Microclimate Classification of Bologna (Italy) as a Support Tool for Urban Services and Regeneration

Marianna Nardino, Letizia Cremonini, Teodoro Georgiadis, Emanuele Mandanici and Gabriele Bitelli
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Marianna Nardino: CNR-IBE (National Research Council, Institute for BioEconomy), 40129 Bologna, Italy
Letizia Cremonini: CNR-IBE (National Research Council, Institute for BioEconomy), 40129 Bologna, Italy
Teodoro Georgiadis: CNR-IBE (National Research Council, Institute for BioEconomy), 40129 Bologna, Italy
Emanuele Mandanici: Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental, and Materials Engineering, University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy
Gabriele Bitelli: Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental, and Materials Engineering, University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 9, 1-18

Abstract: A microclimate classification of the entire Bologna Municipality has been carried out in order to give a tool to the local administration in the drafting of the General Urbanistic Plan (PUG). The city was classified considering the variation of air temperature as a function of the surface characteristics, the vegetation fraction, the building density and the H/W ratio (height to width). Starting from the microclimate analysis carried out with fluid-dynamic modeling (Envi-met) for some areas of the city of urban interest, the air temperature variation was correlated to the physiological equivalent temperature (PET) in order to make a classification of physiological well-being for the resident population. An urban map of a normalized microclimate well-being index (BMN) has been obtained to give support when private, and public actors want to regenerate part of the city, taking into account the climate-centered approach for the development of a sustainability city.

Keywords: urban planning; urban morphology; urban sustainability; population wellness and health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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