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Assessing the Effects of Urban Morphology Parameters on Microclimate in Singapore to Control the Urban Heat Island Effect

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  • Hong Jin

    (School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, Heilongjiang Cold Region Architectural Science Key Laboratory, No. 66 Xidazhi Street, Nangang District, Harbin 15001, China)

  • Peng Cui

    (School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, Heilongjiang Cold Region Architectural Science Key Laboratory, No. 66 Xidazhi Street, Nangang District, Harbin 15001, China
    Department of Building, National University of Singapore, School of Design and Environment, 4 Architecture Drive, Singapore 117566, Singapore)

  • Nyuk Hien Wong

    (Department of Building, National University of Singapore, School of Design and Environment, 4 Architecture Drive, Singapore 117566, Singapore)

  • Marcel Ignatius

    (Department of Building, National University of Singapore, School of Design and Environment, 4 Architecture Drive, Singapore 117566, Singapore)

Abstract

It is important to alleviate the “heat island effect” in urban areas, especially tropical cities. Microclimate is normally affected by the urban morphology parameters. The objective of this work is to investigate the correlation between air temperature variations and urban morphology parameters in tropical cities. Field measurement was carried out to record the air temperature at 27 points within an 8 km 2 urban area continuously in Singapore for one year. Geographical information system was applied to extract the urban morphology parameters. Generally, the maximum and minimum air temperature spatial differences in the study area ranged from 3.2 to 6.5 °C, indicating the significant effects of urban morphology on the air temperatures. Based on the fitting results of created multilinear regression models, parametric study has been performed to investigate the specific effects of urban morphology parameters on air temperatures. This work has proposed a much more precise regression model to predict the air temperature with various urban morphology parameters. In addition, meaningful value of reference has been offered for urban planners and landscape designers to effectively control the air temperature in tropical cities such as Singapore.

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  • Hong Jin & Peng Cui & Nyuk Hien Wong & Marcel Ignatius, 2018. "Assessing the Effects of Urban Morphology Parameters on Microclimate in Singapore to Control the Urban Heat Island Effect," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(1), pages 1-18, January.
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