Characterization of the intra-urban thermal field based on homogeneous areas

• Grant number: 01/08125-0
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: November 01, 2001
• End date: October 31, 2003
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Architecture and Town Planning - Architecture and Urbanism Technology
• Principal Investigator: João Roberto Gomes de Faria
• Grantee: João Roberto Gomes de Faria
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Arquitetura, Artes e Comunicação (FAAC). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Bauru. Bauru , SP, Brazil

Abstract

In this research we will investigate the possibility of using areas that are homogeneous in terms of their parameters of urbanization to simplify the characterization of intra-urban thermal fields. The urban area of the city of Bauru, São Paulo, the object of the research, will initially be characterized according to urbanistic indices. Subsequently, it will be divided into homogeneous regions according to those indices, and within these, surveys of temperature and air humidity will be carried out, taking as reference data for these variables measured in a weather station, located outside the urban area. The results of the measurements taken in areas with urban characteristics will be compared, to verify the validity of the proposed method. The positive evaluation of the method will mean a substantial saving in the thermal characterization of the urban environment, which could be inferred based on its structure of use and occupation of the ground. (AU)