Title:

Impact of mitigation measures on the Urban Heat Island phenomenon in the city of Modena, Italy

Subtitle:

Geographia Polonica Vol. 87 No. 4 (2014)

Creator:

Marchesi, Stefano ; Zauli, Sajani Stefano ; Lauriola, Paolo

Publisher:

IGiPZ PAN

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Date issued/created:

2014

Description:

24 cm

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

thermal discomfort ; bioclimatic indices ; urban planning ; mitigation strategies

Abstract:

Urban planners are increasingly paying more attention to the topic of UHI. Within the framework of the EU-UHI Project, an industrial area inside the municipality of Modena was selected as a pilot-area for the Emilia-Romagna Region. In this paper we present some results obtained with RayMan, a model which estimates bioclimatic discomfort based on the human radiative budget. Some simulations of the impact of mitigation measures have been carried out, taking into account the insertion of greenery and building modifications. Both intra-diurnal and whole day effects have been compared.

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Relation:

Geographia Polonica

Volume:

87

Issue:

4

Start page:

531

End page:

540

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

File size 1,6 MB ; application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

0016-7282 ; 10.7163/GPol.2014.36

Source:

CBGiOS. IGiPZ PAN, call nos.: Cz.2085, Cz.2173, Cz.2406 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY-ND 3.0 PL license

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. [CC BY-ND 3.0 PL] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY-ND 3.0 PL license, full text available at: ; -

Digitizing institution:

Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Central Library of Geography and Environmental Protection. Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization PAS

Projects co-financed by:

European Union. European Regional Development Fund ; Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure

Access:

Open