No. 31 (2026): Risks and built environment: From knowledge to project
Research and Experimentation

Local climate zones for knowledge and climate-risk-oriented design of urban settlements

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  • Antonio Sferratore,
  • Vittorio Miraglia
Antonio Sferratore
Dipartimento di Architettura, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italia
Vittorio Miraglia
Dipartimento di Architettura, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italia
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18603

Published 2026-07-29

Keywords

  • Climate risk,
  • Environmental design,
  • Local climate zones,
  • Urban taxonomies,
  • Urban settlements

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Sferratore, A., & Miraglia, V. (2026). Local climate zones for knowledge and climate-risk-oriented design of urban settlements. TECHNE - Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment, (31), 129–142. https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-18603

Copyright (c) 2026 Antonio Sferratore, Vittorio Miraglia

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Abstract

The research integrates morphometric classifications (LCZ) and urban taxonomies (PNACC, RETURN project) to support climate risk adaptation. In Naples, LCZ mapping has been refined with morphometric data and GIS-based approaches, improving its accuracy. Integration with climate-oriented urban taxonomies has made it possible to associate each LCZ, uniform in terms of geometric, surface, land cover, thermal-radiative, and metabolic characteristics, with targeted actions, evaluated through the qualitative and quantitative indicators of the PNACC. The study proposes a multiscale and replicable method for defining measurable climate risk-oriented actions calibrated to individual urban contexts.

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