Uploaded on 2019-04-02 by Daria

In Moscow temperature in UHI can be up to 7.8 degree higher than in surroundings. 1st picture illustrate huge car density (biggest Moscow problem), wide roads. Building materials (concrete, asphalt, iron) are good at insulating, or holding in heat that makes surrounding area warmer. There is actively used air conditioning. People are mostly concentrated there doing their everyday activities also generate heat. Working places are mostly concentrated there that causes electricity consumption. In the second picture there is a quite elite village in the outskirts of Moscow, there is a forest nearby and some ponds. The density of population there is low and houses made of natural materials that don’t hold too much heat and surface area is not big. I would Increase green spaces and trees (including green roofs); use building materials that reflect sunlight and other cool pavements; use special coatings and grass paving; create working places throughout the city, not only in the city centre; restrict entry of vehicles to the centre; use electric cars instead of using petrol (even better-electric public transport). No special policy, but: -greening(3000 trees and 55000 bushes planted in 2016) -paid parking -special infrastructure for electric cars it can affect UHI