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5.4.2 Potential Benefits of Brownfield Regeneration
An example of how the conversion of brownfields into new urban parks would
affect the two analysed ES is provided in Fig. 5.4. Due to the change in the soil
cover from partly sealed to grass and to the intense plantation, the site would
reach the highest class of cooling effect, thus also positively affecting the microclimate of the immediate areas. While in the present condition, most of the
Fig. 5.2 Map of the cooling effect of urban green infrastructure in the most urbanized part of the
city of Trento
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5.4.2 Potential Benefits of Brownfield Regeneration
An example of how the conversion of brownfields into new urban parks would
affect the two analysed ES is provided in Fig. 5.4. Due to the change in the soil
cover from partly sealed to grass and to the intense plantation, the site would
reach the highest class of cooling effect, thus also positively affecting the microclimate of the immediate areas. While in the present condition, most of the
Fig. 5.2 Map of the cooling effect of urban green infrastructure in the most urbanized part of the
city of Trento
5 Applying Ecosystem Services to Support Planning Decisions: A Case Study