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The scope of this project was the evaluation of the regional needs caused by climate change in the city of Chemnitz (Saxony). A GIS-based method for regionalisation of the prognosis data at the city mesoscale was used. The simulations were elaborated for the diagnosis periods 1991–1990 and 2001–2010, as well as for the prognosis periods 2011–2020 and 2041–2050. The impact evaluation was carried out through a risk assessment of bioclimatic effects. The subject of the study was the evaluation of the expected impacts of climate change, and the development of protection and adaptation measures for the city. The proposed adaptation measures were evaluated in terms of efficiency, acceptance, practicability, feasibility and affordability.
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Schneider, P., Gottschalk, N., Löser, R., Scharbrodt, T. (2011). Integrated Climate Protection Program for the City of Chemnitz: Climate Diagnosis, Climate Change Prognosis, and Adaptation Measures in the Urban Area. In: Otto-Zimmermann, K. (eds) Resilient Cities. Local Sustainability, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0785-6_31
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