The Role of Vegetation in Climate Adaptability

Case Studies of Lodz and Warsaw

Dados Bibliográficos

ID22018486
AutoresMałgorzata Hanzl (0000-0003-2495-5867, Lodz University of Technology), Anna Tofiluk (0000-0002-5082-6746, Warsaw University of Technology), Kinga Zinowiec-Cieplik (0000-0001-6520-626X, Warsaw University of Technology), Magdalena Grochulska-Salak (0000-0001-6790-984X, Warsaw University of Technology), Anna Patrycja Nowak (0000-0003-2952-904X, Warsaw University of Technology)
Ano2021
Volume6
Fascículo4
Páginas9-24
Data de publicação2021-10-14
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoUrban Planning (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2183-7635 • E-ISSN: 2183-7635
EditoraCogitatio (PUBLISHER • PT)
DOI10.17645/up.v6i4.3931
OpenAlexW3206924371
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas62

The threats that arise from climate change and their associated economic, social, and environmental impacts are leading to the transformation of the spatial structures of cities. The growing demand for climate adaptability calls for the development of normative criteria for the design of forms of urban settings that integrate vegetation. Climate-responsive urban design reacts to the challenges of urban physics, which depend heavily on the forms of urban structures and the role of greenery. This method includes research on vegetation indexes and their impact on urban regulatory functions. The goal is to propose a comprehensive framework for assessing the functioning of urban public space, which considers the role and maintenance of green infrastructure. The intersection with the subject matter of analytical urban morphology is evident, in terms of the resolution of the urban fabric and its transformations over time. The framework of climate-responsive urban design also covers examining the parameters of surrounding built structures, such as the floor area ratio, the building coverage ratio, and building heights. In particular, the requirements of climate adaptation have an impact on the design of outdoor spaces in cities. In this article, we apply the selected methods that contribute to the climate-responsive urban design model to recommend the transformations of two urban nodes, in Lodz and Warsaw (Poland). Our goal is to indicate the future form of nodal public spaces with a focus on the needs of urban greenery, and to determine indicators for the local climate zone. After an initial literature review, we discuss a number of available indicators from the perspective of how they might contribute to determine the environmental conditions. We focus on urban water cycle, the requirement of trees for water, and insolation conditions

Adaptability · Civil engineering · Climate change · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Green infrastructure · Regional science · Urban climate · Urban density · Urban design · Urban Morphology · Urban planning · Engineering · Environmental Science · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Urban Green Space and Health · Urban Heat Island Mitigation · Ecology