Uploaded on 2016-07-26 by Pooya Zargaran

1. Check the temperature differences in US cities DONE 2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? The Turin metropolitan area is 3-4 degrees warmer than its surrounding rural areas. due to the concentration of transportation in interior parts of the city , these areas are warmer. Again because of the large boulevards which increases the solar long-wave radiation surface; lower wind velocity reduces the heat exchange in urban zones and as the result interior parts of the city remain warmer. 3. Which are the measures you would propose? -increasing the number of vehicles using less heat generating fuels, like hybrid or electric cars. -encouraging citizens to use cycles, subway, and public transportation instead of using their own cars. -creating new green areas for absorbing the long-wave solar radiation. 4. Is UHI effect concerning policy making in your area? as part of the Turin urban policy derived directly from the energy saving strategies and clean energy production has been installation of more than 300 stations of bike sharing and recently car sharing service named: Car to go Also to cope with the air pollution in alarming conditions all public transport services are free to use for citizens.