Microclimate Classification of Bologna (Italy) as a Support Tool for Urban Services and Regeneration

A microclimate classification of the entire Bologna Municipality has been carried out in order to give a tool to the local administration in the drafting of the General Urbanistic Plan (PUG). The city was classified considering the variation of air temperature as a function of the surface characteri...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2021-05, Vol.18 (9), p.4898
Main Authors: Nardino, Marianna, Cremonini, Letizia, Georgiadis, Teodoro, Mandanici, Emanuele, Bitelli, Gabriele
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air temperature
Cities
Classification
Climate
Climate change
Cultural heritage
Dynamic models
Italy
Microclimate
Physiology
Population
Regulation
Surface properties
Sustainability
Sustainable development
Temperature
Urban planning
Urban regeneration
Vegetation
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Summary:A microclimate classification of the entire Bologna Municipality has been carried out in order to give a tool to the local administration in the drafting of the General Urbanistic Plan (PUG). The city was classified considering the variation of air temperature as a function of the surface characteristics, the vegetation fraction, the building density and the H/W ratio (height to width). Starting from the microclimate analysis carried out with fluid-dynamic modeling (Envi-met) for some areas of the city of urban interest, the air temperature variation was correlated to the physiological equivalent temperature (PET) in order to make a classification of physiological well-being for the resident population. An urban map of a normalized microclimate well-being index (BMN) has been obtained to give support when private, and public actors want to regenerate part of the city, taking into account the climate-centered approach for the development of a sustainability city.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph18094898