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Zeitschriftenartikel:

M. Vuckovic, K. Kiesel, A. Mahdavi:
"Studies in the assessment of vegetation impact in the urban context";
Energy and Buildings, 145 (2017), S. 331 - 341.



Kurzfassung deutsch:
(no german version available) Over the last years there has been a massive - and partially chaotic - increase in the extent of metropolitanareas. As a result, the microclimate of the cities, the performance of buildings, and the quality of urbanlife are critically affected by anthropogenic heat flux, heat absorbing construction materials, and reducedvegetation coverage. In light of this, the consideration and adoption of measures for the improvement ofthermal conditions in the urban environment is a necessity. In this context, the present paper reports ona number of original case studies, which address the role of urban vegetation and green areas in differentways in terms of measures, methods, and scales. Thereby, the case studies are structured in terms oftwo general vantage points. Whereas the first group is primarily concerned with the implications ofvegetation for microclimatic conditions in the urban settings (e.g. the effect of trees on the microclimateof streets and courtyards), the second group addresses the vegetation implications for the performanceof buildings (e.g., cooling energy use and thermal discomfort in indoor environments).

Kurzfassung englisch:
Over the last years there has been a massive - and partially chaotic - increase in the extent of metropolitanareas. As a result, the microclimate of the cities, the performance of buildings, and the quality of urbanlife are critically affected by anthropogenic heat flux, heat absorbing construction materials, and reducedvegetation coverage. In light of this, the consideration and adoption of measures for the improvement ofthermal conditions in the urban environment is a necessity. In this context, the present paper reports ona number of original case studies, which address the role of urban vegetation and green areas in differentways in terms of measures, methods, and scales. Thereby, the case studies are structured in terms oftwo general vantage points. Whereas the first group is primarily concerned with the implications ofvegetation for microclimatic conditions in the urban settings (e.g. the effect of trees on the microclimateof streets and courtyards), the second group addresses the vegetation implications for the performanceof buildings (e.g., cooling energy use and thermal discomfort in indoor environments).

Schlagworte:
Thermal building perfromance, Microclimate, Vegetation, Green Roofs, Urban Trees.

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