A Green Infrastructure Typology Matrix to Support Urban Microclimate Studies

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• 作者：Carlos Bartesaghi Koc^a ; ^b ; ^{c.bartesaghikoc@unsw.edu.au} ; Paul Osmond^a ; ^b ; Alan Peters^a
• 关键词：Urban greening ; vegetation classification ; urban heat island ; urban microclimate ; ecosystem services
• 刊名：Procedia Engineering
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：169
• 期：Complete
• 页码：183-190
• 全文大小：1121 K
• 卷排序：169

文摘

This paper proposes a typology to classify green infrastructure (GI) from a climatological perspective. This standardised classification scheme requires the logical division of GI features into vegetation layers, ground surfaces and building structures that are disaggregated into classes and sub-classes. These are combined in a double-entry matrix to generate different typologies commonly recognised as (a) tree canopy, (b) green open spaces, (c) green roofs and (d) vertical greenery systems. The new typology will facilitate the analysis of the thermal profiles of GI at different scales and locations, providing researchers with a more robust protocol to evaluate, compare and report their results.