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Urban climatic map for the city of Stuttgart
Germany

(1)       Adaptation goal:

Decrease the cities' vulnerability towards heat.

(2)       Adaptation actions:

Stuttgart has a long tradition of incorporating urban climate concerns into its planning. Situated in a valley, the city of Stuttgart was forced early on to think about how fresh air can be ensured even in unfavorable weather conditions. Increasingly hot summers at the beginning of the new century have also led the city to counteract heat problems. For this reason, the city introduced a package of measures that are mostly borne by the city’s own funds. The main approach consists in incorporating urban climatic factors into planning. It focuses on the preservation and expansion of green areas as well as the assurance of fresh air corridors and heat moderating areas.

Good practice in this case means that the city integrated the local climate strategy in their land use planning. Stuttgart already implemented effective measures on a low budget approach. The local climate strategy is a long-term task for the city of Stuttgart that requires intensive cooperation between the cities authorities.

(3)       Further information/contact details: City of Stuttgart
http://www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/architecture/research/csud/outputsresources/isocarp-hebbertwebb.pdf