The Influence of Urban Landscape Morphology on the Temperature Distribution of Hot-Humid Urban Centre

Thani, Sharifah Khalizah Syed Othman; Mohamad, Nik Hanita Nik; Abdullah, Sharifah Mastura Syed

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.08.365

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“…One of the major contributors in releasing carbon dioxide into atmosphere is from a building [14]- [15]. Planting green roof with incorporating sustainable landscape design is one of promising ways to mitigating GHG [16][17].…”

Section: Fig 1 -Representation Of Green Roofs Direct Mechanism For Co2 Sequestration [10]mentioning

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Estimating Carbon Sequestration of Green Roof Plants in Tropical Climate

Yacob

Kasmin

Hashim

2021

IJIE

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A green roofs is one of the recommended methods of practice in improving the sustainability of urban areas. Green roofs can be used as a passive technique to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the atmosphere. This is due to the role of green roof layers which are vegetation and soil to process the photosynthesis activities and to capture CO2 from the atmosphere. The objective of this paper is to quantify and to compare the amount of CO2 sequestration by ten potential green roof plants, in order to estimate the CO2 reduction within the surrounding atmosphere. It is found that, by planting the Alternanthera Paronychioides (Alternanthera P.) on the roof surface could reduce the indoor air temperature as well as the CO2, thus enhance the quality of air. This study also revealed that the Alternanthera P. generates the highest photosynthesis rate or CO2 uptake compared to the other nine plants, as high as 23.59 μmol CO2 m-2s-1. It is predicted that if the Alternanthera P. is to be installed on a 0.64 m2 test bed roof, the CO2 could be reduced almost 0.010 tonnes, annually. This suggested that by planting Alternanthera P. on the roof surfaces may potentially give advantages on mitigating the greenhouse gas emission, particularly CO2, and reducing the impact of global warming.

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Section: Fig 1 -Representation Of Green Roofs Direct Mechanism For Co2 Sequestration [10]mentioning

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Estimating Carbon Sequestration of Green Roof Plants in Tropical Climate

Yacob

Kasmin

Hashim

2021

IJIE

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“…Like other cities in tropical regions, Ipoh's climate is featured with intensified sun radiation, high air temperature and relative humidity, and low wind velocity (Ghaffarianhoseini et al, 2019). The hot climate has created a high level of thermal discomfort for pedestrians (Thani et al, 2013), significantly reducing people's willingness to walk or have outdoor activities in tropical cities during hot hours of the day.…”

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Developing climate-led landscapes and greenery in urban design: a case study at Ipoh, Malaysia

Teoh

Shinozaki

Saito

et al. 2021

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering

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Designing urban landscapes for climate change adaptation and mitigation is highly promoted for contemporary urban development. However, the lack of climate-based design knowledge and techniques in existing urban landscape practice has challenged the implementation. This paper, therefore, introduced climate-led as a practical approach for urban landscape design to overcome such a dilemma. This approach was results-oriented with integrated use of microclimate, thermal comfort, and GIS modelling and simulation tools. Through the computer-based scenarios building and comparison, this paper has analyzed and figured out efficient landscape designs for microclimate and thermal comfort improvement in Ipoh, Malaysia. In this case, shading most determined the level of cooling and pedestrian thermal comfort, leading the effective street tree planting became an essential measure in the tropical climate-led plan. Besides, this study found that wind did not positively influence thermal comfort due to site characteristic at a particular time, in contrast with other hot regions. In conclusion, developing climate-led landscape and greenery in urban design is a functional initiative for urban cooling and sustainable urban development. Furthermore, the application of modelling and simulation methods in urban landscape design can reduce the possibility of failure in practice, thereby promising urban efficiency in response to climate change.

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“…It could benefit and resolves some environmental issues including thermal comfort, managing storm water runoff, reduced carbon and air pollution, giving pleasant view to the pedestrians and promotes a healthy urban environment. A study by Thani et al (2013) observed that streetscapes with some greenery could promote outdoor thermal comfort by reducing averagely 4°C ambient air temperature as compared to the street without any green coverage. Street with appropriate planting elements or parkways often enhance the social values of the streets, making it better for both the physical and social functions.…”

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Identifying Characters of Good Street for Greater Urban Quality of Life

Rahman

Thani

Roslan

2018

AjQoL

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This conceptual paper aims to demystify how the quality of streets could facilitate the street culture and shaping greater urban qualities. Numerous scholars believed that certain streets had contributed an utmost factor in shaping man's civilisation. The development of modern cities has contributed to a great loss of streets significance as spaces for socialising and dwelling in the local peoples' needs. The outcome of this paper is hoping to guide the practitioners, policy makers and urban designers to incorporate the inclusive street design towards providing a better quality of urban life. Keywords: Urban street; Inclusive street design; City’s livability; Quality of life eISSN 2398-4279 © 2019. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. https://doi.org/10.21834/ajqol.v4i15.184

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The Influence of Urban Landscape Morphology on the Temperature Distribution of Hot-Humid Urban Centre

Cited by 28 publications

References 7 publications

Estimating Carbon Sequestration of Green Roof Plants in Tropical Climate

Estimating Carbon Sequestration of Green Roof Plants in Tropical Climate

Developing climate-led landscapes and greenery in urban design: a case study at Ipoh, Malaysia

Identifying Characters of Good Street for Greater Urban Quality of Life

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