Assessing green walls’ effects on outdoor human thermal exposure in temperate climate cities
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/61989592:15310/25:73633428
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-26214-7" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-26214-7</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-26214-7" target="_blank" >10.1038/s41598-025-26214-7</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Assessing green walls’ effects on outdoor human thermal exposure in temperate climate cities
Original language description
Green walls or vertical gardens are becoming increasingly popular urban heat mitigation measures. However, empirical evidence regarding their efficiency in a temperate European climate remains scarce. In this study, micrometeorological measurements and established biometeorological indices were utilised to investigate the impact of green walls on outdoor thermal exposure and thermal comfort in five case studies in Czech cities. The results indicate that during hot days, green walls can contribute to reducing outdoor heat stress, however, the effect under the European temperate climate is limited. The magnitudes of changes in comparison with conventional facades 50 cm from the walls during hot summer days were: ≈ − 1.2 to + 0.1 K for air temperature, ≈− 6.4 to + 3.3 K for Mean Radiant Temperature, ≈ − 2.1 to + 0.2 K for Universal Thermal Climate Index, and ≈ − 4.1 to + 0.2 K in the case of Physiologically Equivalent Temperature. The cooling effect is primarily observable in direct greening systems without any supporting structure, rather than in green living wall systems utilising black plant pots. Consequently, the sufficient effectiveness of one of the widely used climate change adaptation measures could not be generally confirmed, suggesting that further investigations in diverse settings should be considered.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10509 - Meteorology and atmospheric sciences
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Scientific Reports
ISSN
2045-2322
e-ISSN
2045-2322
Volume of the periodical
15
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
13
Pages from-to
42053
UT code for WoS article
001626820800023
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105023212886