RT journal article
T1 Effect of green infrastructures supported by adaptative solar shading systems on livability in open spaces
A1 Palomo Amores, Teresa Rocío
A1 Sánchez Ramos, José
A1 Cerezo Narváez, Alberto
A1 Guerrero Delgado, MCarmen
A1 Castro Medina, Daniel
A1 Álvarez Domínguez, Servando
A2 Ingeniería Mecánica y Diseño Industrial
A2 Máquinas y Motores Térmicos
K1 Adaptive solar shading
K1 Open spaces
K1 Outdoor livability
K1 Solar control
K1 Thermal comfort
K1 Urban green infrastructure
AB Lack of thermal comfort in the existing building stock in many warm summer climates and the COVID-19 pandemic have increased residents' temporary occupation of urban open spaces. However, climate change and other effects such as urban heat islands are also negatively affecting the livability of these spaces. Therefore, strategies are needed to improve the thermal conditions in these areas. In this context, the research designs, simulates and assesses an urban green infrastructure supported by an adaptative solar shading system. For this purpose, a public square to be renovated in Seville (Spain) is chosen. After an analysis of the current situation, more vegetation is added. However, trees are not planted fully grown, so their cover is not enough in the short term and an artificial system that protects from the sun by casting shade and that adapts to both their growth and the seasons is included. The urban space is characterized by on-site measurements, proposing four (initial, intermediates and final) scenarios using computational fluid dynamics simulations in an holistic microclimate modelling system. In turn, changes in thermal comfort are analyzed using the COMFA model. Results show that the air and surface temperature are decreased, reducing the number of hours in discomfort by 21% thanks to incorporating the green structure and by 30% due to the vegetation. It can be concluded that the use of these temporary urban prostheses enables urban spaces regenerated with vegetation to be enjoyed without waiting 20 or 30 years for the trees to mature, encouraging people to spend more time outdoors from the start of the intervention.
PB Elsevier
SN 1618-8667
YR 2023
FD 2023-02-24
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/29586
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/29586
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 06-nov-2026