CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2025
| Author | Widensky, Agnes |
|---|---|
| Title | Urban Heat Adaptation Measures in Austria |
| Summary | As climate change continues to exacerbate the temperature extremes across the world, European countries are faced with longer and more intense heat waves, specifically in urban areas. The consequences of this include an increasing burden on human health. To reduce this impact, heat adaptation measures need to be implemented at faster rates and in more marginalised areas. The largest Austrian project coordinating this is KLAR! (Climate Change Adaptation Model Regions for Austria). Six KLAR! project managers were interviewed on their current projects and what factors they perceive in drivers or barriers to their success. The projects were organised using a categorisation developed by Keith et al. (2022). The research found that all KLAR! projects had measures which addressed heat management or mitigation, and that most of these proposed projects are being implemented successfully. The four main factors responsible for the outcomes were identified as (A) Technical Feasibility, (B) Money, (C) Politics, (D) Social Acceptance and (E) Priority Conflicts. Of these, Social Acceptance and Money were identified as being the most impactful, and Politics as the most positively experienced factor by managers. Social Acceptance is the aspect KLAR! managers should focus on for the successful expansion of their projects. |
| Supervisor | Botetzagias, Iosif |
| Department | Environment Sciences and Policy MSc |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2025/widensky_agnes.pdf |
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