Higher sustainability thanks to better afforestation of Cities (HSBC)
2019
Ameglio, Thiery | Saudreau, M. | Ngao, Jérome | Colin, Jérôme | Cardenas, Macarena L. | Laboratoire de Physique et Physiologie Intégratives de l’Arbre en environnement Fluctuant (PIAF) ; Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA) | Laboratoire des sciences de l'ingénieur, de l'informatique et de l'imagerie (ICube) ; École Nationale du Génie de l'Eau et de l'Environnement de Strasbourg (ENGEES)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg (HUS)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Strasbourg (INSA Strasbourg) ; Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Matériaux et Nanosciences Grand-Est (MNGE) ; Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Institut de Chimie - CNRS Chimie (INC-CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Institut de Chimie - CNRS Chimie (INC-CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Réseau nanophotonique et optique ; Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) | Earthwatch Europe | This research was funded by EARTHWATCH INSTITUTE (The HSBC Water Program),grant number 8434000209. | The Nature of Cities (TNOC 2019).
The city represents a strong societal challenge because it concentrates more than 60% of the world population and climate change may increase the vulnerability of populations to extreme thermal conditions. The ecosystem services provided by the tree in the city, in the fight against urban heat islands are a major theme of our INRA team. An experimental training on the role of green infrastructure in cities for climate change mitigation has been developed to raise citizens' awareness of sustainable development. This training is organized in partnership with the ONG EarthWatch in the form of two-day residential workshops where the ecosystem services provided by urban trees are studied according to the vitality of trees. The "citizen researchers" in training are employees of HSBC bank who wish to support, through this action, sustainable investment in the development objectives of the company and its customers. This program started in 2018 for 2 years and takes place in 3 cities: Birmingham, Chantilly, London, and breaks down into 5 formations per year and per site. It allows us to both expand our experimental sites and multiply our measurements (20 citizen researchers per training and per city) while collaborating with colleagues from University of Reading, London and Strasbourg with CNRS for a set of identical measures, on the soil, the tree (Tilia cordata) and the climate on all the sites. This training also presents our research work to decision-makers with the power to influence green infrastructure funding for the development of more sustainable cities.
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