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Urban Shade Infrastructure for Improving Outdoor Thermal Environments: Mechanisms, Evaluations, and Impacts
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0009-0004-8817-1185
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8841-0711
Against global warming and urbanization, the thermal environment of cities, especially for megacities and agglomerations, is deteriorating. This results in many serious challenges such as the increase in heat stress, energy and water use, and health and safety threats, as well as the reduction in thermal comfort, work productivity, and biodiversity. In the new normal of extreme heat, there is an urgent need to take measures to protect people from heat-related threats and risks, for thermally comfortable, safe, and resilient urban environments. Urban shade infrastructure (USI) is an effective measure to regulate outdoor environments. However, the USI has not been well structured and framed, forming a barrier to the integration of USI into urban planning and design. To overcome this research gap, this paper aims to present an overview of the USI, to understand USI definition, types, cooling mechanisms, cooling performance, and associated factors. This study explores the impacts of various USI types on outdoor thermal environment in urban areas, by analyzing cooling mechanisms, assessing regulatory effects, and analyzing impact factors. Overall, this paper is expected to provide a theoretical basis for USI development, planning, and design.
Urban Shade Infrastructure for Improving Outdoor Thermal Environments: Mechanisms, Evaluations, and Impacts
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0009-0004-8817-1185
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8841-0711
Against global warming and urbanization, the thermal environment of cities, especially for megacities and agglomerations, is deteriorating. This results in many serious challenges such as the increase in heat stress, energy and water use, and health and safety threats, as well as the reduction in thermal comfort, work productivity, and biodiversity. In the new normal of extreme heat, there is an urgent need to take measures to protect people from heat-related threats and risks, for thermally comfortable, safe, and resilient urban environments. Urban shade infrastructure (USI) is an effective measure to regulate outdoor environments. However, the USI has not been well structured and framed, forming a barrier to the integration of USI into urban planning and design. To overcome this research gap, this paper aims to present an overview of the USI, to understand USI definition, types, cooling mechanisms, cooling performance, and associated factors. This study explores the impacts of various USI types on outdoor thermal environment in urban areas, by analyzing cooling mechanisms, assessing regulatory effects, and analyzing impact factors. Overall, this paper is expected to provide a theoretical basis for USI development, planning, and design.
Urban Shade Infrastructure for Improving Outdoor Thermal Environments: Mechanisms, Evaluations, and Impacts
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0009-0004-8817-1185
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8841-0711
Against global warming and urbanization, the thermal environment of cities, especially for megacities and agglomerations, is deteriorating. This results in many serious challenges such as the increase in heat stress, energy and water use, and health and safety threats, as well as the reduction in thermal comfort, work productivity, and biodiversity. In the new normal of extreme heat, there is an urgent need to take measures to protect people from heat-related threats and risks, for thermally comfortable, safe, and resilient urban environments. Urban shade infrastructure (USI) is an effective measure to regulate outdoor environments. However, the USI has not been well structured and framed, forming a barrier to the integration of USI into urban planning and design. To overcome this research gap, this paper aims to present an overview of the USI, to understand USI definition, types, cooling mechanisms, cooling performance, and associated factors. This study explores the impacts of various USI types on outdoor thermal environment in urban areas, by analyzing cooling mechanisms, assessing regulatory effects, and analyzing impact factors. Overall, this paper is expected to provide a theoretical basis for USI development, planning, and design.
Urban Shade Infrastructure for Improving Outdoor Thermal Environments: Mechanisms, Evaluations, and Impacts
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Berardi, Umberto (editor) / Jin, Li-yue (author) / He, Bao-Jie (author)
International Association of Building Physics ; 2024 ; Toronto, ON, Canada
2024-12-19
7 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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