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noch ein NEIN #Versiegelung #Betonieren

Grünflächen statt Betonplatten: In #Hamburg ist eine Kampagne zum sogenannten #Abpflastern gestartet. Bei diesem Trend geht es darum, Flächen zu entsiegeln. #Entsiegelung #HeatIslandEffect
https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/Abpflastern-und-Gruen-pflanzen-Hamburger-sollen-Vorschlaege-machen,tegelwippen102.html

On 50C #Heatwaves produced by #ClimateChange and turbocharged by one of #SouthAsia's worse #HeatIslandEffect, a direct result of the american car-centric #urbanPlanning ideology pushed throughout the world.

Mass #ClimateDeaths are just on the horizon for #Karachi and similar cities.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1857115/karachi-and-the-heat-trapped-in-it

#ClimateDiary #Pakistan #Sindh

The Osram-Yards in #Berlin are an ensemble of buildings originally used as a #factory site for the production of light bulbs. The #buildings were errected between 1904 and 1910 and consist of a steel frame with brick cladding. After light bulb production was moved into more modern facilities in 1990 the site was renovated and now houses around 60 different tenants. These are mostly commercial use like a supermarket or smaller production facilities, but there are also rooms for a university and a police station. This adaptability and mix of uses is enabled through the generous #architecture with large windows and open floor plans.

The one thing that seems to be lacking here is #greenery. The yard is currently almost exclusively used as a parking lot. Of course the #traffic needs of the local companies have to be respected and as the ensemble is listed for #preservation the options might be limited. But while there is a cleverly designed seating area on the roof of the underground parking garage, more trees and green spaces would not only improve the general atmosphere for the people working here, but also provide shade and cooling in the summer.

#heatislandeffect #urbanism #reuse #brick #industrial