Climate Change, regional and urban planning

Abstract

Global warming is an unequivocal fact, increasingly affecting the ecosystems of the entire planet, with the consequent increase in singular events (heat waves, torrential floods, droughts, storms, ...). Climate Change (CC), in addition, is reinforced in cities by the presence of different phenomena such as the Urban Heat Island, air pollution, soil waterproofing or low albedo.

In this context, it is essential to radically rethink the historically inherited urban development model, promoting the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. It is also necessary to know the effects of CC on the population and develop methodologies conducive to improving environmental conditions by adapting cities to climate change and reducing their effects on the population, both from territorial planning and urban design.