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Evaluating UHI Mitigation and Outdoor Comfort in a Heritage Context: A Microclimate Simulation Study of Florence’s Historic Center
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy
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Sustainability 2025, 17(19), 8760; https://doi.org/10.3390/su17198760 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 26 August 2025
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Revised: 19 September 2025
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Accepted: 24 September 2025
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Published: 29 September 2025
Abstract
This paper evaluates Urban Heat Island (UHI) mitigation strategies in Florence’s historical centre, characterized by relevant cultural heritage value and significant tourist fluxes but increasingly susceptible to heatwaves. The research work focused on the evaluation of both current microclimate conditions and mitigation solutions for UHI-related issues, using ENVI-met microclimate modelling software as a simulation tool. Different models, featuring a 2 m grid resolution and detailed material properties, were produced to assess outdoor air temperature (Ta), mean radiant temperature (MRT), and Universal Thermal
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Ciacci, C.; Banti, N.; Di Naso, V.; Bazzocchi, F.
Evaluating UHI Mitigation and Outdoor Comfort in a Heritage Context: A Microclimate Simulation Study of Florence’s Historic Center. Sustainability 2025, 17, 8760.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su17198760
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Ciacci C, Banti N, Di Naso V, Bazzocchi F.
Evaluating UHI Mitigation and Outdoor Comfort in a Heritage Context: A Microclimate Simulation Study of Florence’s Historic Center. Sustainability. 2025; 17(19):8760.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su17198760
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Ciacci, Cecilia, Neri Banti, Vincenzo Di Naso, and Frida Bazzocchi.
2025. "Evaluating UHI Mitigation and Outdoor Comfort in a Heritage Context: A Microclimate Simulation Study of Florence’s Historic Center" Sustainability 17, no. 19: 8760.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su17198760
APA Style
Ciacci, C., Banti, N., Di Naso, V., & Bazzocchi, F.
(2025). Evaluating UHI Mitigation and Outdoor Comfort in a Heritage Context: A Microclimate Simulation Study of Florence’s Historic Center. Sustainability, 17(19), 8760.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su17198760
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