Rehabilitation builds resilience in a coastal dunes project
21 July 2023
Urban heat mapping has identified ‘heat islands’ in the Adelaide metropolitan area. These areas generally have fewer green spaces, trees, shrubs and grass and can be up to 3 to 4 degrees hotter on sunny days. It’s vital that tree cover and green spaces are increased to help maintain the community’s quality of life and enable us to better adapt to climate change.
In order to increase the number of trees and green spaces across Adelaide, Green Adelaide will ensure that the biodiversity and water sensitive urban design and green streets and flourishing parklands priorities are strongly linked. This will be done by partnering with local government to determine the priority areas for greening activities and by incorporating water sensitive urban design into new developments and infrastructure.
Green Adelaide will also help to fund and provide grants to local government to deliver greening outcomes in public spaces.
