Tackling urban heat and mobility
Science programme Galileo host Stefan Gödde zooms in to Singapore and discovers how the Singapore-ETH Centre to is helping to tackle urban challenges, such as heat and mobility.
Science programme Galileo brought host Stefan Gödde to Singapore, where he spoke to researchers from Cooling Singapore and Future Cities Laboratory.
How is resaerch at the centre tackling the urban heat challenges and how are we using virtual reality to better design cycling infrastructure to facilitate active mobility? Stefan Gödde speaks to the Cooling Singapore team, including principal investigator Prof. Gerhard Schmitt and project coordinator Lea Ruefenacht. The team shared what contributes to urban heat island and what we can do about it.
Future Cities Laboratory mobility researcher Mohsen Nazemi also took him on a ride - virtually, to experience how it is like on alternative cycling infrastructure through virtual reality. The tool could help planners get user feedback on new cycling infrastructure designs before they are built.
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(Time stamp: 47:10 - 53:00)
Cooling Singapore project coordinator, Lea Ruefenacht explaining about the urban heat island map to Galileo host Stefan Gödde. Galileo host Stefan Gödde speaking to Professor Gerhard Schmitt, principal investigator of Cooling Singapore via video conference.
Galileo host Stefan Gödde on the cycling simulator that allows him to "experience" different cycling infrastructure. Galileo host Stefan Gödde on the cycling simulator with FCL researcher Mohsen Nazemi.
Galileo host Stefan Gödde on the cycling simulator with Future Cities Laboratory researcher Mohsen Nazemi explaining how it works.
