The impact of park trees on microclimate in urban areas |
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Authors: | N J Georgi K Zafiriadis |
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Institution: | (1) Dr. Landscape Architect, Tutor of Hellenic Open University, Spec. Scient. of the Ministry of Environment, Planning and Public Works, P.O. Box. 13680, 10310 Athens, Greece;(2) Dept. of Financial and Management Engineering, Dr. Min. Engineer, Tutor of University of the Aegean, Business School, ERGOSE S.A.-27, Karolou St, Athens, Greece |
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Abstract: | Trees in cities have an important positive effect on people’s lives. One such positive effect is the amelioration of microclimate.
The aim of this research is to assess the correlation between parameters that affect the microclimate of parks during the
summer. We measured air temperature, relative humidity and solar radiation in the sun and shade of the trees in urban parks
in Thessaloniki, Greece. The results indicate that: the air (A) temperature reduction percentage (dTair%), air relative humidity
increase (dTRh%), discontent index reduction percentage (DI%) (cooling effect) and solar radiation (L) percentage that passes
through the trees’ foliage to their shade creates an exponential function of dA% = a.e-bL. These functions are also applicable
to the limiting variation values of the parameters. If we use L = 0 (meaning Lightsh = 0, which is the case for an extremely
dense tree), then the values that we expect from this particular parameter are the maximum possible. These maximum values
are a characteristic feature of the parameter variation for this particular research area. These maximum values for the trees
in the parks of Thessaloniki are: maxdTair% ≈ 24%, maxdRh% ≈ 41% and maxdDI% ≈16%. |
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Keywords: | Air temperature Relative humidity Solar radiation Thermal comfort Shade trees |
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