Louisville Metro KY - Urban Heat Island Neighborhood Data

<span style='color:rgb(77, 77, 77); font-family:Lato; font-size:16px;'>Mayor Greg Fischer formed the Louisville Metro Office of Sustainability in 2012 with a mission of promoting environmental conservation, the health, wellness and prosperity of our citizens, and embedding sustainability into the culture of the Louisville community. Creating a culture of sustainability will be achieved through broad-based education and awareness efforts as well as implementation of projects and initiatives to influence behavior change.</span><div><span style='color:rgb(77, 77, 77); font-family:Lato; font-size:16px;'><br /></span></div><div><span style='color:rgb(77, 77, 77); font-family:Lato;'><b><u><font size='4'>Data Dictionary: </font></u></b></span></div><div><span style='color:rgb(77, 77, 77); font-family:Lato; background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);'><b><u><font size='4'><br /></font></u></b></span></div><div><p style='box-sizing:border-box; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1.25em; color:rgb(77, 77, 77); font-family:Lato; font-size:16px;'><span style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);'><strong>NEIGHBORHOOD</strong> - The neighborhood in Louisville.</span></p><p style='box-sizing:border-box; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1.25em; color:rgb(77, 77, 77); font-family:Lato; font-size:16px;'><span style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);'><strong>TOTAL NEW GREEN ROOFS</strong> - The number of green roofs installed. Each green roof is assumed to be 10,000 square feet.</span></p><p style='box-sizing:border-box; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1.25em; color:rgb(77, 77, 77); font-family:Lato; font-size:16px;'><span style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);'><strong>TOTAL GRASS PLANTED</strong> - The amount of bare dirt land planted with grass or other greenery, measured in hectares.</span></p><p style='box-sizing:border-box; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1.25em; color:rgb(77, 77, 77); font-family:Lato; font-size:16px;'><span style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);'><strong>TOTAL TREES PLANTED</strong> - The number of new trees planted.</span></p><p style='box-sizing:border-box; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1.25em; color:rgb(77, 77, 77); font-family:Lato; font-size:16px;'><span style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);'><strong>TOTAL COOL PAVING</strong> - Cool paving is pavement material engineered to exhibit a higher reflectivity than conventional pavement. Cool paving can be porous, made of a light colored material, or both. Cool paving is measured in hectares.</span></p><p style='box-sizing:border-box; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1.25em; color:rgb(77, 77, 77); font-family:Lato; font-size:16px;'><span style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);'><strong>TOTAL NEW COOL ROOFS</strong> - The number of cool roofs installed. Each cool roof is assumed to be 10,000 square feet. A cool roof can be steep-sloped or low-sloped or flat. A cool roof is define as a roof with a top-level material certified by ENERGY STAR or rated by the Cool Roof Rating Council as &quot;cool.&quot; More information is available at <a href='https://louisvilleky.gov/government/sustainability/incentives#1' style='box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(28, 40, 89); text-decoration-line:none;' rel='nofollow ugc'>https://louisvilleky.gov/government/sustainability/incentives#1</a></span></p></div><div><span style='color:rgb(77, 77, 77); font-family:Lato; font-size:16px; background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);'><br /></span></div><div><p style='box-sizing:border-box; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1.25em; font-family:Lato; font-size:16px;'><font color='#000080' style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);'>Contact: <a href='mailto:[e-mail]' style='box-sizing:border-box; text-decoration-line:none;' rel='nofollow ugc'>[e-mail]</a></font></p></div>