Uploaded on 2017-09-20 by Miriam Weigand

2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? For Frankfurt there aren’t any annually updated temperature checks available online. I did find a graphic though (with no exact measurements) where one can see the location of the urban heat islands in Frankfurt. Of course the most affected region is the inner city where the skyscrapers are. The rest of the city is a bit better of (Link to graphic: http://www.nature.com/nclimate/journal/v3/n7/fig_tab/nclimate1943_F1.html?foxtrotcallback=true) My provided picture shows how downtown Frankfurt city can look like. You can even see some trees on the alleyway, but then again those are not enough to balance out the heat that is trapped from the high-rises. 3. Which are the measures you would propose? Honestly I believe Frankfurt already does a lot against rising temperatures. We have many city parks that are located in densely populated areas, keeping a good balance. Also many of our alleyways have trees and gras right next to them. Still this is not sufficient enough. First of all I would look at new settlements since FFM is a city that is definitely growing. Ensuring that those new buildings are intertwined with the green areas and leave space for more parks is something I would do. Then you mustn’t forget about the downtown area which already exist with it’s infrastructure. Maybe one could install more green rooftops on buildings. I heard that Berlin for instance is being redesigned as a sponge city. I believe we should aim for that. 4. Is UHI effect concerning policy making in your area? Apparently my has a project named Klimaplanatlas 2016 (I believe I don’t need to translate this). This plan (which now is an updated version from 2008) shows you where we need more air circulation, more green areas and protection of existing green areas. In addition to that FFM in general has many small projects centered around the topic of climate change in the city. So yes it is definitely effecting policy making here.