IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jsusta/v9y2017i6p882-d99606.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Microclimate Improvement of Inner-City Urban Areas in a Mediterranean Coastal City

Author

Listed:
  • Maria Makropoulou

    (Lab of Urban Morphology, Department of Planning and Regional Development, University of Thessaly, 38334 Volos, Greece)

Abstract

This paper investigates urban bioclimatic interventions in the central area of a coastal medium-sized city in Greece. Two urban blocks typical of the urban fabric of the city center and a neighborhood of 38 urban blocks were selected. Different proposed Bioclimatic Renewal Scenarios were investigated through microclimatic simulations using the micro-scale numerical model, ENVI-met. The simulations aimed at assessing various scenarios and examining the effect of the different bioclimatic interventions on the local outdoor environment, such as the application of cool materials, greenery of public open space, and other. Thus a parametric analysis was carried out. A final bioclimatic renewal scenario, based primarily on the parameters, proved to have a positive effect on the local microclimate, was proposed and assessed. The simulation results showed that the final scenario resulted in the most effective heat mitigation strategy for the case studies’ microclimate. The vegetation-based scenario also contributed to a significant microclimate improvement in the case studies. The benefits of the various bioclimatic interventions were magnified when these were applied on a spatial scale larger than that of the single urban block, hence on the urban neighborhood scale.

Suggested Citation

  • Maria Makropoulou, 2017. "Microclimate Improvement of Inner-City Urban Areas in a Mediterranean Coastal City," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(6), pages 1-29, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:9:y:2017:i:6:p:882-:d:99606
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/6/882/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/6/882/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Santamouris, M., 2013. "Using cool pavements as a mitigation strategy to fight urban heat island—A review of the actual developments," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 26(C), pages 224-240.
    2. Taleb, Dana & Abu-Hijleh, Bassam, 2013. "Urban heat islands: Potential effect of organic and structured urban configurations on temperature variations in Dubai, UAE," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 50(C), pages 747-762.
    3. Manso, Maria & Castro-Gomes, João, 2015. "Green wall systems: A review of their characteristics," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 41(C), pages 863-871.
    4. Safikhani, Tabassom & Abdullah, Aminatuzuhariah Megat & Ossen, Dilshan Remaz & Baharvand, Mohammad, 2014. "A review of energy characteristic of vertical greenery systems," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 40(C), pages 450-462.
    5. Akbari, H. & Konopacki, S., 2005. "Calculating energy-saving potentials of heat-island reduction strategies," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 33(6), pages 721-756, April.
    6. Lilliana L.H. Peng & C. Y. Jim, 2013. "Green-Roof Effects on Neighborhood Microclimate and Human Thermal Sensation," Energies, MDPI, vol. 6(2), pages 1-21, January.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Toparlar, Y. & Blocken, B. & Maiheu, B. & van Heijst, G.J.F., 2017. "A review on the CFD analysis of urban microclimate," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 80(C), pages 1613-1640.
    2. Hussain H. Al-Kayiem & Kelly Koh & Tri W. B. Riyadi & Marwan Effendy, 2020. "A Comparative Review on Greenery Ecosystems and Their Impacts on Sustainability of Building Environment," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(20), pages 1-25, October.
    3. Liu Tian & Yongcai Li & Jun Lu & Jue Wang, 2021. "Review on Urban Heat Island in China: Methods, Its Impact on Buildings Energy Demand and Mitigation Strategies," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(2), pages 1-31, January.
    4. Susca, T. & Zanghirella, F. & Colasuonno, L. & Del Fatto, V., 2022. "Effect of green wall installation on urban heat island and building energy use: A climate-informed systematic literature review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 159(C).
    5. Qin, Yinghong, 2015. "A review on the development of cool pavements to mitigate urban heat island effect," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 52(C), pages 445-459.
    6. Taleghani, Mohammad, 2018. "Outdoor thermal comfort by different heat mitigation strategies- A review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 81(P2), pages 2011-2018.
    7. Karol Bandurski & Hanna Bandurska & Ewa Kazimierczak-Grygiel & Halina Koczyk, 2020. "The Green Structure for Outdoor Places in Dry, Hot Regions and Seasons—Providing Human Thermal Comfort in Sustainable Cities," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(11), pages 1-24, June.
    8. Fabrizio Ascione & Rosa Francesca De Masi & Margherita Mastellone & Silvia Ruggiero & Giuseppe Peter Vanoli, 2020. "Green Walls, a Critical Review: Knowledge Gaps, Design Parameters, Thermal Performances and Multi-Criteria Design Approaches," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(9), pages 1-39, May.
    9. Margarita-Niki Assimakopoulos & Rosa Francesca De Masi & Filippo de Rossi & Dimitra Papadaki & Silvia Ruggiero, 2020. "Green Wall Design Approach Towards Energy Performance and Indoor Comfort Improvement: A Case Study in Athens," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(9), pages 1-23, May.
    10. Luis Pérez-Urrestarazu & Rafael Fernández-Cañero & Antonio Franco-Salas & Gregorio Egea, 2015. "Vertical Greening Systems and Sustainable Cities," Journal of Urban Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(4), pages 65-85, October.
    11. Stefano Cascone, 2019. "Green Roof Design: State of the Art on Technology and Materials," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(11), pages 1-27, May.
    12. Xu, Ling & Wang, Jiayu & Xiao, Feipeng & EI-Badawy, Sherif & Awed, Ahmed, 2021. "Potential strategies to mitigate the heat island impacts of highway pavement on megacities with considerations of energy uses," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 281(C).
    13. Sara Di Lonardo & Susanna Mariani & Germina Giagnacovo & Antonella Marone & Salvatore Raimondi, 2019. "Green infrastructures for the energetic and environmental sustainability of cities," RIVISTA DI STUDI SULLA SOSTENIBILITA', FrancoAngeli Editore, vol. 0(2 Suppl.), pages 79-98.
    14. Hideki Takebayashi, 2016. "High-Reflectance Technology on Building Façades: Installation Guidelines for Pedestrian Comfort," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 8(8), pages 1-9, August.
    15. Anna Laura Pisello & Maria Saliari & Konstantina Vasilakopoulou & Shamila Hadad & Mattheos Santamouris, 2018. "Facing the urban overheating: Recent developments. Mitigation potential and sensitivity of the main technologies," Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 7(4), July.
    16. Stella Tsoka & Katerina Tsikaloudaki & Theodoros Theodosiou & Dimitrios Bikas, 2020. "Urban Warming and Cities’ Microclimates: Investigation Methods and Mitigation Strategies—A Review," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(6), pages 1-25, March.
    17. Yang, Jiachuan & Wang, Zhi-Hua & Kaloush, Kamil E., 2015. "Environmental impacts of reflective materials: Is high albedo a ‘silver bullet’ for mitigating urban heat island?," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 47(C), pages 830-843.
    18. Zhang, Tiantian & Tan, Yufei & Yang, Hongxing & Zhang, Xuedan, 2016. "The application of air layers in building envelopes: A review," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 165(C), pages 707-734.
    19. Jamshidi, Ali & Kurumisawa, Kiyofumi & Nawa, Toyoharu & Igarashi, Toshifumi, 2016. "Performance of pavements incorporating waste glass: The current state of the art," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 64(C), pages 211-236.
    20. Ning Li & Yuxiang Tian & Biao Ma & Dongxia Hu, 2022. "Experimental Investigation of Water-Retaining and Mechanical Behaviors of Unbound Granular Materials under Infiltration," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(3), pages 1-17, January.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:9:y:2017:i:6:p:882-:d:99606. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.