Uploaded on 2020-05-28 by Marwin Victoria

If you could participate in the decision-making process of an initiative related to the UHI effect, what are the measures that you would propose to reduce it and provide a more livable environment for citizens? If I could participate in the decision-making process, my proposal would be: - Incorporate green purchasing and contracting criteria - Replace street lighting with more efficient equipment, LED type. Combination of green roofs reducing the use of refrigeration systems with the installation of photovoltaic energy in buildings (through subsidies or tax deductions). - Energy rehabilitation in official public buildings and in schools and colleges. - Promotion of a strategic public transport system (incorporating the replacement of diesel buses with natural gas). - Improvement of the cycle path network, expanding it and increasing connectivity between them, incorporating hydration stations and parking lots. - Creation of a pedestrian network of streets and improvement of conditions for walking. - Reduce mobility needs by incorporating environmental and mobility criteria into urban planning: compact and diverse neighborhoods. - Composting of large-scale organic waste, with separation of compostable organic matter at source.