Heat Reduction (Indicator)

General

What is the Heat Reduction indicator?

The Heat Reduction indicator on the Tygron platform is an indicator that computes the effect that urban green has on the heat reduction. The presence of green reduces the heat stress in the specified project area and cools down the surrounding environment. The more urban green space is present in the area, the stronger the heat reduction in that area will be. The indicator is a simplified version of a RIVM calculation model. This indicator is useful for projects where for example:

• reducing heat stress is an important goal in the project
• livability is measured in the project

Indicator panel

The heat reduction indicator

The indicator panel shows per neighborhood:

• The name of the neighborhood
• The percentage of urban green space in that neighborhood in the current situation
• The percentage of urban green space in that neighborhood in the future (planned) situation
• The temperature in that neighborhood in the current situation
• The temperature in that neighborhood in the future (planned) situation
• The average heat reduction in the entire project area
• The goal temperature

Calculation

The calculations used in this indicator are based on the RIVM calculations on urban green and health effects </references>