The urban environment, which is expanding, dense and impermeable, is under the threat of a growing flood risk for which hydraulic responses (collection networks) are reaching their limits. In a context of climate change and particularly to cope with the heavy rainfall associated with it, it is imperative to find new solutions.
Climate change (via temperature increase and related urban heat islands) also threatens the development of urban vegetation, especially trees, while adaptation requires more and healthier trees. To do this it is imperative to work on planting pit concepts to allow trees to grow in good conditions offering all their known environmental and social economic benefits.
To face these different challenges, HEPIA's Soil & Substrate group is working on integrated solutions involving:
This project proposes to set up innovative and concrete urban strategies to cope with climate change by working with local solutions through collaboration with public authorities.
Project partner(s)
Project leader - team
Pascal Boivin
(HEPIA)