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GOOD PRACTICES: STARTING THE COLLECTION



Based on the work of all project partners and the information gathered, the HOPE project will develop an online database of good practices around older adult care during the heat waves, which will be shared worldwide. ISRAA Treviso will have a leading role in its development. The project results will be implemented in the own care services of the partners and available for use, replicability and adaptation to all interested Authorities. The Portuguese partner (SCMA) will be responsible for the development of the Guidelines for the older adult ecosystem on the topic of heat management. These guidelines recommend how to manage older adults' care before, during and after the heat waves. Together with the associated partners of Rotterdam, Genero (network of older adult organisations); SOL Network (welfare institution and supplier of welfare services); Laurens(organisations for older adults care), Treviso (Province of Treviso; Municipality of Treviso, ULSS 2 Marca Trevigiana) and Portugal Amadora (Municipality of Amadora; Lusofona University) and the Local Advisory Boards, we will collect the best practices and research about the ecosystem on what is currently done in heatwave management, what is missing and what works well.

What is meant by “Good practice”

A good practice is not only a practice that is good, but a practice that has been proven to work well and produce good results, and is therefore recommended as a model. It is a successful experience, which has been tested and validated, in the broad sense, which has been repeated and deserves to be shared so that a greater number of people can adopt it. Or ‘Good practices’ can be defined in multiple ways. However, a thread common to most definitions implies strategies, approaches and/or activities that have been shown through research and evaluation to be effective, efficient, sustainable and/or transferable, and to reliably lead to a desired result. (European Commission)

The Criteria:

  • Effective and successful;
  • Environmentally, economically and socially sustainable;
  • Gender-sensitive;
  • Technically feasible;
  • Inherently participatory;
  • Replicable and adaptable;
  • Reducing disaster/crisis risks, if applicable.

If you have a good practice regarding heatwaves and you would like to share it please contact us. lead ISRAA Treviso and elena.curtopassi@regione.veneto.it


Title:
Blue and green infrastructure
Date:
2018
Objective:
The aim of this good practice is to create cool spaces where citizens can seek refuge from the heat of the summer
Location /geographical coverage:
Paris
Organisation responsible for good practice:
The city of Paris, together with the Agence Parisienne du Climat, the EIVP (École des Ingénieurs de la Ville de Paris) and the APUR (Atelier parisien d'urbanisme) and EXTREMA (project using real-time satellite data, along with other model and city-specific data to estimate the temperature, humidity, and discomfort index for every square kilometer in the city) .
Stakeholders and Partners:
The beneficiary is the global population- citizens- tourists Partners of EXTREMA: National Observatory of Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, University of Oulu, Aratos System, AnySolution S.L, City of Athens, Law and Internet Foundation
Short summary:
The city of Paris has developed a mapping app EXTREMA to guide residents to cool “islands” or spaces. The network of cool islands is composed by more than 800 spaces, from parks and forests to swimming pools and museums, where residents and visitors can take a break from the city’s summer heat. The islands are linked by naturally cool walkways. Paris’ goal is that all residents should be able to walk to a cool island or walkway within seven minutes. As a part of the plan, 1,200 drinking fountains have been installed in the city allowing residents to keep cool for free in the summer heat, and reducing the use of plastic water bottles.
Impact:
This practice seems to be quite successful as an indicator during the first year of use of the app (2018), EXTREMA has been downloaded 6,000 times.
Innovation:
While creating an app is not the answer to the global problem, this digital tool comes as a smart support and turns to be great help for city residents and tourists. In this case, the EXTREMA app allows citizens thanks to an interactive map to be updated about the location and opening hours of cool spaces, about temperatures and heat risks.
Lessons learned:
The benefits are: - Social: More than 7,000 Parisians have been identified as vulnerable during times of extreme heat, and this project aims to inform those residents of heat risks, and how and where to cool off. - Health: With an estimated 1,500 deaths in France as a result the 2019 heat wave, becoming more resilient to such events is a critical health issue for Paris officials. The cool islands can help reduce the risk of heat-related illnesses amongst the population. -- Economic: Heat waves can significantly reduce economic productivity, by almost a third in some cases, but by creating a city more resilient to summer heat, Paris is mitigating against the economic damage caused by heat waves. - Environmental: By creating more green and blue spaces in the city, Paris is boosting biodiversity as well as reducing the impacts of air pollution and sequestering carbon. Additionally, encouraging residents to spend more time in these places will increase the value Parisians attach to nature.
Sustainability:
• Keeping and increasing the number of cool islands They are cool open places where citizens are welcome to rest, a source of refreshment in hot weather. More than 800 cool islands have been identified in 2018 as accessible during the day and 150 at night. For summer 2019, more than 100 islands have been added. • Keeping and increasing the number of cool trails As for the coolness routes in Paris, they are similar to pedestrian routes that link coolness islands in hot or scorching periods. These routes are: - planted with trees and/or vegetation; - shaded by trees, buildings, shady areas; - naturally cool underground passages including pedestrian tunnels; - in the direct vicinity of water areas including the banks of the Seine, canals and lakes; - with materials that store little or no heat: light colours, specific thermal properties, permeable... • Informing and Updating the app
Replicability and/or up-scaling:
This good practice is replicable in its concept and is above all useful at local level it just needs to be adapted with the information related to any city or community. It is a rather simple project with great benefits. Indeed, you take advantage of existing spaces (gardens, parks, swimming pools, aquatic centres, outdoor baths, establishments open to the public and naturally cool such as churches, museums and libraries, naturally cool underground spaces including pedestrian tunnels) and make them available. In addition, in this project the buildings and spaces have been adapted for example, with materials that store little or no heat: light colours, specific thermal properties etc.
Contact details:
https://www.paris.fr/pages/contact-232
Related Web site(s):
https://extrema.space/# https://www.apc-paris.com/actualite/extrema-paris-decouvrez-lapplication-qui-localise-lieux-fraicheur-a-paris
Related resources that have been developed:
https://extrema-global.com/index.html
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