ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the integration of urban green infrastructure (UGI) into the public realm to mitigate high urban temperatures and considers the various UGI types and possible locations. The strategic implementation of UGI, e.g. street trees, parks, green roofs and facades, can help achieve temperature reductions in urban areas whilst delivering diverse additional benefits such as pollution reduction and biodiversity habitat. UGI can be defined as the network of planned and unplanned green spaces, spanning both the public and private realms, and managed as an integrated system to provide a range of benefits. Urban green open spaces are primarily grassed areas with a relatively sparse tree canopy, such as ornamental parks, sporting fields and golf courses. The chapter reviews the potential of urban green infrastructure to mitigate high temperatures and integrated this information with census data and remotely sensed thermal data to provide a decision framework that prioritises effective implementation of UGI.
