Urban Greening and Microclimate Modification

Evyatar Erell

doi:10.1007/978-981-10-4113-6_4

Urban Greening and Microclimate Modification

Evyatar Erell

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Abstract

Vegetation is promoted widely all over the world as a means of creating a better quality of life in cities. Plants are credited with lowering air temperature and development of green spaces is considered one of the main strategies for mitigating the urban heat island. This chapter examines the mechanisms by which plants can modify the urban microclimate, with an emphasis on air temperature and outdoor thermal comfort. It outlines a scheme for classifying urban vegetation according to its location in the city and its intended role, which may be useful for planners and landscape architects. The chapter concludes with a methodology for integrating vegetation in the urban planning process to best achieve the desired microclimatic effects.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Greening Cities: Forms and Functions
Subtitle of host publication	Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements
Editors	Puay Yok Tan, Chi Yung Jim
Place of Publication	Singapore
Publisher	Springer Singapore
Pages	73-93
Number of pages	21
ISBN (Electronic)	978-981-10-4113-6
ISBN (Print)	978-981-10-4111-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4113-6_4
State	Published - 2017

Publication series

Name	Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements
ISSN (Print)	2198-2546
ISSN (Electronic)	2198-2554

Keywords

Air temperature
Mean radiant temperature
Evapotranspiration
Thermal comfort
Urban heat island (UHI)
Park cool island (PCI)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Geography, Planning and Development
Civil and Structural Engineering
Urban Studies

UN SDGs

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