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Table 8.2
Ordinary urban planning and management tools: possible UHI moderation interventions
GROUND
SURFACES
Intervention
Main regulating body
Tool (for urban
planning or
managment)
Indication type
Notes
Management of the
Reflectance and
Emissivity of
impermeable
surfaces for public
and private spaces
(1) Pigmentation
type
Municipal
Administrations
Municipal urban plan
(the name will change
according to the
specific regional
legislation)
Indications on the
surfaces of each
ordinary transformation
area
The pigmentation of existing
pavements should be modified
gradually
(2) Material type
New surfaces should employ
materials that combine greater
reflectance and a low
impermeabilization rate
Ordinary and
extraordinary
maintenance plan
Reflectance parameters
of existing surfaces
Infrastructure plan
Reflectance parameters
of new infrastructure
surfaces
Building regulation
Reflectance parameters
of surfaces of new
private and public
buildings
Source: IUAV data processing, 2014
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