L’adaptació al canvi climàtic

en les ciutats europees

Josep Maria Torrents, arq.

Subdirecció General d’Avaluació Ambiental

Direcció General de Polítiques Ambientals

“Canvi climàtic i ciutats: què hi podem fer?” | Col·legi d’Arquitectes de Catalunya | 9 d’abril de 2013

http://www.circle-era.eu/np4/InspireBook.html

http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.euhttp://eucities-adapt.eu

Font: EEA, 2012

Melton Vale schoolSustainable Drainage System(Leicestershire, UK)

Photo: ©DSA Environment + Design

Wetlands reduce floodrisks in Egå Engsø(Aarhus, Denmark)

Photo: ©Municipality of Aarhus

Rain gardens to manageextreme rainfall events(Trondheim, Norway)

Rain gardensRain garden are lower areas in thelandscape that allow rain waterrunoff to be absorbed into theground. A rain garden looks justlike any cultivated garden and mayattract birds, butterflies and wildflowers. Rain gardens in citiesserve a double purpose: they reducethe water load on the sewersystem in case of heavy rains andserve as green havens for animalsand humans. Rain gardens can beused everywhere human structuressuch as asphalt and pavementprevent infiltration, and werevegetation can be planted. It is aflexible tool to store water and tocreate a more diverse landscapein the city. An extra benefit is thatpolluted surface water will bepurified to some extend when itinfiltrates the filter media.

Font: EEA, 2012

Photo: ©Provincie Zuid-Holland

Strengthening weak linkNoordwijk (the Netherlands)

Photo: ©Provincie Zuid-Holland

Flood protection forHamburg‘s Niederhafen port

Hafencity (Hamburg)

Biohof Achleitner:room acclimatisation with plants (Eferding, Austria)

Illustration: ©Municipality of Copenhagen

Green Roofs inCopenhagen (Denmark)

Green Allure Innercity Nijmegen(the Netherlands)

Baumüller, J. and Verband Region Stuttgart, 2008Klimaatlas Region Stuttgart, Verband Region StuttgartStuttgart

Font: EEA

Ventilation Corridors(Stuttgart, Alemanya)

Photo: ©City of Stuttgart, Office for Environmental Protection

Climate change and heat stress in residential buildings. Evaluation of adaptation measures (A.J.C. Haak, 2012)

Resiliència de les infraestructuresi els serveis urbans a Barcelona