If you live in the city, you will suffer more from the heat. In cities, the perceived temperature can be 10 degrees higher than outside the city. The Rotterdam district of Katendrecht is one such place where it gets hot. Anne Loes Nillesen, together with NOS, takes us to a small journey in the Katendrecht district, and explains the importance of including heat as a design criteria in urban strategies, public spaces and buildings to reduce the urban heat island effect. You can watch the clip here.

Furthermore, Katendrecht will continue its transformation from a port and industrial zone into a residential and urban living space. Thus a ‘Resilience strategy’ is needed to adapt these developments to future climate conditions. In one of our recent studies, Climate Strategy Katendrecht, we tackled this challenge and identified hotspots for heat stress, and developed a toolbox that takes into consideration of the living environment, inclusiveness, spatial quality and ecology.