Two-and Three-Dimensional Urban Core Determinants of the Urban Heat Island: A Statistical Approach
Two-and Three-Dimensional Urban Core Determinants of the Urban Heat Island: A Statistical Approach作者机构:Department of City and Regional Planning The Ohio State University Columbus Ohio 43210 USA
出 版 物:《Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering(B)》 (环境科学与工程(B))
年 卷 期:2012年第1卷第3期
页 面:363-378页
学科分类:082803[工学-农业生物环境与能源工程] 07[理学] 08[工学] 0828[工学-农业工程] 070602[理学-大气物理学与大气环境] 0706[理学-大气科学] 0833[工学-城乡规划学]
主 题:Urban heat island urban morphology three-dimensional city model geographic information system.
摘 要:There is no doubt that the UHI (urban heat island) is a mounting problem in built-up environments, due to the energy retention by surface dense building materials, leading to increased temperatures, air pollution, and energy consumption. Much of the earlier research on the UHI has used two-dimensional (2-D) information, such as land uses and the distribution of vegetation. In the case of homogeneous land uses, it is possible to predict surface temperatures with reasonable accuracy with 2-D information. However, three-dimensional (3-D) information is necessary to analyze more complex sites, including dense building clusters. In this research, 3-D building geometry information is combined with 2-D urban surface information to examine the relationship between urban characteristics and temperature. The research includes the following stages: (1) estimating urban temperature; (2) developing a 3-D city model; (3) generating geometric parameters; and (4) conducting statistical analyses using both linear and non-linear regression models. The implications of the results are discussed, providing guidelines for policies aiming to reduce the UHI.