Atmosphere,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(4), P. 685 - 685
Published: April 5, 2023
The
green
transformation
of
the
built
environment
is
aimed
at
improving
sustainability
and
can
be
supported
by
digitalization,
which
has
become
a
significant
tool
to
support
supply,
integration,
management
information
throughout
construction
life
cycle.
In
addition,
climate
change
highly
affects
human
comfort
in
different
strategies
should
evaluated
for
adapting
cities.
This
paper
developed
digital
workflow
integrating
existing
tools
(i.e.,
Grasshopper,
Ladybug,
Honeybee,
Dragonfly)
evaluate
how
infrastructure
affected
thermal
reducing
UTCI.
was
applied
typical
historical
urban
context
(Catania,
South
Italy),
consisting
square
surrounded
three-floor
buildings.
Three
basic
scenarios
were
created
that
depended
on
pavement
material
used
environment:
black
stone
(reference
from
Mount
Etna),
permeable
pavement,
grass.
These
three
combined
with
strategies:
tree
pattern
square,
walls
roofs
surrounding
buildings,
integrations
all
these
above-mentioned
strategies.
results
demonstrated
integration
(a
grass
instead
trees,
roofs)
increased
UTCI
more
than
8
°C
compared
(black
building
envelope).
However,
this
temperature
reduction
location
body
into
evaporation
rates
vegetation.
will
useful
designers
effectiveness
during
early-design
stage
mitigating
cities
change.
Urban Climate,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
48, P. 101405 - 101405
Published: Jan. 18, 2023
Urban
heat
is
a
critical
problem
due
to
global
warming
and
island
effects.
will
be
further
aggravated
in
the
coming
decades.
It
essential
develop
action
plans
for
mitigation
adaptation,
while
limited
studies
have
been
carried
out
support
this.
Focusing
on
payment
heat-resilient
infrastructure,
this
study
investigated
public
willingness
pay
(WTP),
based
an
empirical
Guangzhou,
China.
In
particular,
analyzed
heat-related
impacts
daily
functions,
physiological
psychological
associated
symptoms,
perception,
awareness,
knowledge,
familiarity,
WTP
amount,
mechanisms.
The
results
indicated
that
outdoor
activities
work/study
were
two
most
affected
functions.
levels
of
respondents'
familiarity
significantly
lower
than
their
perceived
severity.
Moreover,
severity
was
same
as
impacts.
Heat-related
received
less
attention,
both
research
practice,
compared
with
impacts,
so
deserve
more
attention
future
studies.
With
analysis
352
valid
questionnaires,
showed
>90%
respondents
expected
government
involved
about
42.3%
could
payment.
About
38.4%
directly
expressed
they
27.3%
did
not
care.
At
last,
it
estimated
average
amount
19.9,
23.8,
27.6
Yuan,
among
all
respondents,
according
conservative,
median
aspirational
scenarios.
also
found
sleep/rest
adaptation
awareness
had
positive
willingness.
experience
illness
amount.
Overall,
paper
provides
reference
understanding
issues
conducive
formulating
effective
proper
economic
improving
capacity.
Energy & Environment,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
34(6), P. 2204 - 2227
Published: Aug. 2, 2022
Increased
urban
air
temperature
considerably
affects
the
health,
comfort
and
consequently
quality
of
life
in
spaces.
Urban
design
planning
studies,
therefore,
face
an
increasing
challenge
as
they
aim
to
improve
Outdoor
Thermal
Comfort
(OTC)
microclimate
conditions
environments.
Analysing
OTC
is
more
challenging
when
compared
indoor
thermal
since
a
wider
range
interrelated
parameters
exists
outdoor
Therefore,
this
research
aims
classify
studies
that
investigate
by
conducting
comprehensive
review
based
on
key
metrics
such
approaches
taken,
methodologies
spatial
temporal
scales.
By
extracting
findings,
forms
integrated
framework
these
presents
thorough
view
concept
context
climate-sensitive
studies.
Furthermore,
elaborates
main
two
groups
affecting
including
environmental
human-based
parameters.
Exploring
intricate
inter-relationships
clarifies
their
contribution
OTC.
Results
study
help
architects
planners
strategies
support
decision-making
process
providing
perspective
about
different
aspects
Finally,
recommendations
for
future
are
outlined.
