Las Islas de Calor en el Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de Puebla, México: Análisis de Proyectos y Materiales

Heat islands are one of the many phenomena that have emerged as a consequence of global warming. These phenomena are also associated with multiple environmental conditions, such as carbon dioxide pollution and lack of vegetation. This is primarily due to the lack of suitable materials, resulting in a lack of ecological and environmental proposals in urban areas, many of which are heritage sites, such as historic centers. The problem is that insufficient attention has been paid to this issue, and the need to propose appropriate solutions in spaces subject to these phenomena is emphasized. This can be seen, for example, in one of them in the historic center of Puebla, Puebla, Mexico. To date, there is no adequate reforestation program, nor even special care for its historic gardens. The objective is to identify the context of heat island conditions, associated with the materials and projects that have shaped these environmental phenomena in the city of Puebla, Mexico, in order to implement new actions. The findings allow us to understand the conditions of these effects in places with a concentration of specific activities and unsustainable interventions in the city and its heritage. The findings allow for the identification of key environmental issues, enabling new tools to be implemented in the future to repair the damage and to assess the current state of the heat island studies and conditions in the historic center of Puebla, Puebla, Mexico.