ABSTRACT
Urban areas are home to millions of people of all ages, with different levels of vulnerability. These people are confronted with the microclimatic conditions of their environment every day. In order to provide a healthy and sustainable environment, architectural and urban design must minimise people’s exposure to airborne pollutants and heat stress. As can be seen, the wind speeds are relatively low in the modelling domain, with values less than 50% of the initial speed over a large part of the domain. The comfort of moving pedestrians may differ significantly from the static conditions, as these people are exposed to microclimates that vary over a short period of time as they move through the urban territory. Negative values correspond to a decrease in air temperature as a result of the proposed improvements. Thanks to the proposed improvements, the air temperature could be reduced by 1.5 K compared to the initial project.
