Alenka Fikfak (Author), Saja Kosanović (Author), Miha Konjar (Author), Janez Peter Grom (Author), Martina Zbašnik-Senegačnik (Author)

Abstract

The study conducted in this paper is focused on a predominantly residential area of the City of Ljubljana—Koseze, which is characterized by generally favorable (bio)climatic conditions. Nonetheless, thermal satellite images showed that residential neighborhoods within the Koseze district display unexpected variations in summer temperatures. This observation called into question the benefits of existing bioclimatic features and indicated the need to investigate and compare two neighborhoods with similar urban parameters, with the aim to identify morphological differential characteristics impacting urban heat island (UHI) intensity. By applying the study methodology based on a literature review, surveys of key precedents, detailed mapping in two Koseze locations, in situ measurements, observations and recordings, thermal imagery, and the analyses of statistical data, as well as by defining the four main categories of morphological urban parameters—structure, cover, fabric and metabolism, it was concluded that both neighborhoods have common morphological elements mitigating the UHI effect. Additionally, it was found that the neighborhood with higher UHI intensity has several less favorable features, such as busier roads, larger surface of parking corridors, and the existence of underground parking space. The traffic as an element of urban morphology hence represents the main cause of differences among UHI levels in the two Koseze neighborhoods.

Keywords

stanovanjska arhitektura;stanovanjsko naselje;terasasto stanovanjsko naselje;urbani metabolizem;urbani toplotni otok;urbano tkivo;urbana struktura;urbana pokrovnost;Koseze;Mostec;residential architecture;residential neighborhood;terraced residential neighborhood;urban metabolism;urban heat island;urban fabric;urban structure;urban cover;

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Language: English
Year of publishing:
Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization: UL FA - Faculty of Architecture
UDC: 728.2
COBISS: 3416196 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: 2071-1050
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Secondary language: Slovenian
Secondary keywords: stanovanjska arhitektura;stanovanjsko naselje;terasasto stanovanjsko naselje;urbani metabolizem;urbani toplotni otok;urbano tkivo;urbana struktura;urbana pokrovnost;Koseze;Mostec;
Type (COBISS): Article
Pages: str. 1-20
Volume: ǂVol. ǂ9
Issue: ǂiss. ǂ1
Chronology: 2017
DOI: 10.3390/su9010122
ID: 13539697