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Preschool gardens as cooling spots in Poznań. Insights towards potential for urban transitions (abstract)

This research is presented at 'the potential of urban green, a session held on at he "Reinventing the City"conference by the AMS Institute in the Netherlands.

A fragment from the abstract:

Currently, about 50% of the global population lives in urban settings, and by 2050 it is projected that
the share will grow to 70% [1]. Urban areas are increasingly exposed to the impacts of climate change like frequent occurrence of extreme events e.g. heatwaves, strong winds, flash floods [2][3]. Parallelly, cities are affected by urban heat islands [4] what makes the urban thermal conditions an urgent issue to tackle towards healthy and resilient cities. Climate change challenges mentioned are within the interest of project Connecting Nature (H2020) aimed at positioning Europe as a global leader in the innovation and implementation of nature-based solutions. The City of Poznań together with Adam Mickiewicz University, as the project partners, monitor the impact of preschool gardens on local thermal conditions."

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