Tarragona · 1.382 inhabitants · 773 buildings analysed one by one

Vila-rodonaClimate risk in its neighbourhoods, streets and rivers, today and in 2050

We have scored the climate risk of the 773 buildings in Vila-rodona using Cadastre data, satellite imagery and climate projections, and added it up by area, street and watercourse. The clearest change comes at night: from 4 to 36 tropical nights a year by 2050.

4→36tropical nights a year in a typical building, today and by 2050
47%of homes at high or very high heat risk by 2050
131homes less than 100 m from Riu Gaià
At a glance

Where the risk lies by 2050

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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

Vila-rodona compared with Spain

  • Tropical nights a year, 2050: 54 nights
    higher than 80 % of municipalities
  • Average summer maximum, 2050: 32,8 °C
    higher than 56 % of municipalities
  • Flood-prone area (100-year): 1,9%
    higher than 65 % of municipalities
  • Area burnt 2016-2026: 0,0%
    lower than 64 % of municipalities
  • Water stress 2050 (0-5): 5,0
    higher 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 Vila-rodona

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

1

From 4 to 36 tropical nights a year

4→36 nights

In a typical building in Vila-rodona, nights when the temperature stays at or above 20 °C would rise from 4 a year (1991-2020) to about 36 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).

2

214 homes at very high wildfire risk

221 buildings

These are 221 buildings right next to vegetation that can burn. Of these, 2 are blocks of flats with 41 homes, where evacuation is harder.

  • Carrer Casal de Vila Rodona: 41

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

3

69 in every 100 buildings were built before 1980

69 %

They were built before the first thermal insulation standard (1979). With 36 tropical nights a year by 2050, they will hold the most heat at night and have the most to gain from a retrofit.

Year of construction from the Cadastre.

4

Where there are fewer trees, 1,8 °C hotter

1,8 °C

Around homes with between 2 and 5 % tree cover, the surface in summer is 0,8 °C above the median for Vila-rodona; with more than 40 % tree cover, 1,0 °C below. 0 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.

Six hazards

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

The 733 homes in Vila-rodona 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

  • Climate shelters, and late-afternoon and evening opening hours at libraries and community centres in the areas with the most tropical nights.
  • 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.
  • Download the tables by area, neighbourhood, street and watercourse (Data tab) to cross-check them with urban planning.

For residents

  • Air your home in the early hours, shade west-facing walls from the sun and ask about grants to insulate the roof.
  • 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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