RESUMEN/ El presente artículo responde a un trabajo de investigación inicial, desarrollado entre los años 2010 y 2012 mediante fondos internos entregados por la Universidad Finis Terrae, con el objetivo de conocer los principios del Urbanismo Aerodinámico. El estudio se centra en comprender la relación entre la morfología urbana con su entorno geo-climático y la importancia en el diseño del espacio público, para identificar cuáles son las dificultades y condicionantes al momento de realizar una intervención en el espacio urbano en una ciudad con clima extremo. El uso estancial de espacios públicos no diseñados bajo condiciones determinadas produce que éstos no se usen, generando poca intensidad de uso y su abandono social. ABSTRACT/ This article summarizes a preliminary research work developed between 2010 and 2012 with internal funds provided by Finis Terrae University. Its goal was to learn about the principles of aerodynamic urbanism. The study is focused on understanding the relationship between urban morphology and its geo-climatic environment, and the relevance of public space design to identify the difficulties and determinants during the intervention of urban spaces in a city with extreme weather conditions. The resting use of public spaces not designed under specific conditions results in these spaces being left behind, with low use intensity and social abandonment.
Several cities worked together through the European cooperation project POLIS on the identification of active and passive solar potential. Different studies were set up within a specific framework, using different methodologies in order to reach the shared goal. The following paper presents initiatives in Malmö (Sweden), Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain), Lyon (France) and Lisbon (Portugal). There are 2 main objectives for these initiatives. The first goal is to guide the development of solar energy on a large scale (ex: city level) by identifying the urban areas where solar energy could be easily implemented or where energy needs are very high. The second goal aims to bring information to inhabitants and building owners on the potential of their roof to encourage them to invest in solar. Providing this information requires detailed calculations and results readily understandable by the beneficiaries. It is usually implemented at the level of a district previously identified.
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