Activation of the ground cooling capacity for urban climate concepts for climate adaptation using the example of the city of Neuss

Which input can urban soils give to the cooling of heat islands? To answer this question, the city of Neuss and the Ruhr University of Bochum have joined in a project titled "StaKliBo - Activating of Soil Cooling Potential for Urban Concepts of Climate Adaptation".
The empirical recording (measurements, modeling, GIS) of the relationships between soil conditions, water availability and vegetation cover on the one hand and cold air potential (cooling power) on the other hand formed the basis for a climatic soil concept and a soil management system. These should be integrated into sustainable urban planning under the theme of adaptation to climate change.