ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Analysis of Influence of Urban Spatial
Morphologies on Thermal Microenvironment
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School of Surveying and Geo-Informatics, Shandong Jianzhu University, Ji’nan 250101, China
Submission date: 2020-02-21
Final revision date: 2020-07-21
Acceptance date: 2020-07-21
Online publication date: 2020-12-02
Publication date: 2021-02-05
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Fei Meng
School of Surveying and Geo-Informatics, Shandong Jianzhu University, China
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2021;30(2):1725-1736
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In the process of urbanization, microclimate issues such as heat islands and haze caused by the
unique spatial forms of cities have attracted increasing attention. In this study, we analyze the measured
data of the city of Jinan at 10 a.m. in the summer and the simulation results of ENVI-met to explore the
urban morphological parameters (UMPs) at different spatial scales. The correlations between the urban
thermal environment and various indicators of spatial form were studied. The results show that in the
vertical direction, the 3D morphologies of vegetation and buildings have different ranges of influence
on air temperature (Ta). In the case of commercial land and a building height of lower than 12.5 m, its
temperature is mainly affected by the shadow of the building, and the floor area ratio (FAR) and cubic
indexes are significantly negatively correlated with temperature. The spatial scale and grid resolution
simulated by the model are critical in the study of the relationship between urban morphology and
thermal environment. Among the seven UMPs, the FAR and cubic index are most affected by the spatial
scale. In comparison, the SVF is less affected by the spatial scale.