Assessing and upgrading urban thermal resilience of a Spanish MoMo neighbourhood over the span of 1960–2080

We are currently witnessing an unprecedentedly fast change in environmental parameters for which most cities worldwide are not well prepared. One of the most characteristic urban fabrics of many European cities is the residential neighbourhood typology built in the second half of the 20th century an...

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Autores: Sola Caraballo, Javier de, López Cabeza, Victoria Patricia, Roa Fernández, Jorge, Rivera-Gómez, Carlos, Galán-Marín, Carmen
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/156990
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/156990
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.111485
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Outdoor thermal comfort
Urban design
Climate change
ENVI-met
Climate resilience
Mitigation strategies
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Resumo:We are currently witnessing an unprecedentedly fast change in environmental parameters for which most cities worldwide are not well prepared. One of the most characteristic urban fabrics of many European cities is the residential neighbourhood typology built in the second half of the 20th century and influenced by the Modern Movement. This study aims to develop an assessment-and-upgrading methodology of the urban microclimatic resilience of these residential neighbourhoods, using a case study for the application considering past, present, and future climatic contexts. ENVI-met software is used to examine the original layout of the case study, its evolution up to the present time and the proposal for its adaptation to the worst climatic forecasts for the end of the century, suggesting solutions to enhance thermal comfort. The results show a significant reduction in extreme warm conditions of up to 6.3 °C in UTCI in the worst-case scenario at the century's end, proving the importance of passive strategies in achieving improved urban resilience in warm cities. The methodology applied in this study can serve as a starting point for a broader analysis to be applied to different urban typologies other than the residential one and in different climatic contexts.