Uploaded on 2016-03-14 by Henriques

Boston: 15.0° HOTTER IN THE CITY THAN IN NEARBY RURAL AREAS 1.3° CITY SUMMERS ARE HOTTER THAN IN RURAL AREAS 5 MORE DAYS ABOVE 90° F EACH YEAR, THAN RURAL AREAS Miami: 17.0° HOTTER IN THE CITY THAN IN NEARBY RURAL AREAS 1.7° CITY SUMMERS ARE HOTTER THAN IN RURAL AREAS 15 FEWER DAYS ABOVE 90° EACH YEAR, THAN RURAL AREAS 2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? Pará de Minas: 7.0° HOTTER IN THE CITY THAN IN NEARBY RURAL AREAS 0.6° CITY SUMMERS ARE HOTTER THAN IN RURAL AREAS ![][1] ![image by google maps][2] 3. Which are the measures you would propose? I would implement incentives for reforestation in all the surrondings of the city, and also the implementation of more green spaces in the city, as parks, squares and even more threes in reserved places on sidewalks. 4. Is UHI effect concerning policy making in your area? There is no policy concerning the UHI effect in my city till the moment. Pará de Minas is not even a medium city yet. Its economy is based in agriculture and mining. [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1457915375220278.jpg [2]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14579154118781789.png