ORIGINAL RESEARCH
The Impact of Tree-Planting Location
on the Microclimate and Thermal Comfort
of the Micro-Public Space
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Department of Architecture, School of Architecture and civil engineering, Huizhou University, Huizhou, 516007, China
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Shanghai Shenzhen Aoya Garden Design Co., Ltd. Shanghai, China
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Shanghai TIANHUA Landscape Architecture & Design Co., Ltd, Shanghai, China
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College of Art and Design, Zhongshan Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology, Zhongshan, China
Submission date: 2022-07-15
Final revision date: 2022-09-25
Acceptance date: 2022-10-18
Online publication date: 2022-12-23
Publication date: 2023-01-12
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2023;32(1):717-730
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This study considered Jindai Street in Huizhou, Guangdong, as an example to discuss the impact
of different tree-planting locations on microclimate and thermal comfort in the micropublic spaces.
The computational fluid dynamics software PHOENICS was employed to simulate the microclimate
and thermal comfort of 5 different tree-planting locations, including the centre (CO), the southwest
corner (SW), the northwest corner (NW), the northeast corner (NE), the southeast corner (SE)
and with no trees (NT) in the site. The results showed that planting one tree can reduce the average
air temperature at the pedestrian height (1.5 m from the ground) by 1.83~2.48ºC, increase the average
relative humidity by 5.11~6.85%, increase the average wind speed by 0.15~0.29 m/s, and decrease
the average UTCI by 1.63~2.30ºC. A tree planting on the southwest side has the best cooling effect
in the afternoon. Planting one tree can significantly increase the air humidity no matter the planting
location. Trees can have a better effect on improving ventilation when poorly ventilated at the site.
The maximum UTCI drop was 3.35ºC under the tree canopy. The study clarified the microclimate
and thermal comfort effect of tree-planting effects of different locations in the micropublic space.