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November 10, 2025Smart CitiesOpen Access

Unregulated Vertical Urban Growth Alters Microclimate: Coupling Building-Scale Digital Surface Models with High-Resolution Microclimate Simulations

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JFJonatas Goulart Marinho FalcãoLFLuiz Felipe de Almeida FurtadoGBGisele Silva Barbosa

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Overview

This analysis demonstrates urban heat island effects and thermal comfort issues in informal settlements, indicating urgent policy needs.

Key Points

  • To quantify how vertical urban growth affects microclimate dynamics in informal settlements.
  • Used high-resolution geospatial analytics to integrate digital surface models derived from LiDAR and photogrammetric data.
  • Conducted spatiotemporal cadastral analysis to track vertical expansion and demolition patterns.
  • Mapped air temperature anomalies using ENVI-met simulations across different decades.
  • Unregulated construction significantly altered local airflow and surface energy balance.
  • Microclimatic simulations showed elevated temperatures, especially in densely built zones.

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Falcão et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69253a29c0ce034ddc35760ahttps://doi.org/10.3390/smartcities8060191
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