Abstract
In dense urban areas, reducing traffic and increasing green areas is foreseen as a way of promoting urban comfort. Using the urban requalification project for Lisbon’s Avenidas Novas neighbourhood as a case study, the effects of vegetation on microclimate and urban comfort are evaluated. In this context, the ENVI-met software is used to model the present and the future urban scenario. The simulation results indicate: i) increased urban comfort in the morning and in the afternoon resulting from the decrease in temperature due to the presence of new green areas foreseen by the urban project; ii) a reduction of up to 3 degrees in the morning (9h) and up to 3 degrees in the afternoon (15h); iii) the model implemented in ENVI-met suits the urban and environmental characteristics of Lisbon and it is, therefore, desirable that future urban rehabilitation projects should consider ex ante simulation of this type
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | GISTAM 2017 - |
| Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Geographical Information Systems Theory, Applications and Management |
| Editors | Lemonia Ragia, Jorge Gustavo Rocha, Robert Laurini |
| Place of Publication | Porto |
| Publisher | SciTePress - Science and Technology Publications |
| Pages | 70-80 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Volume | 1 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-989-758-252-3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
| Event | 3rd International Conference on Geographical Information Systems Theory, Applications and Management, GISTAM 2017 - Porto, Portugal Duration: 27 Apr 2017 → 28 Apr 2017 |
Conference
| Conference | 3rd International Conference on Geographical Information Systems Theory, Applications and Management, GISTAM 2017 |
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| Country/Territory | Portugal |
| City | Porto |
| Period | 27/04/17 → 28/04/17 |
Keywords
- Thermal Comfort
- ENVI-met
- Urban Planning
- Lisbon