Uploaded on 2016-04-10 by amaiarta

The urban heat island is of course present in the city. A study made in 2014-2015 shows that we can have temperatures 12ºC higher in the urban area that in the surrounding rural areas. Local UHI are mostly located in non vegetalised areas as car parks, streets and roads, the train station with its rail roads, cemeteries, industrial and commercial zones and brownfields. ![][1] Bordeaux urban area. ![][2] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14602737507289422.jpg [2]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14602737844889742.jpg Surrounding rural area. As we can see, the urban area is the stone city, with little space for the vegetation. However, the surrounding rural area is mostly green countryside and vineyards, with small low density villages. 2 - What I would propose is the integration of vegetation in the city's big non vegetalised areas like adding green-roofs, trees in the streets etc. The change of pavement materials. I would try to make strong policies so that none of the new buildings or neighbourhoods can contribute to the UHI and to encourage existing ones to take measures to control it. 3 - The city of Bordeaux is quite engaged (or at least concerned) with adaptation to climate change. As mentioned before, in 2014-2015 a study of UHI was made and 8 pilot projects had been proposed like putting huge car parks in the shadow through photovoltaic panels, integration of trees, water, etc. The city is also engaged with the European project Adaptaclima. On the other hands, there are some spontaneous citizens' initiatives like the one of the neighbours of some streets that decorated their streets with plants and small garden. The city council supports this kind of initiatives and encourages citizens from other parts to do this kind of actions.