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Project
Currently, there is a lack of a dedicated process to understand and quantify the effects of climate change on urban areas using satellite and ancillary data available in GEOSS, on Copernicus DIAS and TEP Urban, GEP 4 Platforms, etc... The project aims to fill this gap through a holistic decision support system from a quantitative and qualitative point of view, evaluate the climate parameters that directly affect European cities and citizens. Delivery of this data, information and knowledge will provide invaluable support to government bodies and municipal authorities to adequately adapt their short- and long-term policies aimed at implementing sustainable and resilient master plans/programmes and providing efficient damage prevention and mitigation solutions , as well as correcting the damage already inflicted on the built environment and infrastructure. This data will also provide complementary support to citizens and investors (real estate, investment banks, insurance companies, etc.) and promote the economic growth and sustainable development of cities.

Start date: 01/06/2021
End date: 28/02/2025

Partnership
1. POLITECNICO DI MILAN (project coordinator)
2. INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS (Gre)
3. RESILIENCE GUARD GMBH (Svi)
4. GEOSYSTEMS HELLAS IT KAI EFARMOGESGEOPLIROFORIAKON SYSTIMATON ANONIMIETAIREIA (Gre)
5. CREOTECH INSTRUMENTS SPOLKA AKCYJNA (Pol)
6. UNIVERSITATEA DE VEST DIN TIMISOARA (Rom)
7. KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN (Sve)
8. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS AND VOLCANOLOGY
9. IDRYMA TECHNOLOGIAS KAI EREVNAS (Gre)
10. URBASOFIA SRL (Rom)
11. AGENCY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND EUROINTEGRATION - ECOREGIONS (Bul)
12. ILMATIETEEN LAITOS (Fin)
13. EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF REMOTE SENSING COMPANIES (Bel)
14. EURONET CONSULTING (Bel)
15. ASSIMILA LTD (UK)
16. Municipality of Ixelles (Bel)
17. STOLICHNA OBSHTINA (Bul)
18. DIMOS PEIRAIA (Gre)

Aims
1. Analyze climate change: analysis of climate change through the help of new and existing technologies in order to improve the safety, health and well-being of citizens, paying particular attention to sustainable urban development also through the creation of a platform.
2. Pay particular attention to natural and man-made dangers; carefully follow phenomena such as urban floods, soil degradation and geological dangers (such as landslides, earthquakes etc.) to which are added those caused as a result of human actions such as heat islands, flows of urban heat, air quality and greenhouse gas emissions.
3. Observe climate data: this activity will be carried out through the combination of different technologies such as satellite observations, high resolution thermal images, infrared and on-site meteorological monitoring systems.
4. Monitor heat flows at urban level: this activity will be carried out in the cities that have joined the partnership and have offered to pilot the experiments.
5. Support local and government authorities: This activity will be achieved through supporting government bodies and municipalities so that they can adapt their policies to make cities more sustainable and resilient as well as contribute to solving problems caused by environmental degradation.
6. Pay attention to citizens: use the data collected respecting the rules contained in the GDPR.

Actions
The Municipality of Milan will undertake to carry out the following activities:

• Define the sites to monitor during the project and propose prevention measures;
• Experiment with the tools that will be created;
• Communication and dissemination activities.

Expected results
The result of the project will be a unique online platform that will connect risk information in an intuitive interface: anyone (looking for information on the composition of a risk) will be able to find the necessary information to make decisions that can reduce the risk and, consequently, its potential harm. Short-term estimates will also be provided through the platform, which is also important in view of the upcoming stricter environmental regulations. To conclude, HARMONIA will enable the development of innovative solutions for risk management, damage prevention, protection from ecological risks and preparation for potential future disasters. These solutions could have a concrete commercial point. Therefore, in addition to the work on GEOSS, a commercial path has been identified to market ad hoc customizations and services related to IRAP HARMONIA in two main market segments.