Climate change in urban areas. Part 2, Measures.docVIP

Kuttler Environmental Sciences Europe 2011,23:21 /content/23/1/21 RE VIE W Open Access Climate change in urban areas. Part 2, Measures Klimawandel im urbanen Bereich. Teil 2, Ma?nahmen Wilhelm Kuttler* Abstract Part 2 presents measures at the city scale, which are distinguished into object- and area-related means. The former ones include emission reduction, energy gaining and saving, as well as the climate-improving impact of rooftop and fa?ade greening. Area-related means refer to the reduction of radiation temperature through shading and transpiration as well as impact of urban green area