Effects of Urban Morphology on Microclimate Parameters in an Urban University Campus

Sheikh Ahmad Zaki, Nurnida Elmira Othman, Siti Wan Syahidah, Fitri Yakub, Firdaus Muhammad-Sukki, Jorge Alfredo Ardila-Rey, Mohd Fairuz Shahidan and Ahmad Shakir Mohd Saudi
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Sheikh Ahmad Zaki: Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Semarak, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia
Nurnida Elmira Othman: Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Semarak, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia
Siti Wan Syahidah: Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Semarak, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia
Fitri Yakub: Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Semarak, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia
Firdaus Muhammad-Sukki: School of Engineering, Robert Gordon University, Garthdee Road, Aberdeen AB10 7GJ, Scotland, UK
Jorge Alfredo Ardila-Rey: Department of Electrical Engineering, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Santiago de Chile 8940000, Chile
Mohd Fairuz Shahidan: Faculty of Design and Architecture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
Ahmad Shakir Mohd Saudi: Environmental Health Research Cluster, Environmental Healthcare Section, Institute of Medical Science Technology, Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Kajang 43000, Malaysia

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 7, 1-17

Abstract: This study investigated the effects of urban morphology on microclimate parameters in an urban university campus in Malaysia. Outdoor air temperatures ( T out ) were recorded at eight different locations inside the campus for seven days. The study used three urban morphological parameters such as green cover ratio, height-to-width ( H / W ) ratio, and sky view factor (SVF). The relationship between urban morphological parameters and T out obtained from in situ measurements was investigated. The results showed that, at a dense green cover ratio of 22% in a 7833 m 2 area where the H / W ratio was 0.2, T out was reduced by about 1% due to a long building shadow cover (12 h) and a high range of SVF (from 0.61 to 0.68). The use of geographic information system (GIS) to generate the spatial data of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Campus (UTMKL), morphological features and in situ T out distributions provided useful information of T out variations, and proved the applicability of GIS as a useful tool in smart city urban planning.

Keywords: urban microclimate; urban morphology; GIS; field measurement; university campus; thermal environment; air temperature; green cover ratio (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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