Uploaded on 2020-06-06 by Imelda D. Valdeavilla

2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area? Urban Canyons Hot Pavement- Asphalt-Covered Roads Hot Roofs- absorbs heat Not Enough Trees and Vegetations Anthropogenic Causes 3. Which are the measures you would propose? Use Hign-Albedo Roofs and Pavement to reflect excessive Long and Short Waves Plant Trees and Other Plants- vegetation release Oxygen and cools the air reducing the demand for AC. Planted beside roads, the trees filter out air from pollutants that contribute to UHI. Planting trees and vegetation on roofs to promote evapotranspiration, which reduce by heat by means of "Breathing through the roof". 4. Is UHI effect concerning policy making in your area? Since the ratification of the Climate Change Act 9729, the Local government have been careful of cutting trees along the highways that will be affected by the road widening projects as part of the "Build, Build, Build" project. The ancient trees are being relocated as advised by the environmental scientists. The cutting of the trees by the Department of Environment and National Resources (DENR) caused an uproar during the beginning that caused the project to be delayed. Link: https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/philippine-daily-inquirer-1109/20180907/281526521940282