The impact of greenspace size on the extent of local nocturnal air temperature cooling in London

Monteiro, Madalena Vaz; Doick, Kieron J.; Handley, Phillip; Peace, Andrew

doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2016.02.008

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“…Para entendimento do panorama de estudo de áreas verdes foram descritos na sequência alguns estudos mais atuais encontrados na prospecção realizada. MONTEIRO et al (2016) estudaram a influência das dimensões da área verde sobre o nível de resfriamento noturno da temperatura do ar em Londres. As áreas verdes podem ocasionar o arrefecimento além de limite local.…”

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Áreas Verdes E Espaços Urbanos: Uma Prospecção

Simonelli¹

2017

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RESUMOAs áreas verdes possuem funções importantes no espaço urbano. Alguns dos benefícios proporcionados por essas áreas são: a diminuição da concentração de poluentes no ar, a diminuição do efeito de ilha de calor e a melhoria do paisagismo local. Esta pesquisa consistiu em uma prospecção de artigos publicados no SciencDirect de 2006 a 2016 sobre áreas verdes em espaços urbanos. Os resultados mostraram que nos últimos 10 anos tem aumentado o número de publicações nessa temática. Consultando os trabalhos quantificados sobre o tema ficou evidenciado que as pesquisas mais recentes têm se concentrado no estudo da forma geométrica das áreas verdes, na escolha das espécies vegetais, na redução do efeito de ilha de calor e na qualidade de vida das pessoas. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Áreas verdes, ilhas de calor, Planejamento urbano, Qualidade de vida. GREEN AREAS AND URBAN SPACES: A PROSPECTION ABSTRACTGreen areas have important functions in urban space. Some of the benefits provided by these areas are decreased pollutant concentration in the air, decreased heat island effect, and improved local landscaping. This research consisted of prospecting articles published in SciencDirect from 2006 to 2016 on green areas in urban spaces. The results showed that in the last ten years the number of publications in this theme has increased. Consultation of the quantified works on the subject showed that the most recent research has focused on the study of the geometric form of green areas, the choice of plant species, the reduction of the heat island effect and the quality of life of the people. KEYWORDS: Green areas, Urban planning, Heat islands e Quality of life. INTRODUÇÃOA sustentabilidade tem sido uma preocupação constante nas mais variadas áreas de pesquisa e desenvolvimento. Na arquitetura, não diferentemente há a necessidade constante de que o desenvolvimento arquitetônico em suas mais variadas formas leve em consideração a sustentabilidade, inclusive no planejamento urbano. É impossível, no século XXI pensar nos espaços urbanos sem buscar alternativas para garantir a qualidade de vida das pessoas. Nesse sentido, as áreas

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Áreas Verdes E Espaços Urbanos: Uma Prospecção

Simonelli¹

2017

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“…Rather than a homogeneous increase across the year, the UHI increases water demand most strongly during midsummer when soil moisture supplies are most likely to be depleted, thus potentially exacerbating existing water stress or increasing the probability of entering a water stress regime. These results indicate that design efforts focused on reducing summer urban temperatures, such as cool roofs or urban parks, are likely to be most effective at reducing urban VPD and plant water stress [ Georgescu et al , ; Melaas et al , ; Sharma et al , ; Vaz Monteiro et al , ], although care must be taken to select solutions appropriate to the scale of the problem and well suited to local climatic conditions [ Georgescu et al , ]. The strong association between fine‐scale variability in impervious cover and increased RET highlights a management opportunity, as increased urban green space may reduce water stress in urban ecosystems at local scales in addition to well‐known benefits such as stormwater management, improved human health, and biodiversity enhancement [ Davies et al , ; Wadzuk et al , ; Kardan et al , ; Versini et al , ; Hartig and Kahn , ]; identifying such synergies between ecosystem services is key to creating sustainable urban socio‐environmental systems [ Lundy and Wade , ; Ziter , ].…”

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“…While it is well known that urban vegetation can reduce the magnitude of the UHI [ Feyisa et al , ; Declet‐Barreto et al , ; Sharma et al , ; Shiflett et al , ; Vaz Monteiro et al , ], little is known about the converse of this relationship: UHI impacts on evapotranspiration are complex and poorly understood [ Peters et al , ; Wang et al , ; Georgescu et al , , ; Ugolini et al , ]. Recent work has demonstrated that urban design decisions which reduce the magnitude of the UHI, such as cool roofs, may also lead to a reduction in evapotranspiration (ET) [ Georgescu et al , ] and that urban vegetation can adapt to reduced water supplies in urban areas [ Ugolini et al , ].…”

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Urban heat island‐induced increases in evapotranspirative demand

Zipper

Schatz

Kucharik

et al. 2017

Geophysical Research Letters

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Although the importance of vegetation in mitigating the urban heat island (UHI) is known, the impacts of UHI‐induced changes in micrometeorological conditions on vegetation are not well understood. Here we show that plant water requirements are significantly higher in urban areas compared to rural areas surrounding Madison, WI, driven by increased air temperature with minimal effects of decreased air moisture content. Local increases in impervious cover are strongly associated with increased evapotranspirative demand in a consistent manner across years, with most increases caused by elevated temperatures during the growing season rather than changes in changes in growing season length. Potential evapotranspiration is up to 10% higher due to the UHI, potentially mitigating changes to the water and energy balances caused by urbanization. Our results indicate that local‐scale land cover decisions (increases in impervious cover) can significantly impact evapotranspirative demand, with likely implications for water and carbon cycling in urban ecosystems.

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“…They mostly concern regulating ecosystem services [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31] and cultural ecosystem services [32][33][34][35][36][37]. Biodiversity is also a frequent object of the studies [27,[38][39][40][41][42][43][44].…”

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Temporal Changes in Ecosystem Services in European Cities in the Continental Biogeographical Region in the Period from 1990–2012

Szumacher¹,

Pabjanek²

2017

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Ecosystem services (ES) in cities and surrounding suburban areas are one of the major factors which guarantee quality of life. Most studies directly referring to urban ecosystem services are conducted on a local scale or for selected cities. There are few studies which focus on temporal changes of the provision of ecosystem services across a large number of cities. This paper analyzes selected land use type (forest, green urban area), soil sealing, selected ecosystem services (food provisioning, climate regulation, recreation), and biodiversity potential in 85 large cities (over 100,000 citizens) from the Continental (Central and Eastern) biogeographical region in Europe. We used the Corine Land (2) The process of soil sealing growth occurred in all studied cities and the rate was the most intense in Polish cities; (3) There was a decrease of food production and biodiversity potential in all the analyzed cities; (4) climate regulating services experienced only slight changes; (5) There was a very positive trend of the recreation indicator in most core zones of the cities in Germany and several cities in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Denmark. Moreover, our results of the temporal changes of land use and ES in European cities in the Continental biogeographical region indicate how important it is to monitor CLC and ES for potential spatial planning and regional policy interventions.

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The impact of greenspace size on the extent of local nocturnal air temperature cooling in London

Cited by 202 publications

References 26 publications

Áreas Verdes E Espaços Urbanos: Uma Prospecção

Áreas Verdes E Espaços Urbanos: Uma Prospecção

Urban heat island‐induced increases in evapotranspirative demand

Temporal Changes in Ecosystem Services in European Cities in the Continental Biogeographical Region in the Period from 1990–2012

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