Avaliação da formação de ilhas de calor em Goiás / GO

Abstract

Climate studies are strategically important in diagnosing and proposing planning guidelines for achieving more comfortable and efficient cities. In the list of climatic phenomena frequently studied in cities is the heat island. The hypothesis presented in this work is related with the possibility of occurrence of heat island phenomenon in a small city due to its insufficient vegetation, the characterization of the materials that compose its built environment, its urban geometry and land uses. The city contemplated in this study is Goiás-GO, with a specific focus in its historical center. The method used in this research consists of the following analysis topics: surfaces that integrate the urbanized area of the city’s historical center, urban geometry and land uses. The results qualitatively showed that the characteristics of the historical center of Goiás possibly contribute to the formation of heat island.