Climate change in Krakow and adaptation to it in the context of urban planning Cover Image

Zmiany klimatu Krakowa i adaptacja do nich w kontekście uwarunkowań planistycznych
Climate change in Krakow and adaptation to it in the context of urban planning

Author(s): Antoni Matuszko, Dariusz Mikołajczyk, Dorota Matuszko
Subject(s): Environmental Geography
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: climate change; urban climate; urban heat island; adaptation to climate change; climate change mitigation; spatial planning;

Summary/Abstract: Based on climatological data from 1901–2020 from the Research Station of the Department of Climatology of the Institute of Geography and Spatial Management of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, the multi-year course of selected elements of Krakow climate was characterised and the role of local spatial development plans was indicated in terms of minimising the effects of the urban heat island and global warming.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 170
  • Page Range: 99-118
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish