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9.6 Feasibility Studies
The feasibility studies described below want to demonstrate how UHI-relevant measures can be put into practice using two selected areas in the city as examples
(Fig. 9.5 ). They make a clear distinction between measures in the development of
new city districts and measures in adapting existing ones, and also identify two different levels of planning, the strategic master plan on the one hand and the planning
of legal provisions, i.e. the land-use and building development plans on the other
hand. The “Masterplan Nordbahnstraße – Innstraße” in Vienna’s 20th municipal
district is used as an example to show how measures can be introduced at different
stages of the master plan process. Proposed measures can be embedded in land-use
and building development plans, as demonstrated in the case of the quarter surrounding Vienna University of Technology (Karlsplatz) in the 4th municipal district. Workshops were held with different agencies at the Vienna City Administration
to assess how the UHI catalogue of measures can feasibly be implemented at these
planning levels. The Institute for Building Physics and Building Ecology at Vienna
University of Technology simulated measures for both selected areas (e.g. tree
planting, roof greening) to fi nd out what impact these measures have on air temperature (Figs. 9.10 and 9.12 ).
The results of a survey carried out for the case study UHI STRAT Vienna are
presented here to set the scene for the description of the feasibility studies. The
Fig. 9.5 Location of the two pilot areas in the city (Source: Vienna GIS)
9 Pilot Action City of Vienna – UHI-STRAT Vienna
9.6 Feasibility Studies
The feasibility studies described below want to demonstrate how UHI-relevant measures can be put into practice using two selected areas in the city as examples
(Fig. 9.5 ). They make a clear distinction between measures in the development of
new city districts and measures in adapting existing ones, and also identify two different levels of planning, the strategic master plan on the one hand and the planning
of legal provisions, i.e. the land-use and building development plans on the other
hand. The “Masterplan Nordbahnstraße – Innstraße” in Vienna’s 20th municipal
district is used as an example to show how measures can be introduced at different
stages of the master plan process. Proposed measures can be embedded in land-use
and building development plans, as demonstrated in the case of the quarter surrounding Vienna University of Technology (Karlsplatz) in the 4th municipal district. Workshops were held with different agencies at the Vienna City Administration
to assess how the UHI catalogue of measures can feasibly be implemented at these
planning levels. The Institute for Building Physics and Building Ecology at Vienna
University of Technology simulated measures for both selected areas (e.g. tree
planting, roof greening) to fi nd out what impact these measures have on air temperature (Figs. 9.10 and 9.12 ).
The results of a survey carried out for the case study UHI STRAT Vienna are
presented here to set the scene for the description of the feasibility studies. The
Fig. 9.5 Location of the two pilot areas in the city (Source: Vienna GIS)
9 Pilot Action City of Vienna – UHI-STRAT Vienna