Uploaded on 2017-12-06 by Pierre Saraber

1 checked 2 I choose Utrecht, a major Dutch city. The KNMI (Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute) provides information and data. The conclusion is that the UHI effect is exisiting in Utrecht too. But it is less then 5 grades celcius. The UHI is smaller then expected compared with cities in the usa from similar size. The Sky View factor in most Dutch cities is much higher then in US-cities which leads to more turbulence and less loss of radiation into the sky. https://www.knmi.nl/kennis-en-datacentrum/publicatie/empirical-estimation-of-the-effect-of-urban-heat-advection-on-the-temperature-series-of-de-bilt-the-netherlands 3 In order to limit the UHI it is important to restrict skycrapers in Dutch cities. An average residential area is not higher then 3 floors. Zoning is the key to keep the SVF high; buildings with limited number of floors and enough open space between them. 4 Not really as the UHI is limited in our country. Maybe it is even welcomed in winter times. But there are other measures that are taken to make our cities more sustainable that also effect the UHI. In the design of our cities we try to realize more green, more roofs with green on top and more temporary water storage to prevent our nation flooding after the rains.