H2020Индивидуална стипендия2021–2023

ResCool · Resilient cooling towards climate change adaptation of cities and buildings

„Хоризонт 2020“ — Действия „Мария Склодовска-Кюри“

Период: 2021-09-01 → 2023-08-31
Финансиране от ЕС: 212 934 €
Участници: 1
Схема: MSCA-IF

Линиите свързват координатора с партньорите.

Накратко на български

Устойчивите методи за охлаждане на сгради и градове се изследват, за да се намали ефектът на „топлинните острови“, при които в града е с над 5°C по-горещо. Това помага за ограничаване на рисковете от екстремни горещини върху хората и екосистемите.

Този кратък обзор е генериран от изкуствен интелект

Кратко обяснение, генерирано от езиков модел по текста на CORDIS. Оригиналът е по-долу.

Резултати накратко

Resilient cooling towards climate change adaptation of cities and buildings

The adaptation of urban contexts to mitigate the effects of global warming is one of the most critically overlooked issues of our time. Without additional efforts, climate change will gradually increase extreme heat events, which will occur more often and last longer. Moreover, the impact of rising temperatures will be felt acutely in urban environments affected by the urban heat island (UHI) phenomenon, raising extreme temperatures by more than 5ºC in comparison with rural surroundings. If left unchecked, UHI will increase the likelihood of severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts of extreme heat on people and ecosystems, exacerbating the energy demand for cooling even more. In response to this challenge, this research project aims to: develop a holistic and reliable methodology to predict the impact of climate change globally (objective 1); generate a diagnosis protocol to identify climate-related hazards, heat vulnerabilities and risks of urban contexts where interventions should be prioritised (objective 2); identify the best available sustainable cooling solutions to strengthen the adaptive capacity of buildings and cities (objective 3); and highlight advanced adaptation pathways to promote climate resilience of the built environment globally (objective 4). The four objectives are structured into five work packages (WPs). The definition of holistic methodologies to evaluate heat impacts and identify heat vulnerabilities at different scales is defined in WP1. Data collection and generation at different scales and contexts in Europe and globally are addressed in WP2. This data analysis supports the climate risk assessment of countries, cities, and buildings in WP3. Then, a parametric analysis of conventional and advanced resilient cooling strategies is evaluated in WP4 to identify the best available pathways under climate change scenarios. Finally, the results support the development of advanced adaptation pathways to promote climate adaptation and resilience of cities and buildings.

Текст от CORDIS, на английски · Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз

Цел на проекта

ResCool is targeting an advanced building energy simulation to consider the thermal interactions with urban microclimate under climate change scenarios, aiming at supporting the climate-resilient design of cities under growing heatwaves. The effects of heatwaves in cities are one of the most critical overlooked issues of our time. They will occur more often and last longer, increasing the likelihood of severe and irreversible impacts for people and ecosystems. The objectives of this project are the development and validation of a holistic and reliable methodology to evaluate the heat vulnerability of cities; the identification of the climate-related hazards and risks of reference urban contexts in Europe; the selection of the best available climate-resilient solutions to strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity of cities; and the development of a climate-resilient cooling action plan and a decision-support tool for the sustainable development of urban planning policies. The project’s core research is divided into five work packages (WP). WP1 develops a bottom-up evaluation workflow of urban contexts facing climate change scenarios. WP2 validates this methodology thought data collection in two representative urban case studies in the United Kingdom and Spain. WP3 evaluates the heat vulnerabilities and climate risks of representative urban contexts. WP4 carries out a parametric analysis of resilient cooling strategies to highlight the best available solutions under climate change scenarios. Finally, WP5 uses the collected results to develop a tool to support the climate-resilient pathway by policymakers and authorities. The results will derive in context-specific policy recommendations and how governments can best incentivise, govern and regulate low-carbon and effective resilient cooling chains, improving urban planning policies, building standards and guidelines in order to ensure the health and wellbeing of citizens.

Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).

Участници

THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD · OxfordКоординаторОбединеното кралство