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Measures primarily focused on heat reduction

Measures primarily focused on heat reduction: cooling through greenery

Effects of adaptation measures on water quality
Adaptation measure Positive effects Potential negative effects
  • Vertical vegetation
  • Planting trees
  • Tree-lined avenues
  • Urban forests
  • Drought-tolerant trees
  • Decrease in water temperature (limited effect)
  • Increased leaf fall
  • Reduced incidence of sunlight
  • Fewer sewer overflows (urban forest)
  • Continuous fertilisation
  • More dog poo runoff

Measures primarily focused on heat reduction: cooling through water

Effects of adaptation measures on water quality
Adaptation measure Positive effects Potential negative effects
  • Fountain
  • Water wall
  • Decrease in water temperature (limited effect)
  • Oxygen (from fountains)
  • Pathogens (from spray)

Measures primarily focused on heat reduction: cooling through cool, high albedo materials

Effects of adaptation measures on water quality
Adaptation measure Positive effects Potential negative effects
  • Cooling through cool, high albedo materials
  • Decrease in water temperature (limited effect)
  • More paved surfaces

Measures primarily focused on heat reduction: cooling through shade

Effects of adaptation measures on water quality
Adaptation measure Positive effects Potential negative effects
  • Tree
  • Pergola
  • Shade cloth
  • Sunshade
  • Decrease in water temperature (limited effect)
  • With shade provided by greenery: continuous fertilisation, in some cases more dog poo runoff


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