Uploaded on 2015-11-28 by GeorgiosKokolakis

Las Vegas (7.3°F) Albuquerque (5.9°F Denver (4.9°F) Portland (4.8°F) Louisville (4.8°F) Washington, D.C. (4.7°F) Kansas City (4.6°F) Columbus (4.4°F) Minneapolis (4.3°F) Seattle (4.1°F) 2. The U![enter image description here][1]HI phenomenon in Athens is very intensive in the summer and especially during the night. The temperature difference between urban and rural areas often reaches the 10°C![enter image description here][2] ![enter image description here][3] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14486694337741875.jpg [2]: http:// [3]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14486695207607588.jpg As we can see in the two images, the basin of Attica is surrounded by mountains that contribute to the increase of the UHI phenomenon. Apart from that, an other great reason for that is the dense built environment and the materiality. 3. If I had the chance I would propose measures that would lead to a kind of rarefaction of the buildings or something equivalent to that. An urgent measure would be the adoption of contemporary isolation materials. 4. The only policy in my community that really reduces the UHI effect is a generous subsidy for using or replacing isolation materials