Land use changes and effects on heat islands in the city

Abstract

Because of ongoing climate change cities need to take into account also temperature rise issues during projects preparation and in general planning, in order to mitigate heat stress problems. This paper shows the possibilities of applying the Urban Climate model in connection with the evaluation of temperature islands when changing land use-land cover. The example of Masaryk Square in Hodonin shows that small technical solutions can improve the thermal stress islands in urban areas. In the second part of the paper, the results of assessing usability of the model’s application in the form of the Climate-fit.city service using the cost benefit analysis are outlined. In conclusion, the opinions of the representatives of the town of Hodonin for which this service was created are summarized.