TECHNE 8 (2014): Research and project knowledge transfer
Research and Experimentation

Urban environment and vegetation: comfort and urban heat island mitigation

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  • Adriano Magliocco,
  • Katia Perini
TECHNE 8 (2014): Research and project knowledge transfer
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13128/Techne-15070

Published 2014-10-24

Keywords

  • Vegetation,
  • Urban heat island,
  • Thermal comfort,
  • Green roofs

How to Cite

Magliocco, A., & Perini, K. (2014). Urban environment and vegetation: comfort and urban heat island mitigation. TECHNE - Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment, (8), 155–162. https://doi.org/10.13128/Techne-15070
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Abstract

This paper analyses the outcomes of an experimental simulation on the microclimatic effects and on thermal comfort of vegetation in urban environment, conducted by means of a three-dimensional microclimate model, ENVI- met 3.1. The simulation considers a wide range of hypothetical cases of typical city areas with different characteristics related to: building density, building height, vegetation type and density. The results of the study show how different combinations of amount and type of vegetation, density and height of buildings affect the urban heat island phenomenon in Mediterranean climate.
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