Madrid’s Heat Islands Map (UNED)
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2nd Project Newsletter
2nd SUTEE Project Newsletter
Citizen Science in Urban Biodiversity
Biodiversity provides a valuable indicator for measuring the state of the natural environment in urban areas. Citizen science projects are a relatively new form of collecting data in regions that are otherwise difficult to cover. With the help of ordinary…
Green Competences for SUTEE
In our small private online course (SPOC), one of the co-authors of the European Commission’s Green Competences Framework, Ms Ulrike Pisiotis, gave an insightful presentation of this important publication. Ms Pisiotis is an EC Policy Officer and Education Expert in…
Madrid’s Sky High Mission: Using a Helicopter to Map the City’s Heat Islands
In a groundbreaking initiative, Madrid has launched an ambitious project to tackle the urban heat island effect by creating its first detailed thermal map. The city is the first in Europe to employ such an approach, with a helicopter flying…
Madrid’s Heat Map: Discover if You Live in a High-Temperature Zone
The city of Madrid has released a detailed heat map that allows residents to see if they live in an area affected by extreme temperatures. This initiative highlights the increasing impact of urban heat islands, a phenomenon where certain areas…
Education for Climate community
The SUTEE project has successfully joined the pan-European Education for Climate community. The platform supports and promotes educational efforts towards climate actions by, among other things, addressing UN SDGs and Green Competences. SUTEE will advertise and announce its targeted community…
SUTEE SPOC announced!
Urban tree canopy
Trees and greenery in urban densely populated areas have many positive effects. Among them are lowering the heat effects of hot summer days, regulating the humidity and quality of the air, and providing a home to species like birds and…
Commercial action against urban heat islands
One of the most overheated spots in urban areas are commercial centres, supermarkets, and outdoor shopping malls. Flat open roofs and large parking lots bare of any shade mark the concrete wasteland of such urban features. Additionally, a high volume…