2004 UC Proceedings Abstract

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Analyzing the Urban Heat Island for City Planning With GIS
Track: Architecture, Engineering, and Construction
Author(s): Hironori Watanabe, YOSHIKI JYU-NIMURA

Many Japanese cities have faced the thermal pollution problem caused by the urban heat island (UHI). It has been pointed out that the reason of UHI is land cover change and artificial heat release, but in many cities, except for in a few cities (e.g., Tokyo), the actual condition of UHI has not been clarified. In this paper, several ideas and experiments are explained, which are related to applying GIS techniques for analyzing UHI for city planning. First, field observation of UHI in Sendai city is described. Next, analysis of UHI by using GIS techniques is explained, then we will discuss how to apply the results of climate analysis to city planning--for example, representing the results of climate analysis, climatologically recommendation for city planning, and trial of specialist's workshop about urban climate and city planning.

Hironori Watanabe
Tohoku Institute of Technology
DEPT. OF ARCHITECTURE
YAGIYAMA-KASUMICHO 35-1
Sendai 9828577
JP
Phone: +81 22 229 1151
Fax: +81 22 229 8279
E-mail: hwatanab@tohtech.ac.jp

YOSHIKI JYU-NIMURA
Tohoku Institute of Technology
Graduate School of Architecture
Yagiyama-Kasumicho 35-1
Sendai 9828577
JP
Phone: +81 22 229 1151
Fax: +81 22 229 8279
E-mail: xxsky12@smail.tohtech.ac.jp