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Description
The aim of the project is to create a strategic document for adaptation to climate change in the town of Týnec nad Sázavou. The strategy will focus primarily on the issue of effective surface water management in the city. Decrease of negative urbanization impact, i.e. infiltration decrease, microclimate deterioration, integrated sewage system overloading and surface water contamination counts among the main goals.
Summary of project results
We have been experiencing extreme weather in recent years. Long droughts alternate with heavy rains, which bring with them flash floods. Water is becoming an increasingly important topic not only for our city. The goal of our project was to create a long-term adaptation strategy for our city and its surroundings and to propose effective measures that will focus primarily on retaining water in the landscape and reducing rainwater runoff into the sewers. Better conditions for the infiltration of rainwater directly at the point of origin will reduce the risk of sewer overload. At the same time, the rainwater will be used for watering the public greenery in the city, which will reduce the wastage of drinking water in the municipality. Together, the planned measures will improve the climate of our city and make life more pleasant for its residents.
The document we created as part of the project is divided into four parts – analytical, design, implementation and action plan. The analytical part of the adaptation strategy contains a detailed mapping of our city and local parts (e.g. from the point of view of climatology, pedology, etc.). For example, we can learn from it what the state of water courses in the city is, which parts are most at risk of flash floods or drought, and many other information that are important for planning adaptation and mitigation measures.
The design part then focuses on 35 localities in which specific measures are planned for the city of Týnec nad Sázavou and 7 local districts. Among the proposed measures we can find, for example, retention tanks, biobelts, seepage ponds and weirs, etc. In the implementation part, we deal with the practical part of implementing our strategy. In it, we deal, for example, with determining the sources from which the measures will be financed, or defining the roles of individual entities that can participate in increasing the resilience of our city. The last document is the action plan, within which we set a list of priority measures that should be implemented in the following years. This includes, for example, diverting rainwater from school buildings into the retention and soaking system, replacing impervious surfaces around the town hall, or improving stormwater management on the soccer field.