Adaptation of Urban Habitat to Global Warming in Havana. Transformation Proposals
Keywords:
morphological types, thermal microclimate, adaptation to global warming, HavanaAbstract
This article presents the most recommended transformation strategies for a better adaptation to global warming according to the results of a research aimed at identifying, characterizing and evaluating the morphological types in Havana according to its thermal microclimate. Based on the theoretical framework developed in the first stage of the work, empirical research was conducted, allowing the identification of 27 morphological types in the city, of which 12 were selected for the development of 3 thermal environment monitoring campaigns. From the results, the morphological types were further classified into four large groups, according to their microclimatic behavior, as a basis for the identification of the main transformation strategies to be proposed in each case. The impact of some proposed solutions was simulated with ENVImet software, previously validated against the monitored values.
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