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🏙️ Urban Ecology: Heat, Pollution and Habitat on a 2D City Map

2D city map: urban heat island, traffic pollution, green corridors and the dynamics of plants, pollinators and birds.

Space & Astronomy2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

Details

CategorySpace & Astronomy

RenderingCanvas 2D

DifficultyModerate

Target FPS60

ControlsClick or drag on the map to paint trees, grass, green roofs, buildings, roads or water with an adjustable brush; sliders for ambient temperature, building heat, traffic, rainfall and simulation speed; map layers for land use, plants, temperature, pollution, insects and birds; four city scenarios, pause, step, reset and fauna re-seed.

urban ecologyheat islandbiodiversityhabitat connectivitypollutiongreen infrastructure

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⚙ Under the hood

Interactive 2D city map where you paint trees, grass, green roofs, buildings, roads and water and watch the urban heat island, traffic pollution, habitat connectivity and the populations of plants, pollinators and birds respond, with map layers and live graphs of biodiversity.

urban ecologyheat islandbiodiversityhabitat connectivitypollutiongreen infrastructure

2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install