Teaching urban climatology through field observations: The London urban climate walk

Mills, Gerald, Futcher, Julie and Zhiwen, Luo 2018. Teaching urban climatology through field observations: The London urban climate walk. Presented at: PLEA 2018, 10-12 December 2018. Proceedings of the 34th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture. , vol.3 pp. 1226-1228.

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Abstract

Urban climatology (UC) is fundamentally interdisciplinary as it draws upon the expertise of several distinct fields including: atmospheric sciences, architecture, engineering, geography and urban planning & design [1]. For a student of UC, integrating the contributions of each to an understanding of urban climate is a challenge; each has a focus on different spatial and time scales and uses different terminology to describe the relevant features/processes from their perspectives. As a result, what represents a solution in one field can create a problem for those working in another. For example, building air conditioning that is used to offset uncomfortably hot outdoor temperatures adds waste energy to the outdoors, contributing to warming and creating an energy demand feedback loop. In this paper, we describe the London Urban Climate Walk and how it is used to explore urban microclimates and teach the principles of urban climatology. The walk treats the participants as a mobile 'weather stations' and links their sensory faculties to climate processes. The paper will present the results of atmospheric measurements taken along the route and of interviews with participants. © Copyright: PLEA 2018 Hong Kong.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Status:	Published
Schools:	Architecture
ISBN:	978-962827236-5
Last Modified:	28 Apr 2023 12:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/151752

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