UTCI field measurements in an urban park in Florence (Italy)

• Authors: Martina Petralli , Luciano Massetti , David Pearlmutter , Giada Brandani , Alessandro Messeri , Simone Orlandini

Abstracts

EN

The aim of this study is to evaluate human thermal comfort in different green area settings in the city of Florence by using the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI). Field measurements of air temperature, solar radiation, relative humidity, wind speed and black globe thermometer were collected during hot summer days in various parts of Cascine Park, the biggest urban park in Florence (Italy). UTCI was evaluated over different surfaces (asphalt, gravel and grass) completely exposed to the sun or shaded by a large lime tree (Tilia × europaea). The results showed strong differences in UTCI values depending on the exposure to tree shade, while no significant difference was found among ground-cover materials when all surfaces were equally exposed to solar radiation. Future studies are needed to investigate the microclimatic effects of different tree species on UTCI.

Keywords

EN

Thermal comfort; urban park; UTCI; biometeorology; tree shade

• Publisher: Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
• Journal: Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 24
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 111-117

Dates

published

2020

Contributors

author

Martina Petralli

• CIBIC-UNIFI - Center for Bioclimatology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
• DAGRI-UNIFI - Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

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Luciano Massetti

• IBE-CNR - Institute of Biometeorology, Italian National Research Council, Florence, Italy

author

David Pearlmutter

• IBE-CNR - Institute of Biometeorology, Italian National Research Council, Florence, Italy
• Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel

author

Giada Brandani

• FCS - Foundation for Climate and Sustainability, Florence, Italy
• DAGRI-UNIFI - Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

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Alessandro Messeri

• DAGRI-UNIFI - Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

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Simone Orlandini

• FCS - Foundation for Climate and Sustainability, Florence, Italy
• DAGRI-UNIFI - Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

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946947