IGEHCS   24394
INSTITUTO DE GEOGRAFIA, HISTORIA Y CIENCIAS SOCIALES
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Preparing urban climate maps using the LCZ methodology for improving communication with urban planners: the case of Tandil city, Argentina
Autor/es:
PICONE, NATASHA; CAMPO, ALICIA M.
Lugar:
Toulouse
Reunión:
Conferencia; International Conference on Urban Climate; 2015
Institución organizadora:
Meteo France
Resumen:
Local Climate Zones (LCZ) is a new methodology to improve the characterization of urban station localization. This new methodology has great potential to prepare urban climate maps and improve the way of communicating the results of urban climate research to urban planners. These kinds of maps are a highly accurate way to inform of the application of new mitigation strategies related to the climatic and construction characteristics of a city.Tandil is a mid city located in Buenos Aires province in Argentina. It has a transition temperate climate and is surrounded by the center of Tandilia?s Hill System from west to south. It takes up the top and middle basin of river Langueyú. The city?s population is of 116,916 inhabitants and it has a diversified economy with a well developed service sector.This is the first study in it?s kind in Argentina. The preparation of the LCZ map of Tandil takes into account such climatic information as temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind and comfort. This data was obtained throughout a three year measurements using meteorological stations and transect methods. Urban characterization parameters regarding construction, population density and land use were employed to build up the LCZ map. As a result, 16 LCZs were determined in Tandil, each one with its own climatic and construction characterization. The analysis of each LCZ situation puts into context the need to improve the already existing urban development plan which does not take into account climatic parameters. The mitigation strategies were mainly based on three types of intervention: gas emission control, improvement of urban vegetation and some construction restrictions.The map made it possible to improve the communication of the results to the urban planner since it contains the climatic and construction characteristics of each zone, the relation between both and the mitigation strategies that should be implemented to mitigate the negative effects that changes made by the city construction have caused in the population.