Influence of Groves on Daylight Conditions and Visual Performance of Users of Urban Civil Infrastructures

Agustín Castillo-Martínez and Antonio Peña-García
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Agustín Castillo-Martínez: Department of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, University of Jaén, 23700 Linares, Spain
Antonio Peña-García: Department of Civil Engineering, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 22, 1-9

Abstract: The control and efficient use of daylight is a difficult task due to its seasonal and hourly variation. Although it is matter of active research in indoor lighting due to the necessity to light human tasks at any hour of the day in a sustainable way, little attention has been paid to the impact of daylight on visual performance, safety and ergonomics of citizens, especially pedestrians in urban areas. This attention is even lower when dealing with the interaction between daylight and urban groves, which is an essential element in cities due to a wide variety of benefits like shadowing, CO 2 absorption, natural aesthetics, noise protection and many others. In this work, the interaction between daylight and typical urban trees in one city with high levels of insolation (Granada, in southern Spain) has been studied. The results, conclusions and proposals for a more sustainable urban planning are analyzed and presented.

Keywords: daylight; urban plantations; visual performance; insolation; civil infrastructure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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