Heatmaps reveal the warmest and coolest areas of five English cities - and the impact of green spaces
Heatmaps reveal the warmest and coolest areas of five English cities - and the impact of green spaces
The maps paint a stark picture of how different communities suffer more or less from heat depending on the abundance of green space.
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Interesting about how parklands make extreme weather more bearable. Nice.
2 0 ReplyIt's been well known for a long time, even just a few trees down a road can make a HUGE difference to the local temperature.
2 0 ReplyThere was a discussion recently for the incentivisation of getting people to keep their gardens natural (especially in regards to disincentivising people paving over and astroturfing their lawns).
2 0 ReplyThe disincentive for AstroTurfing your garden should be 6 months in Wormwood Scrubs. Another 12 for each repeat offence.
2 0 ReplyLikewise we should have strict rules on how much of your front garden can be covered, and the amount of permeability that coverage can have.
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