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Computer-Aided Greenery Design—Prototype Green Structure Improving Human Health in Urban Ecosystem

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  • Dominik Sędzicki

    (Department of Urban Architecture and Waterscapes, Faculty of Architecture, Gdańsk University of Technology, 11/12 Narutowicza Street, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland)

  • Jan Cudzik

    (Department of Urban Architecture and Waterscapes, Faculty of Architecture, Gdańsk University of Technology, 11/12 Narutowicza Street, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland)

  • Lucyna Nyka

    (Department of Urban Architecture and Waterscapes, Faculty of Architecture, Gdańsk University of Technology, 11/12 Narutowicza Street, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland)

Abstract

Increasing population and urbanization, with climate change consequences, such as rising temperatures, influence public health and well-being. The search to improve the quality of life in cities becomes one of the priority objectives. A solution can be found in the role of greenery in an urban environment and its impact on human health. This opens a path toward experimentation on microclimate green structures that can be inserted into dense urban spaces providing human and environmental benefits. The article proposes an automated greenery design method combined with rapid prototyping for such interventions. A theoretical analysis of the problem preceded the introduction of the method. The research process was developed in accordance with the main objectives of the CDIO framework (Conceive, Design, Implement, and Operate) with the SiL (Software in the Loop) and HiL (Hardware in the Loop) methods. Moreover, the applied test model allows for complex evaluation in order to ensure quality and directions for further development.

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  • Dominik Sędzicki & Jan Cudzik & Lucyna Nyka, 2023. "Computer-Aided Greenery Design—Prototype Green Structure Improving Human Health in Urban Ecosystem," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(2), pages 1-20, January.
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