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Title: | Effects of Urban Morphology on Microclimate Parameters in an Urban University Campus |
Authors: | Zaki, Sheikh Ahmad Othman, Nurnida Elmira Syahidah, Siti Wan Yakub, Fitri Muhammad-Sukki, Firdaus Ardila-Rey, Jorge Alfredo Shahidan, Mohd Fairuz Mohd Saudi, Ahmad Shakir |
Keywords: | Air temperature Field measurement GIS Green cover ratio Thermal environment University campus Urban microclimate Urban morphology |
Issue Date: | 1-Apr-2020 |
Publisher: | MDPI AG |
Citation: | Zaki SA, Othman NE, Syahidah SW, Yakub F, Muhammad-Sukki F, Ardila-Rey JA, Shahidan MF, Mohd Saudi AS. Effects of Urban Morphology on Microclimate Parameters in an Urban University Campus. Sustainability. 2020; 12(7):2962. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12072962 |
Abstract: | This study investigated the effects of urban morphology on microclimate parameters in an urban university campus in Malaysia. Outdoor air temperatures (Tout) were recorded at eight different locations inside the campus for seven days. The study used three urban morphological parameters such as green cover ratio, height-to-width (H/W) ratio, and sky view factor (SVF). The relationship between urban morphological parameters and Tout obtained from in situ measurements was investigated. The results showed that, at a dense green cover ratio of 22% in a 7833 m2 area where the H/W ratio was 0.2, Tout was reduced by about 1% due to a long building shadow cover (12 h) and a high range of SVF (from 0.61 to 0.68). The use of geographic information system (GIS) to generate the spatial data of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Campus (UTMKL), morphological features and in situ Tout distributions provided useful information of Tout variations, and proved the applicability of GIS as a useful tool in smart city urban planning. © 2020 by the authors. |
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URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/25073 |
ISSN: | 20711050 |
Appears in Collections: | Journal Articles |
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