Urban Microclimate Planning Regimes: The Constitution of Spaces and Infrastructures of Heat (C05*)

• Subject Area: Social and Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology
• Term: since 2022
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 290045248

This new subproject examines the current emergence of a microclimate regime in urban development contexts as part of a scheme to reduce the negative effects of urban heat islands. Using the examples of two pioneering cities in this context – Stuttgart in Germany, and Fukuoka in Japan – three conflict-prone moments of the regime forming process are identified: a) the problematization of urban heat; b) the infrastructuring of heat-resilient spaces, and c) the translocal circulation of novel instruments and approaches. The project will provide important insights into the impact of climate change and climate policies on the refiguration of urban spaces.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1265: Re-Figuration of Spaces
• Applicant Institution: Technische Universität Berlin
• Project Head: Professor Dr. Ignacio Farías