Climate-oriented assessment of main street design and development in Budapest

摘要: AbstractMain streets play pivotal role in urban areas terms of economic, social, moreover environmental contexts. Such are generally situated densely built-up areas, where the adverse effects climate change, such as rising temperature and changing precipitation patterns occur emphatically. Increasing heat island effect or extreme amount runoff water during severe storms floods significantly decrease adaptive capacity a city, consequently its residents becoming more vulnerable. Therefore involving climate-oriented design principles into planning construction phase contributes to reach sustainable climate-friendly open spaces what strongly relevant especially main which designed for great people. Present study provides criteria matrix assessing level recently renewed Budapest. Due this assessment tool adaptation mitigation performance selected projects can be evalu...