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assessments of the project, i.e., even before its construction, and to choose the
configuration best suited to areas of regeneration in dense and compact cities, such as
Glasgow.
The development of such studies gives us the possibility of evaluating changes in the
urban morphology by testing various configurations and their respective effect in
environmental comfort. The results obtained provide the possibility of a qualitative
assessment of the temperature behaviour in the region. It is possible to take advantage
of the warming effect of urban heat islands, provided that appropriate precautions are
taken, such as the monitoring of pollutants concentration.
Computer simulations are shown here as another possible tool to assist urban design. It
should be noted that the simulations in this study were performed from data obtained
from weather stations for a specific day in 2011, which may not be representative of local
climate conditions in the average.
Acknowledgements
The financial help provided by the Brazilian funding agency CNPq and instrumentation
and analysis facilities provided by the School of Engineering and Built Environment at
the Glasgow Caledonian Universi
ty are gratefully acknowledged.
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