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Mesa Care Heat Action Planning Guide

This plan describes vegetative cover, heat island data, surface temperatures, and additional environmental baselines, and goes on to describe specific intervention points where heat mitigation strategies can be effective.

Link:

  • https://keep.lib.asu.edu/system/files/c300/HeatActionPlan_MesaCare_highRes.pdf

Policy Details:

Locale: Mesa, Arizona [Southwest]
Climate zone: Zone 2B: Hot Dry
Jurisdiction: Municipality [>150K]
Smart Surface(s): Roof, Pavement, Cool Roof, Green Roof, Solar Photovoltaic Roof, Combination Roof, Reflective Pavement, Porous/Permeable Pavement, Carbon-Sequestering Concrete, Trees, Zero and Low-Carbon Concrete, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Solar PV Canopies
Policy Type(s): Municipal Commitment, Other Policy Statement

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