Analyzing the impact of urban planning and building typologies in urban heat island mitigationAnalyzing the impact of urban planning and building typologies in urban heat island mitigation Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication Δημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτές 2024-04-222022enUrban and building typologies have a serious impact on the urban climate and determine at large the magnitude of the urban overheating and urban heat island intensity. The present study aims to analyze the impact of various city typologies and urban planning characteristics on the mitigation of the urban heat island. The effect of the building height, street width, aspect ratio, built area ratio, orientation, and dimensions of open spaces on the distribution of the ambient and surface temperature in open spaces is analyzed using the Sydney Metropolitan Area as a case study for both unmitigated and mitigated scenarios. Fourteen precincts are developed and simulated using ENVI-met the simulation tool. The ambient temperature, surface temperature, and wind speed are extracted. The parameter ‘Gradient of the Temperature Decrease along the Precinct Axis’ (GTD) is introduced to study the cooling potential of the various precincts. In the mitigated precincts, the GTD ranges between 0.01 K/m to 0.004 K/m. In the non-mitigated precincts, the GTD ranges between 0.0093 K/m to 0.0024 K/m. A strong correlation is observed between the GTD of all the precincts, with and without mitigation, and their corresponding average aspect ratio, (Height of buildings to Width of streets). The higher the aspect ratio of the precinct, the lower the cooling potential. It is also observed that the higher the Built Area Ratio of the precincts, the lower the cooling contribution of the mitigation measures.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Buildings125Kolokotsa_et_al_Buildings_12(5)_2022.pdfChania [Greece]Library of TUC2024-04-22application/pdf32.3 MBfree Kolokotsa Dionysia Κολοκοτσα Διονυσια Lilli Aikaterini Λιλλη Αικατερινη Gobakis Konstantinos Γομπακης Κωνσταντινος Mavrigiannaki Angeliki Μαυριγιαννακη Αγγελικη Haddad Shamila Garshasbi Samira Mohajer Hamed Reza Heshmat Paolini Riccardo Vasilakopoulou Konstantina Bartesaghi-Koc Carlos Prasad Deo Santamouris, Matheos, 1956- MDPI Urban climate Urban heat island Urban heat island mitigation Cool materials Urban green