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http://dx.doi.org/10.9715/KILA.2022.50.6.001

Scenario-Based Analysis on the Effects of Green Areas on the Improvement of Urban Thermal Environment  

Min, Jin-Kyu (Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Kyungpook National University)
Eum, Jeong-Hee (Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Kyungpook National University)
Sung, Uk-Je (Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Kyungpook National University)
Son, Jeong-Min (Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Kyungpook National University)
Kim, Ju-Eun (Forest Ecology Division, Korea Forest Research Institute)
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Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture / v.50, no.6, 2022 , pp. 1-14 More about this Journal
Abstract
To alleviate the urban heat island phenomenon, this study aims to quantitatively analyze the effects of neighborhood green spaces on the improvement of the thermal environment based on detailed scenarios of five types of green spaces, including parks, pocket parks, parking lot greening, roadside planting, and rooftop-wall greening. The ENVI-met 4.4.6v model, a microclimate simulation program, was used to analyze the effects of green spaces. As a result, it was found that the air temperature decreased as the planting density of the park increased, but the thermal comfort index PET, which is the degree of heat sensation felt by humans, was not directly proportional to temperature. The establishment of a pocket park reduced air temperature up to a radius of 56m, while the range of temperature reduction increased by about 12.5% when three additional pocket parks were established at 250m intervals. Unlike the air temperature, PET was only affected in the vicinity of the planted area, so there was no significant difference in the thermal comfort of the surrounding environment due to the construction of pocket parks. Changing the surface pavement from asphalt to lawn blocks and implementing rooftop or wall greening did not directly act as solar shading but positively affected air temperature reduction; PET showed no significant difference. Roadside planting showed a higher air temperature reduction effect as the planting interval was narrower, but PET was not directly proportional to tree density. In the case of shrub planting under trees, it did not significantly affect the air temperature reduction but positively affected the improvement of thermal comfort. This study can outline strategies for constructing neighborhood green spaces to solve the urban heat island phenomena and establish detailed strategies for efficient thermal environment improvements.
Keywords
Neighborhood Green Spaces; Greening Types; ENVI-Met; Urban Heat Island;
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