MICROCLIMA URBANO E OS ESPAÇOS LIVRES DE USO PÚBLICO: A INFLUÊNCIA DAS PRAÇAS EM ÁREAS ADENSADAS

Abstract

The contemporary city is constantly changing in terms of morphology, density and population growth. The built and natural environment must act in a balanced way, providing quality of life for a population. Free spaces for public use are essential in the beneficial use to the city. The new urban configurations sometimes disregard the representativeness of these spaces, making it necessary to resolve socio-environmental issues. Thus, this study emphasizes the impact of the squares on the quality of the urban microclimate, having as a case’s study a square located in a dense area of the city of Vila Velha -ES. After data collection and measurements in the place, simulations of surface and air temperature were performed using the ENVI-met software and using the Leonardo plug-in. The results demonstrated the positive influence of the square in promoting thermal comfort in the middle of a dense city, with surface temperature and potential air temperature, showing differences between its interior and surroundings. The simulations prove that the influence of the square in the urban microclimate presents satisfactory results, especially in the morning and night of a summer day, when covered with materials with permeable surfaces and composed of vegetation.