Girona · 3.269 inhabitants · 1.436 buildings analysed one by one

La Vall d'en BasClimate risk in its neighbourhoods, streets and rivers, today and in 2050

We have scored the climate risk of the 1.436 buildings in La Vall d'en Bas using Cadastre data, satellite imagery and climate projections, and added it up by area, street and watercourse.

0→6tropical nights a year in a typical building, today and by 2050
33%of homes at high or very high wildfire risk by 2050
50homes less than 100 m from El Gurn
At a glance

Where the risk lies by 2050

LowMediumHighVery highRivers and streams

Level of the highest hazard in each 250 m area by 2050: flooding, heat, wildfire, wind or ground movement.

Tropical nights a year in a typical building

La Vall d'en Bas compared with Spain

  • Tropical nights a year, 2050: 5 nights
    lower than 53 % of municipalities
  • Average summer maximum, 2050: 29,1 °C
    lower than 80 % of municipalities
  • Flood-prone area (100-year): 0,0%
    lower than 80 % of municipalities
  • Area burnt 2016-2026: 0,0%
    lower than 64 % of municipalities
  • Water stress 2050 (0-5): 3,2
    lower than 82 % of municipalities

Position among the 8.217 municipalities: further right means more risk. These are figures for the municipality as a whole, the same for everyone; they may differ from those for the typical building. Compare with others →

What stands out

What we found in La Vall d'en Bas

It comes from matching each building with its neighbourhood, its street, the nearest watercourse and its surroundings.

1

Where there are fewer trees, 4,4 °C hotter

4,4 °C

Around homes with less than 2 % tree cover, the surface in summer is 1,3 °C above the median for La Vall d'en Bas; with more than 40 % tree cover, 3,1 °C below. 34 homes are in surroundings with almost no trees.

Ground surface temperature (Landsat), not air temperature. More trees usually go with less asphalt and lower density: this is a correlation, not a measure of the effect of planting trees.

2

476 homes at very high wildfire risk

591 buildings

These are 591 buildings right next to vegetation that can burn. Almost all are houses (585), on the edges of the town and in housing estates.

Proximity to woodland and to burnt areas (ESA WorldCover, EFFIS). It does not measure the state of the vegetation or any firebreaks.

3

From 0 to 6 tropical nights a year

0→6 nights

In a typical building in La Vall d'en Bas, nights when the temperature stays at or above 20 °C would rise from 0 a year (1991-2020) to about 6 by 2050. For this reason, 0 % of homes would be at a high or very high level.

Median of the buildings. Intermediate-to-high emissions scenario (SSP3-7.0).

Six hazards

How many homes are at high risk, today and in 2050

The 1.429 homes in La Vall d'en Bas by the level of their building. Tap a hazard to see it on the map.

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What can be done

For the town council and for residents

For the town council and its technical staff

  • Shade and trees in the playgrounds of the 1 schools with the hottest surroundings.
  • Review with the river basin authority the watercourses with no official mapping that run next to homes, and keep them clear.
  • Firebreaks and evacuation routes in the streets that border woodland.
  • Emergency self-protection plans in the schools, care homes and health centres that are in a flood zone.
  • Download the tables by area, neighbourhood, street and watercourse (Data tab) to cross-check them with urban planning.

For residents

  • If you live on a ground floor or have a garage next to a watercourse, have a plan: where to go upstairs, what to switch off and how to hear about warnings.
  • Keep the strip around your house clear of dry vegetation and know both ways out of your street.
  • Look up your building: the free report gives its level for each hazard, and the Climate Note gives the full detail.

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