and of the village of Aying in the south of Munich. In the former, the UHI effect is common, especially on hot summer days, whereas it does not occur in the latter. Due to the fact that Munich is denser built with higher buildings and has higher traffic (cars, trains and busses), heat is stored within the city and wind is inhibited from entering it, even though Munich has lots of parks and greenery. In the significally lower dense built village this does not happen. ![Munich][1] ![Aying][2] **3.Which are the measures you would propose?** I would propose to improve the possibilities to use bycicles by building more bike-lanes and introducing a better system to use public bycicles (like the one in Paris). Additionally, vehicles should be kept out of the city as good as possible. For example, this can be achieved by introducing fees for entering the inner city with a car. The second measure I would propose is to use roofs for gardening and greenery, which is rarely done in Munich. **4.Is UHI effect concerning policy making in your area?** Climat scientists and also the city government are of course aware of the UHI effect. However, it seems that this is not a major problem in Munich and therefore isn't much of a topic at all. [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1457190095451521.jpg [2]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14571901102719595.jpg [3]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14571901268463055.jpg [4]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14571901426669447.jpg