Urban Materials for Microclimatic Adaptation. Examples on Water Use for Cooling and Run-off Limitation.

The paper focuses on the element that has a double face in the context of climatic adaptation, the first with respect to the reduction of overheating and urban heat island, the second because it required to be managed in some moments of the year, in particular when heavy rainfalls reach the urban areas. We talk about water, in its various forms and configurations.