URBAN ARBORIZATION AND THERMAL COMFORT: A STUDY FOR CAMPINAS CITY/SP/BRAZIL
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2179-2275.v0i9p73-85Keywords:
thermal comfort, urban environment, microclimate, PET, RayMan, Campinas-SPAbstract
This study analyzed the thermal comfort of two areas of Campinas city/ SP-Brazil, with different urban morphology and amount of trees. For the thermal comfort evaluation, the climatic variables air temperature, globe temperature, relative humidity and wind speed were measured in order to determine possible differences among the examined areas. It was found that temperature and relative humidity presented differences due to presence or absence of trees. The shadow of trees reduces temperature and increases thermal comfort. The values of PET (Physiologically Equivalent Temperature) indicated the Jardim das Paineiras (PET median = 20.80 °C), predominantly residential and good wooded, is more comfortable than the Downtown, quite dense and less wooded (PET median = 23.60 °C). Therefore, it could be observed a positive influence of the presence of trees in the urban microclimate, providing greater thermal comfort to its inhabitants. Therefore it can be concluded that the presence of trees in cities, as promoting thermal comfort affects positively the microclimate and indicate that more attention must be given to urban street trees by urban planners.
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