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Poster session: Poster session with drinks and snacks Location: HSB3 | |
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Poster
Adapting an urban square to climate change by optimizing the water balance with Blue-Green Infrastructure Universität Innsbruck, Österreich Facing the increasing global challenges posed by climate change and urban densification, sustainable urban planning has become ever more important. To effectively mitigate urban heat islands and urban overheating, the use of Blue-Green Infrastructure offers a viable solution. Using the software tools PCSWMM and SWMM-UrbanEVA, we examine how redesigning a previously sealed urban square in Innsbruck with Blue-Green infrastructure affects the local water balance. Additionally, we simulate the effects of both states (before and after the redesign) on the water balance considering changes in the temperature and precipitation patterns due to climate change for the near future (2031-2060) and far future (2071-2100). Finally, we compare different soil compositions to examine their effectiveness in terms of water storage and evaporation. Our findings show that increasing vegetation, which can store and evaporate water, leads to higher evaporation rates at the site, positively impacting cooling of the area and thereby improving its quality as a public space. | |