Resource type:
Research
EU project stamp:
No
Link to knowledge resource
Main entity:
EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)
Societal challenges:
Green Space Management
Place Regeneration & Knowledge
Social Capacity Building for Sustainable Urban Transformation
Scope:
Europe
Focus:
Italy
Description:
The study focuses on urban microclimate and energy balance in the built environment and discusses key challenges for successful implementation of integrated design solutions, at different scales, for climate change adaptation. Through the development of two experimental renovation case studies in Rome, the authors investigate the microclimatic impacts of different environmental design strategies, showing in particular the effectiveness of combined landscape technologies, levering on vegetation and soil permeability to mitigate the urban microclimate, as well as improving the outdoor thermal comfort of urban people.
Date:
2021
Journal:
Urban Services to EcosystemsAffiliation: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Language:
EN