In urban areas, water bodies have a positive effect upon microclimate of the surroundings
with the relative cooling impact it has on evaporative procedure. Hence, evaporative cooling …

Cities represent thermal load areas compared with their surrounding environments. Due to
climate change, summer heat events will increase. Therefore, mitigation and adaptation are …

Microclimatic conditions inside urban areas depend on the result of the interaction of the
regional climate with the whole urban area and on the local characteristics of the urban …

The conservation of historical urban centres is an important resource to encourage liveability
and sustainable development of cities in the context of global climate change. It is a complex …

Urban areas are known to modify meteorological variables producing important differences
in small spatial scales (ie microscale). These affect human thermal comfort conditions and …

Abstract The Barcelona Metropolitan Area (BMA) is located in Catalonia, northeastern
Spain. With a population of over 3 billion people, the BMA is one of the most populous …

Climate change is regarded as one of the greatest challenges to cities in the future. Some
proposals focus on incorporating urban green space to counter the rise in temperature and …

A new thermal index, the modified physiologically equivalent temperature (mPET) has been
developed for universal application in different climate zones. The mPET has been improved …

The tourism plays a significant role in economics and development of any country through
revenue generation from multiple sources. Spain has been tourist place and host million …

Abstract The Place of the Old Synagogue is a popular place in the city center of Freiburg, a
medium-sized city in southwest Germany. It is going to be redesigned soon. In this paper the …