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Adaptation Measures for Urban Heat Island

A special issue of Environments (ISSN 2076-3298).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2019) | Viewed by 15123

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Hideki Takebayashi

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Department of Architecture, Graduate school of Engineering, Kobe University 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
Interests: urban heat islands; mitigation and adaptation measures; cool roof; green roof; cool pavement; urban ventilation; radiant environment; air conditioning load
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Dear Colleagues,

Mitigation measures, such as green roof, cool roof (high reflectance material), water retentive material, etc., have been developed with an expectation that they will serve as countermeasure effects of urban heat island. In recent years, adaptation measures, such as awning, louver, directional reflective material, mist, evaporative material, etc., are being developed with the expectation that they will serve as a countermeasure effect of outdoor human thermal environments, under the influence of a urban heat island. Focusing on the recently-developed technologies mentioned above, research papers on the development status, evaluation method and results of those technologies, as well as spread strategy in society, etc. are expected in this Special Issue. Of course studies on the phenomenon and mitigation measures of the urban heat islands are also welcomed.

Prof. Dr. Hideki Takebayashi
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • Urban Heat Island
  • Adaptation measures
  • Solar radiation shielding
  • Evaporative cooling
  • Reflection of solar radiation

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Potential of Urban Densification to Mitigate the Effects of Heat Island in Vienna, Austria
by Milena Vuckovic, Wolfgang Loibl, Tanja Tötzer and Romana Stollnberger
Environments 2019, 6(7), 82; https://doi.org/10.3390/environments6070082 - 10 Jul 2019
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Global increase of urban population has brought about a growing demand for more dwelling space, resulting in various negative impacts, such as accelerated urbanization, urban sprawl and higher carbon footprints. To cope with these growth dynamics, city authorities are urged to consider alternative [...] Read more.
Global increase of urban population has brought about a growing demand for more dwelling space, resulting in various negative impacts, such as accelerated urbanization, urban sprawl and higher carbon footprints. To cope with these growth dynamics, city authorities are urged to consider alternative planning strategies aiming at mitigating the negative implications of urbanization. In this context, the present contribution investigates the potential of urban densification to mitigate the heat island effects and to improve outdoor thermal conditions. Focusing on a quite densely urbanized district in Vienna, Austria, we carried out a set of simulations of urban microclimate for pre- and post-densification scenarios using the parametric modelling environment Rhinoceros 3D and a set of built-in algorithms in the Rhino’s plug-in Grasshopper. The study was conducted for a hot summer period. The results revealed a notable solar shielding effect of newly introduced vertical extensions of existing buildings, promoting temperature decrease and improved thermal conditions within more shaded urban canyons and courtyards. However, a slight warming effect was noted during the night-time due to the higher thermal storage and lower sky view factor. Full article
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A Simple Method to Evaluate Adaptation Measures for Urban Heat Island
by Hideki Takebayashi
Environments 2018, 5(6), 70; https://doi.org/10.3390/environments5060070 - 16 Jun 2018
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In recent years, adaptation measures such as awnings, louvers, directional reflective materials, mist sprays, and evaporative materials, have been developed with the expectation that they will serve as effective solutions to outdoor human thermal environments that are under the influence of urban heat [...] Read more.
In recent years, adaptation measures such as awnings, louvers, directional reflective materials, mist sprays, and evaporative materials, have been developed with the expectation that they will serve as effective solutions to outdoor human thermal environments that are under the influence of urban heat island. A simple method to evaluate the aforementioned adaptation measures is examined in this study, focusing on their appropriate introduction on urban space. The influence of the solar transmittance of adaptation measures such as shading, on mean radiant temperature (MRT) is approximately 1.5 °C per 0.10. If a shielding device that reflects a large amount of solar radiation and facilitates high levels of evaporation is developed, MRT and standard new effective temperature (SET*) will both decrease. Full article
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