Effects of Landscape Design on Urban Microclimate and Thermal Comfort in Tropical Climate
Joint Authors
Li, Chun-Qing
Yang, Wei
Lin, Yaolin
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-08-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A climate-responsive landscape design can create a more livable urban microclimate with adequate human comfortability.
This paper aims to quantitatively investigate the effects of landscape design elements of pavement materials, greenery, and water bodies on urban microclimate and thermal comfort in a high-rise residential area in the tropic climate of Singapore.
A comprehensive field measurement is undertaken to obtain real data on microclimate parameters for calibration of the microclimate-modeling software ENVI-met 4.0.
With the calibrated ENVI-met, seven urban landscape scenarios are simulated and their effects on thermal comfort as measured by physiologically equivalent temperature (PET) are evaluated.
It is found that the maximum improvement of PET reduction with suggested landscape designs is about 12°C, and high-albedo pavement materials and water bodies are not effective in reducing heat stress in hot and humid climate conditions.
The combination of shade trees over grass is the most effective landscape strategy for cooling the microclimate.
The findings from the paper can equip urban designers with knowledge and techniques to mitigate urban heat stress.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yang, Wei& Lin, Yaolin& Li, Chun-Qing. 2018. Effects of Landscape Design on Urban Microclimate and Thermal Comfort in Tropical Climate. Advances in Meteorology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-13.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yang, Wei…[et al.]. Effects of Landscape Design on Urban Microclimate and Thermal Comfort in Tropical Climate. Advances in Meteorology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-13.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Yang, Wei& Lin, Yaolin& Li, Chun-Qing. Effects of Landscape Design on Urban Microclimate and Thermal Comfort in Tropical Climate. Advances in Meteorology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1118675
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1118675