Impact of Urban Canyon Orientation on Microclimate and Thermal Comfort: Case Study of Central Jakarta

Ria Purnamasari, Lin Yola

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Abstract

Jakarta faces social and environmental challenges as the densely populated urban areas. This study aims to analyze the impact of urban canyon orientation on the microclimate and thermal comfort modification. Numerical computer simulation model ENVI-met 3.1 was used to simulate the existing and hypothetical canyon urban configuration. The study compares air temperature (Ta) and mean radiant temperature (Tmrt). The simulation site was situated in Jakarta. The results show that the air temperature (Ta) and mean radiant temperature (Tmrt) at both 0-degree (north–south) and 90-degree (east–west) canyons at 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM did not fall into the categories of cool comfort, optimal comfort, or near comfort. Therefore, the canyon configuration is not recommended for achieving the comfortable level of heat stress and thermal comfort in the tropical climate context. However, the north–south canyon orientation contributes better microclimate or temperature degree.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Civil Engineering Materials - Selected Articles from the 7th International Conference on Architecture and Civil Engineering ICACE 2023
EditorsElham Maghsoudi Nia, Mokhtar Awang
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages283-290
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9789819707508
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024
Event7th International Conference on Architecture and Civil Engineering, ICACE 2023 - Putrajaya, Malaysia
Duration: 15 Nov 202315 Nov 2023

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Volume466
ISSN (Print)2366-2557
ISSN (Electronic)2366-2565

Conference

Conference7th International Conference on Architecture and Civil Engineering, ICACE 2023
Country/TerritoryMalaysia
CityPutrajaya
Period15/11/2315/11/23

Keywords

  • ENVI-met software
  • Microclimate
  • Thermal comfort

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