This guidebook offers strategies for mitigating the urban heat island (UHI) effect in UBC Vancouver neighbourhoods. It highlights nature-based and engineered solutions to enhance outdoor shading, reduce cooling demands, and support sustainable transportation use during extreme heat. Offering recommendations and actionable insights, the guidebook serves as a resource to UBC planners & architects, UNA staff, and residents working to build climate-resilience within existing and future neighbourhoods.
Partner: UBC
Funder: BC Hydro
Keywords: climate adaptation, climate resilience, green infrastructure, urban heat island, nature-based solutions
2024