By Thomas Rötzer, Astrid Reischl, Vjosa Dervishi, Hans Pretzsch, Stephan Pauleit, Priscila Stark
Public spaces are of great importance for the quality of life in the city. They should be designed attractively for people and promote thermal well-being in the city. In addition to their aesthetics and the promotion of biodiversity, urban green spaces perform important local climatic functions, also called ecosystem services. These include shading, cooling, air humidification, carbon storage and pollutant filtering. The design of the thermal conditions of urban squares is becoming a central task for landscape architecture due to climate change.
Especially in sealed, densely built-up and heavily frequented squares, the thermal comfort of city dwellers is already greatly reduced, with considerable health impairments as a consequence. However, detailed knowledge of the climatic performance of different forms of greening is required for the climate-sensitive (re)design of squares.
Authors: Thomas Rötzer, Astrid Reischl, Vjosa Dervishi, Hans Pretzsch, Lehrstuhl für Waldwachstumskunde, TU München. Stephan Pauleit, Priscila Stark, Lehrstuhl für Strategie und Management der Landschaftsentwicklung, TU München. The text appeared in the bdla association magazine "Landschaftsarchitekten" 3/2021.
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