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Luc Adolphe - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Impact of urban heat island mitigation measures on microclimate and Pedestrian Comfort in a dense urban district of Lebanon
    Sustainable Cities and Society, 2020
    Co-Authors: Jeff Fahed, Elias Kinab, Stéphane Ginestet, Luc Adolphe
    Abstract:

    Abstract The interaction between microclimate and buildings is predominant in urban areas. Thus, the urbanization constitutes the main cause of UHI formation. During the last years, several studies exposed the critical effects of UHI in the Mediterranean climate. As a result, there is a need for sustainable systems and urban policies to reduce heat islands in urban areas. This paper aims to present the impact of some UHI mitigation strategies in a Mediterranean city, Beirut Lebanon. Numerical microclimate simulations of an existing Lebanese district of Dora in Beirut, are performed using ENVI-met software. The study focuses on the potential of UHI mitigation scenarios to create freshness in summer conditions. The strategies are based on the increase of green surfaces, on the installation of water spray and fountains, and on the increase of the albedo of the facades and roofs of the buildings. A focus is carried out on white models, dealing with the albedo modification of roads and buildings. The effect of the proposed strategies on the Pedestrian Comfort is also evaluated by using the physiologically equivalent temperature PET. Results pointed out that implementation of water features contributes to a significant reduction of ambient temperature reaching a maximum of 5 °C. In term of outdoor thermal Comfort, the results showed the important role of green areas on the improvement of Pedestrian Comfort during daytime. Finally, this research supports a set of actions that could be helpful for urban designer to create cool islands in the Lebanese neighborhoods.

  • Impact of Urban Cool Island measures on outdoor climate and Pedestrian Comfort: Simulations for a new district of Toulouse, France
    Sustainable Cities and Society, 2016
    Co-Authors: Tathiane A. L. Martins, Stéphane Ginestet, Luc Adolphe, Marion Bonhomme, Frederic Bonneaud, Serge Faraut, Charlotte Michel, William Guyard
    Abstract:

    One of the first airmail services in the world, the Aeropostale, was located at the Montaudran airport of Toulouse, France. This landmark and its surroundings will be refurbished in the years to come and will be transformed into a mixed-use development, the Aerospace Campus, with residential buildings, and commercial, sports, educational and cultural facilities. This new district has been planned mostly on the basis of heritage and functional rules. The UCI project (from "Urban Cool Islands") is a French national research project that discusses procedures aiming at incorporating a set of reasoned measures for local climate adaptation into this new urban area that will be set as a landmark development. This research aims to analyse and compare various suitable, resilient urban design strategies to provide support for their application in the Montaudran district, focusing on mitigating urban heat island effects in summer conditions. Three main methodological steps were undertaken: (1) the initial urban plan was assessed relative to a set of well-known urban morphology parameters and a microclimate analysis; (2) a set of urban design variations was established based on important microclimate adaptation measures as well as on the constraints and opportunities of the original plan; (3) the microclimate was modelled and the thermal Comfort of Pedestrians analysed. Results pointed out the major influence of water and green features on the mitigation of urban heat islands, notably in daytime. Besides creating an important urban cool island for Pedestrians, the results showed great opportunities for supporting decision makers on specific integrated actions towards a truly sustainable neighbourhood. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  • Impact of Urban Cool Island measures on outdoor climate and Pedestrian Comfort: Simulations for a new district of Toulouse, France
    Sustainable Cities and Society, 2016
    Co-Authors: Tathiane Agra De Lemos Martins, Stéphane Ginestet, Luc Adolphe, Marion Bonhomme, Frederic Bonneaud, Serge Faraut, Charlotte Michel, William Guyard
    Abstract:

    Abstract One of the first airmail services in the world, the Aeropostale, was located at the Montaudran airport of Toulouse, France. This landmark and its surroundings will be refurbished in the years to come and will be transformed into a mixed-use development, the Aerospace Campus, with residential buildings, and commercial, sports, educational and cultural facilities. This new district has been planned mostly on the basis of heritage and functional rules. The UCI project (from “Urban Cool Islands”) is a French national research project that discusses procedures aiming at incorporating a set of reasoned measures for local climate adaptation into this new urban area that will be set as a landmark development. This research aims to analyse and compare various suitable, resilient urban design strategies to provide support for their application in the Montaudran district, focusing on mitigating urban heat island effects in summer conditions. Three main methodological steps were undertaken: (1) the initial urban plan was assessed relative to a set of well-known urban morphology parameters and a microclimate analysis; (2) a set of urban design variations was established based on important microclimate adaptation measures as well as on the constraints and opportunities of the original plan; (3) the microclimate was modelled and the thermal Comfort of Pedestrians analysed. Results pointed out the major influence of water and green features on the mitigation of urban heat islands, notably in daytime. Besides creating an important urban cool island for Pedestrians, the results showed great opportunities for supporting decision makers on specific integrated actions towards a truly sustainable neighbourhood.

William Guyard - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Impact of Urban Cool Island measures on outdoor climate and Pedestrian Comfort: Simulations for a new district of Toulouse, France
    Sustainable Cities and Society, 2016
    Co-Authors: Tathiane A. L. Martins, Stéphane Ginestet, Luc Adolphe, Marion Bonhomme, Frederic Bonneaud, Serge Faraut, Charlotte Michel, William Guyard
    Abstract:

    One of the first airmail services in the world, the Aeropostale, was located at the Montaudran airport of Toulouse, France. This landmark and its surroundings will be refurbished in the years to come and will be transformed into a mixed-use development, the Aerospace Campus, with residential buildings, and commercial, sports, educational and cultural facilities. This new district has been planned mostly on the basis of heritage and functional rules. The UCI project (from "Urban Cool Islands") is a French national research project that discusses procedures aiming at incorporating a set of reasoned measures for local climate adaptation into this new urban area that will be set as a landmark development. This research aims to analyse and compare various suitable, resilient urban design strategies to provide support for their application in the Montaudran district, focusing on mitigating urban heat island effects in summer conditions. Three main methodological steps were undertaken: (1) the initial urban plan was assessed relative to a set of well-known urban morphology parameters and a microclimate analysis; (2) a set of urban design variations was established based on important microclimate adaptation measures as well as on the constraints and opportunities of the original plan; (3) the microclimate was modelled and the thermal Comfort of Pedestrians analysed. Results pointed out the major influence of water and green features on the mitigation of urban heat islands, notably in daytime. Besides creating an important urban cool island for Pedestrians, the results showed great opportunities for supporting decision makers on specific integrated actions towards a truly sustainable neighbourhood. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  • Impact of Urban Cool Island measures on outdoor climate and Pedestrian Comfort: Simulations for a new district of Toulouse, France
    Sustainable Cities and Society, 2016
    Co-Authors: Tathiane Agra De Lemos Martins, Stéphane Ginestet, Luc Adolphe, Marion Bonhomme, Frederic Bonneaud, Serge Faraut, Charlotte Michel, William Guyard
    Abstract:

    Abstract One of the first airmail services in the world, the Aeropostale, was located at the Montaudran airport of Toulouse, France. This landmark and its surroundings will be refurbished in the years to come and will be transformed into a mixed-use development, the Aerospace Campus, with residential buildings, and commercial, sports, educational and cultural facilities. This new district has been planned mostly on the basis of heritage and functional rules. The UCI project (from “Urban Cool Islands”) is a French national research project that discusses procedures aiming at incorporating a set of reasoned measures for local climate adaptation into this new urban area that will be set as a landmark development. This research aims to analyse and compare various suitable, resilient urban design strategies to provide support for their application in the Montaudran district, focusing on mitigating urban heat island effects in summer conditions. Three main methodological steps were undertaken: (1) the initial urban plan was assessed relative to a set of well-known urban morphology parameters and a microclimate analysis; (2) a set of urban design variations was established based on important microclimate adaptation measures as well as on the constraints and opportunities of the original plan; (3) the microclimate was modelled and the thermal Comfort of Pedestrians analysed. Results pointed out the major influence of water and green features on the mitigation of urban heat islands, notably in daytime. Besides creating an important urban cool island for Pedestrians, the results showed great opportunities for supporting decision makers on specific integrated actions towards a truly sustainable neighbourhood.

Stéphane Ginestet - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Impact of urban heat island mitigation measures on microclimate and Pedestrian Comfort in a dense urban district of Lebanon
    Sustainable Cities and Society, 2020
    Co-Authors: Jeff Fahed, Elias Kinab, Stéphane Ginestet, Luc Adolphe
    Abstract:

    Abstract The interaction between microclimate and buildings is predominant in urban areas. Thus, the urbanization constitutes the main cause of UHI formation. During the last years, several studies exposed the critical effects of UHI in the Mediterranean climate. As a result, there is a need for sustainable systems and urban policies to reduce heat islands in urban areas. This paper aims to present the impact of some UHI mitigation strategies in a Mediterranean city, Beirut Lebanon. Numerical microclimate simulations of an existing Lebanese district of Dora in Beirut, are performed using ENVI-met software. The study focuses on the potential of UHI mitigation scenarios to create freshness in summer conditions. The strategies are based on the increase of green surfaces, on the installation of water spray and fountains, and on the increase of the albedo of the facades and roofs of the buildings. A focus is carried out on white models, dealing with the albedo modification of roads and buildings. The effect of the proposed strategies on the Pedestrian Comfort is also evaluated by using the physiologically equivalent temperature PET. Results pointed out that implementation of water features contributes to a significant reduction of ambient temperature reaching a maximum of 5 °C. In term of outdoor thermal Comfort, the results showed the important role of green areas on the improvement of Pedestrian Comfort during daytime. Finally, this research supports a set of actions that could be helpful for urban designer to create cool islands in the Lebanese neighborhoods.

  • Impact of Urban Cool Island measures on outdoor climate and Pedestrian Comfort: Simulations for a new district of Toulouse, France
    Sustainable Cities and Society, 2016
    Co-Authors: Tathiane A. L. Martins, Stéphane Ginestet, Luc Adolphe, Marion Bonhomme, Frederic Bonneaud, Serge Faraut, Charlotte Michel, William Guyard
    Abstract:

    One of the first airmail services in the world, the Aeropostale, was located at the Montaudran airport of Toulouse, France. This landmark and its surroundings will be refurbished in the years to come and will be transformed into a mixed-use development, the Aerospace Campus, with residential buildings, and commercial, sports, educational and cultural facilities. This new district has been planned mostly on the basis of heritage and functional rules. The UCI project (from "Urban Cool Islands") is a French national research project that discusses procedures aiming at incorporating a set of reasoned measures for local climate adaptation into this new urban area that will be set as a landmark development. This research aims to analyse and compare various suitable, resilient urban design strategies to provide support for their application in the Montaudran district, focusing on mitigating urban heat island effects in summer conditions. Three main methodological steps were undertaken: (1) the initial urban plan was assessed relative to a set of well-known urban morphology parameters and a microclimate analysis; (2) a set of urban design variations was established based on important microclimate adaptation measures as well as on the constraints and opportunities of the original plan; (3) the microclimate was modelled and the thermal Comfort of Pedestrians analysed. Results pointed out the major influence of water and green features on the mitigation of urban heat islands, notably in daytime. Besides creating an important urban cool island for Pedestrians, the results showed great opportunities for supporting decision makers on specific integrated actions towards a truly sustainable neighbourhood. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  • Impact of Urban Cool Island measures on outdoor climate and Pedestrian Comfort: Simulations for a new district of Toulouse, France
    Sustainable Cities and Society, 2016
    Co-Authors: Tathiane Agra De Lemos Martins, Stéphane Ginestet, Luc Adolphe, Marion Bonhomme, Frederic Bonneaud, Serge Faraut, Charlotte Michel, William Guyard
    Abstract:

    Abstract One of the first airmail services in the world, the Aeropostale, was located at the Montaudran airport of Toulouse, France. This landmark and its surroundings will be refurbished in the years to come and will be transformed into a mixed-use development, the Aerospace Campus, with residential buildings, and commercial, sports, educational and cultural facilities. This new district has been planned mostly on the basis of heritage and functional rules. The UCI project (from “Urban Cool Islands”) is a French national research project that discusses procedures aiming at incorporating a set of reasoned measures for local climate adaptation into this new urban area that will be set as a landmark development. This research aims to analyse and compare various suitable, resilient urban design strategies to provide support for their application in the Montaudran district, focusing on mitigating urban heat island effects in summer conditions. Three main methodological steps were undertaken: (1) the initial urban plan was assessed relative to a set of well-known urban morphology parameters and a microclimate analysis; (2) a set of urban design variations was established based on important microclimate adaptation measures as well as on the constraints and opportunities of the original plan; (3) the microclimate was modelled and the thermal Comfort of Pedestrians analysed. Results pointed out the major influence of water and green features on the mitigation of urban heat islands, notably in daytime. Besides creating an important urban cool island for Pedestrians, the results showed great opportunities for supporting decision makers on specific integrated actions towards a truly sustainable neighbourhood.

Serge Faraut - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Impact of Urban Cool Island measures on outdoor climate and Pedestrian Comfort: Simulations for a new district of Toulouse, France
    Sustainable Cities and Society, 2016
    Co-Authors: Tathiane A. L. Martins, Stéphane Ginestet, Luc Adolphe, Marion Bonhomme, Frederic Bonneaud, Serge Faraut, Charlotte Michel, William Guyard
    Abstract:

    One of the first airmail services in the world, the Aeropostale, was located at the Montaudran airport of Toulouse, France. This landmark and its surroundings will be refurbished in the years to come and will be transformed into a mixed-use development, the Aerospace Campus, with residential buildings, and commercial, sports, educational and cultural facilities. This new district has been planned mostly on the basis of heritage and functional rules. The UCI project (from "Urban Cool Islands") is a French national research project that discusses procedures aiming at incorporating a set of reasoned measures for local climate adaptation into this new urban area that will be set as a landmark development. This research aims to analyse and compare various suitable, resilient urban design strategies to provide support for their application in the Montaudran district, focusing on mitigating urban heat island effects in summer conditions. Three main methodological steps were undertaken: (1) the initial urban plan was assessed relative to a set of well-known urban morphology parameters and a microclimate analysis; (2) a set of urban design variations was established based on important microclimate adaptation measures as well as on the constraints and opportunities of the original plan; (3) the microclimate was modelled and the thermal Comfort of Pedestrians analysed. Results pointed out the major influence of water and green features on the mitigation of urban heat islands, notably in daytime. Besides creating an important urban cool island for Pedestrians, the results showed great opportunities for supporting decision makers on specific integrated actions towards a truly sustainable neighbourhood. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  • Impact of Urban Cool Island measures on outdoor climate and Pedestrian Comfort: Simulations for a new district of Toulouse, France
    Sustainable Cities and Society, 2016
    Co-Authors: Tathiane Agra De Lemos Martins, Stéphane Ginestet, Luc Adolphe, Marion Bonhomme, Frederic Bonneaud, Serge Faraut, Charlotte Michel, William Guyard
    Abstract:

    Abstract One of the first airmail services in the world, the Aeropostale, was located at the Montaudran airport of Toulouse, France. This landmark and its surroundings will be refurbished in the years to come and will be transformed into a mixed-use development, the Aerospace Campus, with residential buildings, and commercial, sports, educational and cultural facilities. This new district has been planned mostly on the basis of heritage and functional rules. The UCI project (from “Urban Cool Islands”) is a French national research project that discusses procedures aiming at incorporating a set of reasoned measures for local climate adaptation into this new urban area that will be set as a landmark development. This research aims to analyse and compare various suitable, resilient urban design strategies to provide support for their application in the Montaudran district, focusing on mitigating urban heat island effects in summer conditions. Three main methodological steps were undertaken: (1) the initial urban plan was assessed relative to a set of well-known urban morphology parameters and a microclimate analysis; (2) a set of urban design variations was established based on important microclimate adaptation measures as well as on the constraints and opportunities of the original plan; (3) the microclimate was modelled and the thermal Comfort of Pedestrians analysed. Results pointed out the major influence of water and green features on the mitigation of urban heat islands, notably in daytime. Besides creating an important urban cool island for Pedestrians, the results showed great opportunities for supporting decision makers on specific integrated actions towards a truly sustainable neighbourhood.

Frederic Bonneaud - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Impact of Urban Cool Island measures on outdoor climate and Pedestrian Comfort: Simulations for a new district of Toulouse, France
    Sustainable Cities and Society, 2016
    Co-Authors: Tathiane A. L. Martins, Stéphane Ginestet, Luc Adolphe, Marion Bonhomme, Frederic Bonneaud, Serge Faraut, Charlotte Michel, William Guyard
    Abstract:

    One of the first airmail services in the world, the Aeropostale, was located at the Montaudran airport of Toulouse, France. This landmark and its surroundings will be refurbished in the years to come and will be transformed into a mixed-use development, the Aerospace Campus, with residential buildings, and commercial, sports, educational and cultural facilities. This new district has been planned mostly on the basis of heritage and functional rules. The UCI project (from "Urban Cool Islands") is a French national research project that discusses procedures aiming at incorporating a set of reasoned measures for local climate adaptation into this new urban area that will be set as a landmark development. This research aims to analyse and compare various suitable, resilient urban design strategies to provide support for their application in the Montaudran district, focusing on mitigating urban heat island effects in summer conditions. Three main methodological steps were undertaken: (1) the initial urban plan was assessed relative to a set of well-known urban morphology parameters and a microclimate analysis; (2) a set of urban design variations was established based on important microclimate adaptation measures as well as on the constraints and opportunities of the original plan; (3) the microclimate was modelled and the thermal Comfort of Pedestrians analysed. Results pointed out the major influence of water and green features on the mitigation of urban heat islands, notably in daytime. Besides creating an important urban cool island for Pedestrians, the results showed great opportunities for supporting decision makers on specific integrated actions towards a truly sustainable neighbourhood. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  • Impact of Urban Cool Island measures on outdoor climate and Pedestrian Comfort: Simulations for a new district of Toulouse, France
    Sustainable Cities and Society, 2016
    Co-Authors: Tathiane Agra De Lemos Martins, Stéphane Ginestet, Luc Adolphe, Marion Bonhomme, Frederic Bonneaud, Serge Faraut, Charlotte Michel, William Guyard
    Abstract:

    Abstract One of the first airmail services in the world, the Aeropostale, was located at the Montaudran airport of Toulouse, France. This landmark and its surroundings will be refurbished in the years to come and will be transformed into a mixed-use development, the Aerospace Campus, with residential buildings, and commercial, sports, educational and cultural facilities. This new district has been planned mostly on the basis of heritage and functional rules. The UCI project (from “Urban Cool Islands”) is a French national research project that discusses procedures aiming at incorporating a set of reasoned measures for local climate adaptation into this new urban area that will be set as a landmark development. This research aims to analyse and compare various suitable, resilient urban design strategies to provide support for their application in the Montaudran district, focusing on mitigating urban heat island effects in summer conditions. Three main methodological steps were undertaken: (1) the initial urban plan was assessed relative to a set of well-known urban morphology parameters and a microclimate analysis; (2) a set of urban design variations was established based on important microclimate adaptation measures as well as on the constraints and opportunities of the original plan; (3) the microclimate was modelled and the thermal Comfort of Pedestrians analysed. Results pointed out the major influence of water and green features on the mitigation of urban heat islands, notably in daytime. Besides creating an important urban cool island for Pedestrians, the results showed great opportunities for supporting decision makers on specific integrated actions towards a truly sustainable neighbourhood.