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MICROCLIMATE MAPPINGAn open research project and tool While we are pretty much used to observation-based daily rants about the weather, talking about climate seriously affords to take much longer periods of time in account. For a more compact climate research, however, we can focus our attention on microclimate: locally delimited atmospheric zone(s), characterized by a set of remarkable criteria rendering them different compared to the areas in their surrounding. Obviously, not only climate in general, but also micro-climate is decisive for the way life and living together work in urban biotopes. Similar to climate, also microclimate is influenced by humans, by their individual as well as by their social behaviour. Therefore, it should be worthwile to research microclimate(-zones) in urban spaces – especially if we are interested in the way(s) common spaces are built and used. MIKROCLIMATE MAPPING is conceived as an open research in progress. While the climatological term "microclimate" is being kept as a point of reference, the project aims to investigate a broader radius by asking in how far the concept can be widened and used as a meaningful tool for an interdisciplinary urban research. Among the main formats of research are inividual as well as collective MICROCLIMATE MAPPING WALKS and/or MICROCLIMATE MAPPING SPRINTS – the collective efforts are usually combined with WORKSHOPS to share, analyze and discuss the findings, and for a collective work on the MICROCLIMATE INDEX CARDS and MAPS. More detailed information, tools/toolsheets as well as documentations and maps will follow. project: MICROCLIMATE MAPPING main project: (IN)VISIBLE CITY related projects on www.under-construction.cc: Bee Garden Network, (IN)VISIBLE GARDENS, (IN)VISIBLE CITY, Toys and/as Tools, Urban Biotopes, Urban Playgrounds related projects on www.visuelle-kultur.info: Biotope City Frankfurt, Into the Greens, KIOSK Art Communication, WALK & WATCH : GO & SEE |