As during the previous two years, our third year BSc students from the module Smart Solutions for Sustainable Cities were asked to design their own urban green infrastructure solution revolving around five different climate related impacts: CO2 sequestration, extreme precipitation, flood peaks, extreme temperatures, and energy consumption.
The most common solution to prove performance was to have comparative measurements before and after a measure was installed, requiring sensors and data management before you make any green infrastructure. This might be difficult to convince stakeholders of in terms of investments, but will prove how well green infrastructure can contribute, and also, on what scale these measures are required to reach the intended better living conditions.
We also saw the popularity of green roofs, though larger vegetation can often reach intended benefits easier, there isn't always space for this in our dense urban environments.
Here are some highlights from the results of the design session.
CO2 sequestration - playground in Enschede - more ground surface vegetation
Extreme precipitation - Twekkelerveld shopping center - bluegreen roofs
Flood peaks - Enschede city center - green roofs
Extreme temperatures - student housing complexes - green roofs
Energy consumption - university library Mexico - green roofs and walls
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