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F. Musco (ed.), Counteracting Urban Heat Island Effects in a Global Climate
Change Scenario, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-10425-6_8
Chapter 8
Mitigation of and Adaptation to UHI
Phenomena: The Padua Case Study
Francesco Musco, Laura Fregolent, Davide Ferro, Filippo Magni,
Denis Maragno, Davide Martinucci, and Giuliana Fornaciari
Abstract Elaborating solutions to counteract UHI effects can represents a relevant
challenge for spatial planning and urban design. A specific experimentation has
been developed on the city of Padua, analysing different scenarios of urban warming
and using specific monitoring tools (Lidar/aerial survey) to define a DIM (Digital
Surface Models) providing local situation in terms of green quality and extension,
solar incidence/radiation, sky view factors, building materials. This chapter reconstruct the methodology followed during the survey and the elaboration of specific
solutions to counteract UHI accordingly different scenarios.
Keyword Urban planning • Local plans • Digital surface models • Climate
adaptation
8.1 Introduction
The test developed by the Veneto Region and by the working group of the Iuav
University of Venice as part of the European project “UHI – Development and
application of mitigation and adaptation strategies and measures for counteracting
the global Urban Heat Islands phenomenon” is based on the territorial peculiarities of the Veneto region’s lowlands, mostly characterized by small sized historical
centers and the widespread settlements that have developed around them over the
last 40 years. This urbanization occurred without strategies or rules as a summation
of individual initiatives that amalgamated residential forms and functions with
large thoroughfares, as well as production and commercial areas (Selicato and
Rotondo 2003).
F. Musco (*) • L. Fregolent • D. Ferro • F. Magni • D. Maragno
D. Martinucci • G. Fornaciari
Department of Design and Planning in Complex Environments, IUAV University of Venice,
S.Croce, 1957, 30135 Venice, Italy
e-mail: francesco.musco@iuav.it; climatechange@iuav.it;
laura.fregolent@iuav.it; fmagni@iuav.it; dmaragno@iuav.it
© The Author(s) 2016
F. Musco (ed.), Counteracting Urban Heat Island Effects in a Global Climate
Change Scenario, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-10425-6_8
Chapter 8
Mitigation of and Adaptation to UHI
Phenomena: The Padua Case Study
Francesco Musco, Laura Fregolent, Davide Ferro, Filippo Magni,
Denis Maragno, Davide Martinucci, and Giuliana Fornaciari
Abstract Elaborating solutions to counteract UHI effects can represents a relevant
challenge for spatial planning and urban design. A specific experimentation has
been developed on the city of Padua, analysing different scenarios of urban warming
and using specific monitoring tools (Lidar/aerial survey) to define a DIM (Digital
Surface Models) providing local situation in terms of green quality and extension,
solar incidence/radiation, sky view factors, building materials. This chapter reconstruct the methodology followed during the survey and the elaboration of specific
solutions to counteract UHI accordingly different scenarios.
Keyword Urban planning • Local plans • Digital surface models • Climate
adaptation
8.1 Introduction
The test developed by the Veneto Region and by the working group of the Iuav
University of Venice as part of the European project “UHI – Development and
application of mitigation and adaptation strategies and measures for counteracting
the global Urban Heat Islands phenomenon” is based on the territorial peculiarities of the Veneto region’s lowlands, mostly characterized by small sized historical
centers and the widespread settlements that have developed around them over the
last 40 years. This urbanization occurred without strategies or rules as a summation
of individual initiatives that amalgamated residential forms and functions with
large thoroughfares, as well as production and commercial areas (Selicato and
Rotondo 2003).
F. Musco (*) • L. Fregolent • D. Ferro • F. Magni • D. Maragno
D. Martinucci • G. Fornaciari
Department of Design and Planning in Complex Environments, IUAV University of Venice,
S.Croce, 1957, 30135 Venice, Italy
e-mail: francesco.musco@iuav.it; climatechange@iuav.it;
laura.fregolent@iuav.it; fmagni@iuav.it; dmaragno@iuav.it