Shih, Wan Yu, Ahmad, Sohail orcid.org/0000-0002-2816-8484, Chen, Yu Cheng et al. (2 more authors) (2020) Spatial relationship between land development pattern and intra-urban thermal variations in Taipei. Sustainable Cities and Society. 102415. ISSN 2210-6707
Abstract
This paper assesses the influence of land development patterns on intra-urban thermal variation in a densely-developed subtropical city, considering joint effect from greenspace pattern and built-up geometry. Despite growing research on urban climates, research at a scale that can support urban planning with scientificallyinformed strategies is still not as well documented for warm climate cities as for temperate cities. In response, this paper uses land surface temperature and geoinformation to assess the subtropical city of Taipei, Taiwan. Results show cooler environments are not only associated with natural surfaces, but also their interrelation with different spatial arrangement of buildings. An open layout tends to have lower temperature at low- to mid-rise buildings, whereas a compact layout is the coolest form for high-rise buildings. Cooling benefit from open layouts is, however, related to an increase in greenery. Clustering distribution of greenspaces produces more notable cooling. Accordingly, this paper proposes four heat mitigation strategies for Taipei: 1) increasing the amount of water bodies and vegetation, with greater coverage and coherence; 2) taking building height and shadow into account during regeneration/development; 3) increasing spacing and greenery between low- to midrise buildings; and 4) avoiding construction of compact low-rise buildings with corrugated iron steel.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 The Authors Funding Information: This work was supported by a Wellcome Trust Seed Award in Humanities and Social Sciences [ 205764-Z-16-Z ]. The second author acknowledges funding received via UK Research and Innovation as part of the UK Government’s Global Challenges Research Fund. |
Keywords: | Climate change adaptation,Land surface temperature,Local climate zones,Urban geometry,Urban heat island effect,Urban planning |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Environment and Geography (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 03 Feb 2023 09:20 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 19:01 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2020.102415 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.scs.2020.102415 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:196004 |
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