Data reasoning to shape tree patches: optimising climate change adaptation in urban canyons

This paper aims to define a methodological framework and an operational approach for optimising the location, shape, and size of trees (or other NbS) within the surrounding urban morphology to locally reduce the urban heat island (UHI) effect and identify correlations between urban configurations an...

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Main Authors: Francesca Mosca, Gabriele Oneto, Martina Guasco, Katia Perini
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Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/techne/article/view/16560
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author Francesca Mosca
Gabriele Oneto
Martina Guasco
Katia Perini
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description This paper aims to define a methodological framework and an operational approach for optimising the location, shape, and size of trees (or other NbS) within the surrounding urban morphology to locally reduce the urban heat island (UHI) effect and identify correlations between urban configurations and NbS performance. The goal is to overcome current limitations, which include the lack of a systematic approach to maximising NbS performance in locally mitigating UHI. Based on the model of the urban canyon, the proposed theoretical and computational approach includes the definition of key performance indicators and their calculation to implement a multi-objective optimisation.
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spelling doaj-art-d5fdae85cd534d14b5bd58d487a974912025-08-20T02:51:59ZengFirenze University PressTechne2239-02432025-07-0129110.36253/techne-16560Data reasoning to shape tree patches: optimising climate change adaptation in urban canyonsFrancesca Mosca0Gabriele Oneto1Martina Guasco2Katia Perini3Dipartimento di Architettura e Design, Università degli Studi di Genova, ItaliaDipartimento di Architettura e Design, Università degli Studi di Genova, ItaliaDipartimento di Architettura e Design, Università degli Studi di Genova, ItaliaDipartimento di Architettura e Design, Università degli Studi di Genova, ItaliaThis paper aims to define a methodological framework and an operational approach for optimising the location, shape, and size of trees (or other NbS) within the surrounding urban morphology to locally reduce the urban heat island (UHI) effect and identify correlations between urban configurations and NbS performance. The goal is to overcome current limitations, which include the lack of a systematic approach to maximising NbS performance in locally mitigating UHI. Based on the model of the urban canyon, the proposed theoretical and computational approach includes the definition of key performance indicators and their calculation to implement a multi-objective optimisation. https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/techne/article/view/16560 Urban heat islandNature-based solutionsMulti-objective optimisationKey performance indicatorsClimate adaptation
spellingShingle Francesca Mosca
Gabriele Oneto
Martina Guasco
Katia Perini
Data reasoning to shape tree patches: optimising climate change adaptation in urban canyons
Techne
Urban heat island
Nature-based solutions
Multi-objective optimisation
Key performance indicators
Climate adaptation
title Data reasoning to shape tree patches: optimising climate change adaptation in urban canyons
title_full Data reasoning to shape tree patches: optimising climate change adaptation in urban canyons
title_fullStr Data reasoning to shape tree patches: optimising climate change adaptation in urban canyons
title_full_unstemmed Data reasoning to shape tree patches: optimising climate change adaptation in urban canyons
title_short Data reasoning to shape tree patches: optimising climate change adaptation in urban canyons
title_sort data reasoning to shape tree patches optimising climate change adaptation in urban canyons
topic Urban heat island
Nature-based solutions
Multi-objective optimisation
Key performance indicators
Climate adaptation
url https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/techne/article/view/16560
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