REAL CITY · REAL EVIDENCE

Istanbul Climate Lab

A metropolitan-scale demonstration of climate intelligence.

The Istanbul application brings climate evidence, urban data and local analysis together through heat and drought workflows and place-based outputs.

Real city dataLocal insightSpatial outputs
THERMALISISTANBUL · FROM INSIGHT TO ACTION

The Istanbul application

Validated application scope and evidence chain.

39District identities
2021–2025Multi-year thermal evidence
City and neighbourhoodSpatial analysis scales
2Operational climate modules

Operational applications in Istanbul

OPERATIONAL
MODULE 01

Urban heat application

Turns summer surface heat, exposure, vulnerability and adaptive capacity into comparable spatial priorities.

Surface heatExposureVulnerabilityCapacityPriorities
OPERATIONAL
MODULE 02

Urban drought application

Examines drought and water stress evidence in a place-based planning context.

DroughtWater stressVegetationChangePlanning

Spatial outputs

Heat maps

Surface heat evidence.

Drought indicators

Water-stress context.

District profiles

District-scale insight.

Neighbourhood profiles

Local decision evidence.

Digital views

Interactive exploration.

What Istanbul demonstrates

01

City diagnostics

Connects multiple evidence sources.

02

Targeted insight

Identifies priority places.

03

Planning applications

Supports adaptation options.

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Transferable method

Can be adapted to other cities.

From metropolitan analysis to actionable climate intelligence

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Spatial focus

City, district and neighbourhood scales.

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Traceable evidence

Supported by provenance and QA.

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Decision connection

Findings connect to planning questions.

CLIMATE INTELLIGENCE FOR CITIES

Let’s build more resilient cities together.

Bring climate evidence into real city decisions.

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