在城市减热方面优先考虑社会脆弱性
Kwun Yip Fung1, Zong-Liang Yang1, Alberto Martilli2
1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
城市树木和凉爽的屋顶可以缓解城市的热浪. 城市树木提高了社区对热应激的抵御力,特别是考虑到社会脆弱性和社区对有效减热策略的需求时.
科学领域:
- 城市气候学 城市气候学
- 环境科学环境科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 城市过热在热浪期间带来重大风险,不成比例地影响弱势群体.
- 有效的缓解策略对于提高城市性和公共健康至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 量化比较各种城市过热减缓策略,重点关注冷却效率和社会脆弱性.
- 评估城市树木和凉爽屋顶对热舒适度和社区弹性的影响.
主要方法:
- 利用城市规模的模拟,并用天气研究和预报 (WRF) 模型进行了增强.
- 纳入了城市树效应,并计算了通用热气候指数 (UTCI) 进行热舒适度评估.
- 分析了基于社会脆弱性的热减缓和基于脆弱性的每日累积热应激变化.
主要成果:
- 城市树木在白天提供了0.27K (UTCI) 的降温影响,而凉爽的屋顶提供了0.30K.
- 尽管直接降温的程度略低,但城市树木在增强社区对热应激的抵御力方面显得非常有效.
- 通过将人口组成和物理结构纳入战略设计,可以实现公平的缓解.
结论:
- 在评估减热影响时,社区的性必须是关键因素.
- 设计以社区为导向的战略需要评估城市植树空间,屋顶区域和社区脆弱性.
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