Program of the Public Afternoon Session
13:30 - 14:00 Arrivals, refreshments
14:00 - 15:30 Presentations on climate adaptation including:
- Climate action programme by Marjolein van Esch
- Very Cool Urban Forests by René van der Velde
- i-Tree by Jason Henning
- i-Tree 2.0-NL Project results by
- Daniela Maiullari (Research lead Tree cooling metrics, TU Delft)
- Wendy Batenburg, Rebecca Price, Laurance Vorage (Lead technician i-Tree dashboard)
- Stephen Boon (Urban Designer MVRDV)
15:30 - 16:30 Breakout sessions for consortium members: demonstration and workshop on using updated i-Tree ECO and dashboard with Jason Henning, Rebecca Price, Laurance Vorage & Stephen Boon
15:30 - 16:30 Alternative programme for non-consortium members:
- Intro and tour Green Village with Floor Pino
- ‘Mini-masterclass’ i-Tree with Wendy Batenburg & René van der Velde
16:30 - 17:00 Ceremony
- ‘Presentation of technical report to Bart Ahsmann (Director, ClickNL)
- Thanking of supporting partners
- Group photograph partners and closing words from Maarten Loeffen
17:00 - 18:00 Drinks and refreshments
Would you like to join? Please register for this event here
How to get there: https://www.thegreenvillage.org/hoe-kom-je-er/
Learn more about the i-Tree project here: https://www.tudelft.nl/io/onderzoek/sustainability/i-tree-20-nl
About the i-Tree project
The best way to use trees to lower a city's temperature
Trees can reduce high temperatures in the city, so planting more of them is a great nature-based and cost-effective climate adaptation measure. However, there are both scientific and practical gaps as to how trees perform in the urban heat cycle and in making optimal use of them in urban green infrastructure. The i-Tree project builds on freely available software to answer these questions for Amsterdam’s green spaces.
The heat is on
A freely available software program called i-Tree, which analyzes urban forests, shows promise as a modeling tool for green managers, policymakers, and designers. However, the model for tree performance in heat stress needs further development.
The i-Tree project gathers data about different tree types and their contribution to heat adaption in Dutch urban green spaces. This will form the basis of models to help policymakers, managers, designers, and suppliers get the most out of their urban green activities.
The secrets of heat adaptation
Information was collected about tree species commonly used in Dutch urban green spaces, such as their growth cycle, cooling performance, and how well they grow in different soils and water levels. The data was entered into the i-Tree database and used to develop tools for various urban cases, for use by green managers, policymakers, designers and suppliers.