| Publication type: | Conference poster |
| Type of review: | Peer review (abstract) |
| Title: | Discussing the applicability of complex simulations for urban planning problems |
| Authors: | Spirig, Curdin Fluck, Stefan Drossaart van Dusseldorp, Saskia Anet, Julien |
| et. al: | No |
| Conference details: | “Beating the Heat” Conference, Bern, Switzerland, 16 September 2022 |
| Issue Date: | 16-Sep-2022 |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Urban climate; Urban heat island; Climate mitigation; Climate adaptation; Urban climate simulation |
| Subject (DDC): | 711: Area planning |
| Abstract: | The second warmest summer in Switzerland since the beginning of systematic temperature measurements in 1864 has brought the effects of anthropogenic climate change back into public awareness after the COVID-19 pandemic. And because global greenhouse gas emissions are still rising despite the ambitious climate targets of various countries, this summer was only a harbinger of what is to come in the future. The predicted climate change will hit cities particularly hard because of the intensification of heatwaves in combination with the urban heat island effect (UHI). The temperature difference due to the UHI can be a few degrees during the day, but up to 10°C at night (up to 8° for Zurich). To counteract this, there are various urban planning measures that could be implemented, but since urban microclimate is a complex system of numerous intricated processes, it is difficult to predict the resulting effect of any alternation, which can, in the worst case, even be opposite to what was desired. Complex urban climate simulations can help to make more informed decisions in this regard. Using our own simulations from the Zurich region and findings from the scientific literature, it is discussed if such simulations make sense and what should be taken into account. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/25754 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | Licence according to publishing contract |
| Departement: | School of Engineering |
| Organisational Unit: | Centre for Aviation (ZAV) |
| Published as part of the ZHAW project: | Stadtklimasimulation Zürich West |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen School of Engineering |
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Spirig, C., Fluck, S., Drossaart van Dusseldorp, S., & Anet, J. (2022, September 16). Discussing the applicability of complex simulations for urban planning problems. “Beating the Heat” Conference, Bern, Switzerland, 16 September 2022.
Spirig, C. et al. (2022) ‘Discussing the applicability of complex simulations for urban planning problems’, in “Beating the Heat” Conference, Bern, Switzerland, 16 September 2022.
C. Spirig, S. Fluck, S. Drossaart van Dusseldorp, and J. Anet, “Discussing the applicability of complex simulations for urban planning problems,” in “Beating the Heat” Conference, Bern, Switzerland, 16 September 2022, Sep. 2022.
SPIRIG, Curdin, Stefan FLUCK, Saskia DROSSAART VAN DUSSELDORP und Julien ANET, 2022. Discussing the applicability of complex simulations for urban planning problems. In: “Beating the Heat” Conference, Bern, Switzerland, 16 September 2022. Conference poster. 16 September 2022
Spirig, Curdin, Stefan Fluck, Saskia Drossaart van Dusseldorp, and Julien Anet. 2022. “Discussing the Applicability of Complex Simulations for Urban Planning Problems.” Conference poster. In “Beating the Heat” Conference, Bern, Switzerland, 16 September 2022.
Spirig, Curdin, et al. “Discussing the Applicability of Complex Simulations for Urban Planning Problems.” “Beating the Heat” Conference, Bern, Switzerland, 16 September 2022, 2022.
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