Mitigation of and Adaptation to UHI Phenomena: The Padua Case Study

Musco, Francesco; Fregolent, Laura; Ferro, Davide; Magni, Filippo; Maragno, Denis; Martinucci, Davide; Fornaciari, Giuliana

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-10425-6_8

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“…The approach to sustainable urbanism introduced by LEED Neighbourhood Development primarily aims to save our planet and encourage a healthier lifestyle. Sustainable urbanism is a process that integrates high-performance buildings and infrastructure to create a walkable and transit-served form of urbanism (Musco, 2018). It also focuses on the benefits of neighbourhood living, which are considered a basic unit of human settlements, by integrating five elements: definition, compactness, completeness, connectedness, and biophilia.…”

Section: Sustainable Urban Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Applying Passive Cooling at an Urban Level: Case Study of Dubai, UAE

Taleb¹,

Jumah²

2023

USPA

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This research employs the integrative process of sustainable urbanism by applying passive design strategies to promote a sustainable neighbourhood lifestyle. A selected neighbourhood in Dubai is analysed and assessed in terms of its existing achievements regarding sustainability. It does so by simulating a site’s potential, its limitations, characteristics, existing buildings, transportation status, climate, and the Dubai culture in order to optimize and develop design criteria that meet all the requirements at different levels for a sustainable neighbourhood. To permit this, five passive cooling strategies are applied. The methodology adopted for this study is the assessment of the implications of proposed designs through the use of Envi-met software simulation. As per LEED a variety of facilities are included, and land use is differentiated to enhance social interaction and to meet all the daily needs of community users in such a way as to maximize the potential of a sustainable urban design process compared with the conventional way. The sustainable corridor was also oriented toward the northwest which helped generate many wind loops towards in the direction of the central plaza and the community hall and which increased wind speed by 6m/s. Additionally, in the proposed design, open spaces and green areas were increased by 30% through the creation of a major central plaza, a walkable environment, and water features to enhance livability and comfort in the community. Additional daily facilities and entertainment destinations are provided to capitalize on the proposed open spaces. The study yielded several significant findings; most notable was the reduction of surface temperature by approximately 2.5 degrees centigrade as a result of increasing the green areas by 30% and introducing a large water body and water features on-site.

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Section: Sustainable Urban Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Applying Passive Cooling at an Urban Level: Case Study of Dubai, UAE

Taleb¹,

Jumah²

2023

USPA

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“…Stuttgart, the capital of Baden-Württemberg, is located in the center of the federal state in a valley basin mostly surrounded by hills. Due to its complex topographic conditions and the presence of industrial and commercial areas, the Stuttgart metropolitan area is one of the most polluted areas in Germany [22]. The region of the Neckar Valley is well known for relatively low wind speeds and a high frequency of calm winds [23].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Atmosphere 2024, 15, x FOR PEER REVIEW 4 of 20 is one of the most polluted areas in Germany [22]. The region of the Neckar Valley is well known for relatively low wind speeds and a high frequency of calm winds [23].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Application of the Urban Climate Model PALM-4U to Investigate the Effects of the Diesel Traffic Ban on Air Quality in Stuttgart

Samad,

Caballero Arciénega,

Alabdallah

et al. 2024

Atmosphere

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The air pollution situation in the German city of Stuttgart is very important, as high pollutant concentrations are measured here compared to other German cities. This is mainly due to Stuttgart’s geographical location as it is in a basin covered by hills on three sides. This leads to reduced wind speeds that inhibit pollutant dispersion. One of the main contributors to the pollutant concentrations in Stuttgart is local traffic. To improve the air quality in Stuttgart, a diesel traffic ban was introduced on 1 January 2019, and is ongoing. In this study, the urban climate model PALM-4U was applied to obtain the pollutant distribution along the federal highways B14 and B27 of Stuttgart to evaluate the impact of the diesel traffic ban on air quality. The simulations were carried out in two areas of the city, namely the city center and Kaltental Valley, with domain sizes of 3.2 km × 2 km and 3.2 km × 1.6 km, respectively, and with a grid size of 10 m for each domain. The influence of traffic emissions on the air quality of Stuttgart was studied for a typical summer day. The results showed that air pollutant concentrations were highest near federal highways B14 and B27 (e.g., NO2 concentration peaks of around 200 µg/m3). Also, a significant reduction of around four times in air pollutant concentrations was observed in the study area after the diesel traffic ban was introduced.

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“…Studies and research show how, by assuming vulnerability reduction as an intermediate goal to achieving spatial adaptation, it is possible to activate heterogeneous experiments useful to increase the resilience of different urban settings (Lerer et al, 2015;Morabito et al, 2015;Musco et al, 2016).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%