Even small solutions have their meaning – focused on Uherské Hradiště
15 November 2022
While living in cities is convenient, especially thanks to easily accessible services, it has a number of pitfalls. Waves of hot days and nights and days without precipitation turn cities into heat and arid islands, especially in the summer months. Hot squares, lack of water features, trees and public green spaces and gardens can make the city a hellish place from which people tend to flee in summer.
So how to improve the environment in the city and thus the life of the inhabitants of Uherské Hradiště was the topic of a public debate held at the Faculty of Logistics and Crisis Management of Tomas Bata University on Monday 14 November.
The debate was addressed by the City Councillor of Uherské Hradiště Zuzana Vandame and the guarantor of the climate change adaptation strategy Markéta Sprinzlová, who presented the content and planned activities of the strategy in the city. Barbara Vojvodíková from the Institute for Sustainable Human Settlements introduced the participants to the concept of environmental acupuncture, which focuses on the design and implementation of small-scale green and water features in the urban environment.
Barbora Duží from the Institute of Geonics of the CAS, v.v.i., the initiator of the whole event, presented the importance of urban gardening not only in terms of food production, but also as an effective tool to mitigate climate change and thus highlighted the irreplaceable role of urban gardens. Lenka Pavelčíková from the Trnka Nature Centre at the DDM ended the lecture block with a presentation on nature gardens, containing specific tips and instructions on what nature-friendly elements can be added to gardens.
“I am pleased that Dr. Duží from the Academy of Sciences approached us to organize a debate together, which was a smooth continuation of our long-term cooperation with the city of Uherské Hradiště. Small solutions in the field of green areas are a topic of the utmost relevance, where each of us can contribute according to our own abilities.” said the co-organizer of the event, Dr. Matyáš Adam from the Faculty of Logistics and Crisis Management.
The debate with a rich public participation opened up important and hitherto little discussed topics and gave a promise to organize follow-up events on the topic.