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Abstract(s)
The purpose of this article is to analyze urban form through the mapping of morphological
indices, namely impervious surface fraction, building density, verticality, height/width ratio,
roughness length, and porosity, to support urban planning in the city of João Pessoa, PB, in
northeastern Brazil. The application of this study identifies and calculates such significant indices
for the city’s urban space from a Geographic Information System (GIS) model. The spatial indices
play notable roles in climate at different scales, developing guidelines to maximize environmental
quality, promote improvements to thermal comfort, minimize the urban heat island in the city of João
Pessoa, and provide relevant data (considering microclimate aspects), guiding decisions related to
the planning process.
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Keywords
Morphological indices Urban climate Planning process
Pedagogical Context
Citation
Silva, I., Santos, R., Lopes, A., & Araújo, V. (2018). Morphological indices as urban planning tools in Northeastern Brazil. Sustainability, 10(12), 4358. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10124358
Publisher
MDPI