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Type: Journal article
Title: Heat resilience in public space and Its applications in healthy and low carbon cities
Author: Sharifi, E.
Boland, J.
Citation: Procedia Engineering, 2017; 180:944-954
Publisher: Elsevier
Issue Date: 2017
ISSN: 1877-7058
1877-7058
Editor: Ding, L.
Fiorito, F.
Osmond, P.
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E. Sharifi, J. Boland
Abstract: Australian cities are experiencing more heat stress in the 21st century than ever before. Public life in a majority of Australian cities suffer from heat stress in urban heat islands. This paper presents the concept of spatial heat resilience as the capability of the built environment to support outdoor activities during heat stress conditions. Outdoor activities and urban microclimate parameters were observed in selected public spaces of Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. Outdoor neutral and critical thermal thresholds are determined. An indexing system to indicate spatial heat resilience is presented. Correlations between spatial heat resilience and urban surface covers, and potential applications in low carbon cities are discussed. Results indicate that outdoor activities decrease after the neutral thermal threshold of 28-32°C. Critical zero-activity situations can occur in the range of 30- 48°C. Particularly public spaces with more tree canopy and natural landscapes have more resilience to heat stress. Heat mitigation during summer results in increased outdoor living. Heat resilient public spaces can provide high-performance outdoor environments in the context of climate change.
Keywords: Heat resilience; low carbon cities; public space vitality; urban microclimates
Description: International High- Performance Built Environment Conference – A Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2016 Series (SBE16), iHBE 2016
Rights: © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2017.04.254
Published version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2017.04.254
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