"Communicating about heat stress Analysing the heatplan of the municipality of Utrecht"
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2024-05-01
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Climate change is resulting in extreme weather events that are causing problems in the liveability of the city. These issues moreover affect human health. Therefore, is climate adaptation necessary, resulting in policies that include instruments and measures to reduce the impact of climate change. Heat stress is challenging to include in policies in the Netherlands. The inability to measure actions to prevent heat stress has led to vague and complex policies. However, new policies are being developed with measurements of cooling spaces and places.
This research analyses the effectiveness of the heat plan of the municipality of Utrecht, which communicates heat stress measures citizens can take during extreme heat events. This is done with a framework applied to this specific case and qualitative and quantitative research. Qualitative research is conducted through expert interviews, and quantitative research is carried out by conducting a survey.
Keywords: climate change, heat stress, Utrecht, heatplan
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen