Microclimate Improvement of Inner-City Urban Areas in a Mediterranean Coastal City

Makropoulou, Maria

doi:10.3390/su9060882

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“…That drop in both temperatures -surface and air -is due, as mentioned by Tsoka et al [20], to the shading on the hard surfaces provided by the added vegetation, inhibiting the storage of large amounts of heat, and the evaporation of the foliage of the trees. Corresponding drops in surface and air temperature during the day are recorded and presented in the international literature [21,20,22,23,24].…”

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Investigation of the thermal environment in schoolyards under Mediterranean conditions. Contribution to bioclimatic conditions improvement with the application of mild interventions – The case study of a school within the urban environment

Gkaidatzi

Tseliou

Katsavounidou

et al. 2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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This study aimed to examine the thermal environment in schoolyards under Mediterranean conditions, and the impact of two interventions on the amelioration on the bioclimatic conditions. The investigation was performed for three schools in Athens, Greece, through microclimatic simulations by ENVI-met, for a typical day in June, and was evaluated based on the air and surface temperature values. The bioclimatic index Physiological Equivalent Temperature (PET) was applied to evaluate the thermal comfort conditions. By that, the school under the most adverse thermal conditions was selected for the application of two interventions, which increased the greenery by 25% (Proposal 1) and 50% (Proposal 2). The surface coating material “safety floor slabs”, was selected to replace the others in both proposals. Through microclimatic simulations, the following results were obtained: “Proposal 1” caused a 2.3°C reduction in surface temperature, and a 4% reduction in PET values. ‘Proposal 2’ caused an 8.1°C reduction in surface temperature, and an 11% reduction in PET values. The cooling effect of ‘Proposal 2’ was double compared to ‘Proposal 1’, achieving a maximum air temperature reduction by up to 0.8°C. The cooling effect produced was limited to the areas affected by tree shade, leaving the unshaded areas almost unaffected.

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Investigation of the thermal environment in schoolyards under Mediterranean conditions. Contribution to bioclimatic conditions improvement with the application of mild interventions – The case study of a school within the urban environment

Gkaidatzi

Tseliou

Katsavounidou

et al. 2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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“…However, most existing studies have focused on analyzing the social, economic, or ecological impacts of major sporting events (Makropoulou, 2017). For instance, Ying Gu, Deyi Hou, and Uribe-Castañeda discussed the impact of sports field construction on urban space regeneration (Gu and Zhang, 2015), sustainable development (Deyi et al, 2015), and ecosystem restoration (Uribe-Castañeda et al, 2018).…”

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Nature-based Solutions for Urban Resilience and Human Health

2024

Frontiers Research Topics

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Climate change and rapid urbanization have significant impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services. Nature-based solutions (NBS) is an action to work with and enhance nature to solve social challenges, and NBS is an "umbrella concept" for other mature nature-based approaches. Blue-green spaces (BGS) can provide a wide range of ecosystem services, including mitigation of urban heat island effects, reduction of flooding, mitigation of air pollution, and provision of recreational spaces, thereby promoting physical and mental health. Hence, NBSs can serve as cost-effective climate mitigation and adaptation tool that contribute to additional co-benefits for ecosystem health and human well-being. Environmentalists, epidemiologists, ecologists, urban planners, and policymakers have paid more attention to NBSs for urban resilience and human health. In this Research Topic, we hope to discuss these topics: (1) ecological exposure and health benefits; (2) climate adaptation and human health promotion possibilities by NBSs; (3) methodological and theoretical approaches as well as technologies of NBSs corresponding to urban resilience; (4) underlying pathways and potential mechanisms of NBSs in improving human health; and (5) policies and management for planning and design of the successful implementation of NBSs in relation to urban resilience and human health. This Research Topic focuses on, but is not restricted to the following issues: • Nature-based interventions for climate adaptation. • Ecological exposure and physical and psychological health outcomes. • Climate adaption environmental policies and management.

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“…Green roofs give a few advantages at both building and city level. Coming up next are the most usually seen at urban scale: mitigation of urban heat island impact [13]; decline in storm water overflow [14]; upgrade of biodiversity in densely urban regions [15]; cleaning of air and water spillover [16]. At Building scale, green walls diminish the reasonable heat flux because of the cooling impact [17] along these lines diminishing the heating and cooling demand of a building [18], and improving human thermal comfort.…”

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Green Envelop Impact on Reducing Air Temperature and Enhancing Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Arid Climates

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Today Urban Cities faces energy and environmental challenges due to increased population, higher urbanization. The building sector has a big responsibility as it acquires high consumption rates in global energy and environmental scenarios. It is thought that the built environment in Egypt is responsible for 26% of the total overall national energy consumption, 62% of the total electricity consumption and around 70% of resultant CO2 emissions. The increased use of electrical appliances causes Urban Heat Island effect (UHI), which affect major urban centres. Adding green elements to any urban area is proved to be an effective strategy with numerous benefits to enhance the city's ecosystem, also mitigate the urban heat island measures. In this research Green roofs/walls can regulate outdoor air temperature by 10°C and improve outdoor thermal comfort by 2 Predicted Mean Value (PMV) values. The modelling of green strategy models can take into consideration design developments in areas with hot and dry climatic zones. The properties of green walls can directly affect the results of thermal comfort as leafs absorbs, reflects and transmits solar radiation, and increases the evapotranspiration.

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Microclimate Improvement of Inner-City Urban Areas in a Mediterranean Coastal City

Cited by 17 publications

References 69 publications

Investigation of the thermal environment in schoolyards under Mediterranean conditions. Contribution to bioclimatic conditions improvement with the application of mild interventions – The case study of a school within the urban environment

Investigation of the thermal environment in schoolyards under Mediterranean conditions. Contribution to bioclimatic conditions improvement with the application of mild interventions – The case study of a school within the urban environment

Nature-based Solutions for Urban Resilience and Human Health

Green Envelop Impact on Reducing Air Temperature and Enhancing Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Arid Climates

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