Microclimate modelling of street tree species effects within the varied urban morphology in the Mediterranean city of Tel Aviv, Israel

International Journal of Climatology - Tập 30 Số 1 - Trang 44-57 - 2010
Limor Shashua‐Bar1, Oded Potchter2, Arieh Bitan2, Dalia Boltansky3, Yaron Yaakov2
1Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
2Unit for Applied Climatology and Environmental Aspects, Department of Geography and the Human Environment, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 39040, Israel
3Dalia Boltansky, Boltansky Architects Ltd, Tel-Aviv, Israel

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AbstractMicroclimate formation and its significance in urban planning was examined through two components that predominate in affecting the city's climate: built‐up morphology and urban shade trees.The methodological approach focus is on a generalization procedure for quantifying the thermal effect of any studied situation through parameterization of the vegetated variables and the built‐up forms. The analysis is integrative, using empirical climatic data followed by an analytical study for generalization and sensitivity analysis using an integrative model, the Green CTTC model.Three urban tree species predominant in the Tel Aviv gardens and streets, with different canopy characteristics, and three levels of building densities were analysed to determine their thermal effect on an urban street microclimate. The variables were parameterized according to six basic cooling attributes for the studied tree species in urban gardens in Tel Aviv, and according to three geometric built‐up parameters for the studied urban street.The integrative modelling approach of considering all changes simultaneously was illustrated on an urban boulevard in Tel Aviv. The analysis demonstrates the shortcomings of piecemeal modelling and the merits of the integrative approach.The study indicates the importance of urban trees in alleviating the heat island effect in a hot and humid summer. The tree cooling effect was found to be strongly related to the built form geometry. In all the studied cases, the thermal effect of the tree was found to depend mainly on its canopy coverage level and planting density in the urban street and little on other species characteristics.The methodology of analysis presented in this paper can be applied to develop an operational tool in assessing for an urban open space the integrative thermal effects of different tree species, and of the varied urban morphology and the interaction between them. Copyright © 2009 Royal Meteorological Society

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International Journal of Climatology

Tập 30 Số 1

44-57

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