20.500.12556/RUL-131262 The impact of morphological features on summer temperature variations on the example of two residential neighborhoods in Ljubljana, Slovenia The study conducted in this paper is focused on a predominantly residential area of the City of Ljubljana—Koseze, which is characterized by generally favorable (bio)climatic conditions. Nonetheless, thermal satellite images showed that residential neighborhoods within the Koseze district display unexpected variations in summer temperatures. This observation called into question the benefits of existing bioclimatic features and indicated the need to investigate and compare two neighborhoods with similar urban parameters, with the aim to identify morphological differential characteristics impacting urban heat island (UHI) intensity. By applying the study methodology based on a literature review, surveys of key precedents, detailed mapping in two Koseze locations, in situ measurements, observations and recordings, thermal imagery, and the analyses of statistical data, as well as by defining the four main categories of morphological urban parameters—structure, cover, fabric and metabolism, it was concluded that both neighborhoods have common morphological elements mitigating the UHI effect. Additionally, it was found that the neighborhood with higher UHI intensity has several less favorable features, such as busier roads, larger surface of parking corridors, and the existence of underground parking space. The traffic as an element of urban morphology hence represents the main cause of differences among UHI levels in the two Koseze neighborhoods. residential architecture residential neighborhood terraced residential neighborhood (TRN) urban metabolism urban heat island (UHI) urban fabric urban structure urban cover Koseze area Mostec residential neighborhood (MRN) stanovanjska arhitektura stanovanjsko naselje terasasto stanovanjsko naselje urbani metabolizem urbani toplotni otok urbano tkivo urbana struktura urbana pokrovnost Koseze Mostec true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2021-09-24 09:55:36 2021-09-24 09:55:37 2022-09-10 04:10:59 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2017 0 0 20 str. iss. 1, art. 122 Vol. 9 2017 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 728.2 2071-1050 10.3390/su9010122 3416196 RAZ_Fikfak_Alenka_2017.pdf RAZ_Fikfak_Alenka_2017.pdf 1 B39B8DF3330306023F562FF4A7F77B87 584104a5fb3a4b1f79a13c107ffb113050266121d55363bd617c07fa5f7eeaa1 42865962-1d0d-11ec-a523-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=148563 http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/1/122 0 882a01ff-1d0c-11ec-a523-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=148562 Fakulteta za arhitekturo 0 0 0