A Mobile Vehicle-Based Methodology for Dynamic Microclimate Analysis

Kousis, Ioannis; Pigliautile, Ilaria; Pisello, Anna Laura

doi:10.1007/s41742-021-00349-7

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“…with Tair,e outdoor air temperature [°C] measured at each point of the path by the thermo-hygrometer in the front unit station mounted on the vehicle, Isol global solar radiation [W/m 2 ] measured by the pyranometer in the front unit station mounted on the vehicle, hc heat transfer coefficient or external liminal adductance [16].…”

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“…More technical information related to the vehicle-based monitoring system is presented in the studies of ref. [16,18].…”

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“…These last are composed of a wearable system consisting of a set of sensors settled on a backpack and a microclimate station mounted on a vehicle capable of monitoring the scalar and directionally dependent variables. The monitoring systems, widely explained, checked, and tested in case studies in recent works [16,17] can monitor key multi-domain parameters related to the air quality, thermal, and visual domains at a hyperlocal scale from pedestrians' perspective and at urban and intraurban scale, respectively in order to investigate the temporal variations of the UHI.…”

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Microclimate Assessment at Real Experimental Conditions for Green Energy Urban Policy

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Balocco²,

Pigliautile³

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The incoming transformation of urban built-up areas, surroundings morphology, and local climate due to global warming connected to the necessity of renewable energy use maximization is the fundamental to the main aim of the present research. Indeed, urban policies can benefit from the accurate monitoring of microclimate variables in order to ensure fine living standards in cities, while improving the energy performance of the built environment. In this view, a systemic experimental approach was implemented. A monitoring campaign using dynamic experimental measurements under real conditions was carried out at an inter-urban scale taking into account different building-plant systems forms and urban configuration. In detail, two innovative portable monitoring systems were used for monitoring key multi-domain parameters at hyperlocal, urban, and intra-urban scale. The monitoring campaign was carried out in summer and winter in the city center of Florence, Italy. Research findings highlighted that urban microclimate control can be a potential factor for urban heat island (UHI) mitigation and sustainable green energy solutions, which involve social, economic, and energy policy beyond environment. The analysis of real microclimate conditions may support the green energy urban policy development in terms of renewable energy integration and urban areas design and management.

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“…More technical information related to the vehicle-based monitoring system is presented in the studies of ref. [16,18].…”

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“…Adaptation measures for climate changes have been emphasized in the last decades of the 21 st -century. An increasing number of days with tropical temperatures, urban heat islands, fl oods in the urban and rural areas (Kousis, Pigliautile & Pisello, 2021) caused the necessity of diff erent approaches also in the landscape architectural projects (Seckin, 2018;Mabon and Shih, 2021). In recent years water in the city has been attracting increasing attention from the urban planning point of view.…”

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Evaluation of current landscape architecture approaches in chosen cities in Poland and Slovakia

Fornal-Pienak¹,

Bihuňová

2022

Acta Horticulturae Et Regiotecturae

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The Paper presents analyses of the strategies and projects that have been implemented and realised in landscape architecture, environmental protection, and sustainable design in the chosen cities in Poland and Slovakia. There are several levels of evaluation: the first one is policy approach (which includes strategic documents, conceptions, plans which have been elaborated), the second one is the level of landscape design and sustainability (including architectural competitions and project realisation) and the third one is public participation (involvement of the public in urban planning, bottom-up initiatives, support of the communities). Ten cities in Poland and ten cities in Slovakia have been chosen. (The Paper brings an overview what are the current topics, with a great emphasis on what are the trends in landscape architecture and what are the obstacles, which need to be overcome.

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“…Mobile measurements. Stationary networks of field stations and vehicles equipped with temperature sensors such as mobile measurements are some of the methods used for local climatological studies and to describe climate [69,70] and spatial variations in temperature [71,72]. Mobile platforms allow analysis of a large area in a relatively short period with the same instruments.…”

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Applications of Models and Tools for Mesoscale and Microscale Thermal Analysis in Mid-Latitude Climate Regions—A Review

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Urban analysis at different spatial scales (micro- and mesoscale) of local climate conditions is required to test typical artificial urban boundaries and related climate hazards such as high temperatures in built environments. The multitude of finishing materials and sheltering objects within built environments produce distinct patterns of different climate conditions, particularly during the daytime. The combination of high temperatures and intense solar radiation strongly perturb the environment by increasing the thermal heat stress at the pedestrian level. Therefore, it is becoming common practice to use numerical models and tools that enable multiple design and planning alternatives to be quantitatively and qualitatively tested to inform urban planners and decision-makers. These models and tools can be used to compare the relationships between the micro-climatic environment, the subjective thermal assessment, and the social behaviour, which can reveal the attractiveness and effectiveness of new urban spaces and lead to more sustainable and liveable public spaces. This review article presents the applications of selected environmental numerical models and tools to predict human thermal stress at the mesoscale (e.g., satellite thermal images and UrbClim) and the microscale (e.g., mobile measurements, ENVI-met, and UrbClim HR) focusing on case study cities in mid-latitude climate regions framed in two European research projects.

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A Mobile Vehicle-Based Methodology for Dynamic Microclimate Analysis

Cited by 7 publications

References 41 publications

Microclimate Assessment at Real Experimental Conditions for Green Energy Urban Policy

Microclimate Assessment at Real Experimental Conditions for Green Energy Urban Policy

Evaluation of current landscape architecture approaches in chosen cities in Poland and Slovakia

Applications of Models and Tools for Mesoscale and Microscale Thermal Analysis in Mid-Latitude Climate Regions—A Review

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