Das Projekt "Sustainable Water management Improves Tomorrow s Cities Health (SWITCH)" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg, Institut für Abwasserwirtschaft und Gewässerschutz B-2 durchgeführt. The project will develop scientific, technological and socio-economic solutions that contribute to an effective urban water management scheme. It deals with challenges linked to urban sprawl in metropolitan areas - namely, the quantity and quality of water, ineffective sanitation systems, poor governance and costly water management. SWITCH involves all actors of society and aims at shaping The City of the Future in 30-50 years from now. It will operate at three levels: Research, training and demonstration. Learning alliances will be set up to ensure smooth exchange of knowledge and experiences between these activity clusters. The project will operate at three levels: - At the city level it will develop efficient and interactive urban water systems and services, develop rational water use and reuse practices - At river basin level, in the context of the citys geographical and ecological setting the project will consider water detention options and eco-hydrology approaches. - At the global level the solutions must be robust, flexible and adjustable to a range of global change pressures. SWITCH will engage in full scale testing of new solutions in demonstration cities such as Accra (Ghana), Alexandria (Egypt), Belo Horizonte (Brazil). Beijing (China), Birmingham (UK), Hamburg (Germany), Lodz (Poland), Saragossa (Spain) and Tel Aviv (Israel).
Das Projekt "Thermische Behaglichkeit und staedtisches Klima in tropischen Gebieten" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von Universität Kassel, Fachbereich 13 Stadtplanung,Landschaftsplanung, Fachgebiet Lufthygiene,Stadtklima durchgeführt. In tropical costal climates of Brasil urban climate investigations were carried out. This includes meteorological measurements. This data could be used to calculate thermal comfort on the base of the physiological equivalent temperature (PET) and the standard equivalent temperature (SET). The investigation should give a thermal pattern of brasilian cities along the costal line. The investigated cites are Salvador/Bahia, Joao Pessoa, Rio Claro and Belo Horizonte.