Urban Microclimate Monitoring, Mitigation and Adaptation

Dear Colleagues,

In the last decade or decade and a half, the urban climate monitoring has growing rapidly by deployment the urban meteorological networks (UMNs) in cities worldwide. These UMNs, which represented from a dozen to few hundred stations with various sensor types, mostly monitored local level climate conditions, but over time their datasets have started to be used more intensively for microclimate assessments in cities. Based on the interactive impacts of climate change and urbanization trends, the monitoring and assessments of climate conditions on the micro-level is of paramount importance today. Therefore, near UMN systems, other approaches for microclimate monitoring (citizen weather stations, smart-phone records, web-based tools, purpose-designed mobile/portable platforms) are developing that will contribute to further measurements, assessments, and climate adaptation steps.

The scope of this Special Issue is to present, through the published articles, new datasets and assessments from cities with different spatial/population scales and that are located in different climates, show new methods and techniques of microclimate monitoring, see how microclimate monitoring can be integrated in the pubic early warning systems of cities, how microclimate datasets contribute to mitigation and adaptation actions (strategies, action plans, etc.), or how useful are microclimate datasets as an input for climate modelling (e.g., WRF, MUCLIMO, PALM-4U).

Articles from this Special Issue, with new outcomes and practices, could contribute to achieve the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) within the Agenda 2030, that are directly related to urban climate and urban environment issues, through: a) raise awareness of the necessity of improving public health care for vulnerable groups (under age or poverty groups) of the population in cities (SDG 3); b) contribute to a better implementation of climate-conscious urbanization that can improve the quality of life of the population and biodiversity, and adapt cities to climate change (SDG 11); and c) contribute to further adaptation to climate events (caused by climate change processes), especially in urban areas where the microclimate is more and more modified due to the interactive impact of climate change and urbanization (SDG 13).

Therefore, the topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

- Microclimate assessments based on in situ or mobile measurements;

- New methods and techniques of microclimate monitoring;

- Development of sensors/networks, IoT sensing;

- Application to citizen sciences and early warning systems;

- Microclimate datasets contribution to urbanization, public health, traffic, etc.;

- Application in climate modelling.

Prof. Dr. Stevan Savić
Dr. Matej Ogrin
Guest Editors

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• urban meteorological network (UMN)
• mobile measurement
• new observational technique
• sensor/network development
• crowdsourcing
• urban dataset analytic
• public early warning system/platform
• citizen science

Title: Assessment of Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Diverse Micro Entrepreneurial Settings within Chalai Market, Kerala
Author: Kunjumon
Highlights: Varied thermal comfort perceptions in Chalai Market's sections highlight disparities among micro-entrepreneurial segments. Sabathi Coil Street, with better shading and higher obstruction, exhibits lower thermal discomfort and UTCI values. Addressing shading, obstruction, and local temperatures can improve comfort, especially during peak heat. Implementing green spaces, shaded areas and enhanced ventilation can significantly alleviate heat stress in Chalai Market.