In Austria, 11,5 Hectares of land are getting covered in concrete each day. That’s 20 football fields worth of soil. In consequence, during the summer cities like Vienna heat up like the hood of a car under the glaring August sun. City officials try to tackle the rising issues of heat and boiling concrete in installing... water sprinklers! that are scattered everywhere around town, spraying tiny amounts of water to cool down the air and refresh those who walk by. 

Florenz Gilly explores their sense and sound and reflects on whether that could be a model for the future.

Additional Resources:

TREES FOR A HIGHER QUALITY OF LIFE, Smart City Vienna

"Kühle Meile" Zieglergasse

Österreich verbaut europaweit am meisten Grünflächen, Heute

Credits

Music by Argentinian soundartist Sol Rezza. 

Tracks: POOL, Flotar, Zambullirse.

All of the above stem from her remarkable album, POOL.

Our theme music is by Nadsat Banda.