URBAN MORPHOLOGY AS A MITIGATION STRATEGY OF URBAN WARMING IN ?OASIS CITIES? OF ARID REGIONS.Applying urban climate modelling in policy, planning and design - Case studies.

SOSA, M. BELÉN; CORREA ERICA; RUIZ, ANGÉLICA; CANTON, MARIA ALICIA

Urban Microclimate modelling for Comfort and Energy Studies

Springer

Año: 2020; p. 1 - 29

Cities have a synergy between the microclimatic conditions generated by the urban form, their interaction with its envelope materials and trees, and buildings energy consumption. From an energetic and environmental perspective, planning and designing neighborhoods that help to reduce the temperature of outdoor air are necessary to improve cities efficiency. This chapter collects and discusses the research works carried out by the Institute of Environment, Habitat and Energy, part of the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) in Mendoza, Argentina. This work aims to assess the impact of the urban canyon structure and urban grid forms on thermal behavior and energy consumption in ?oasis cities? of arid regions.