Thermal Comfort Impact of Nature-Based Interventions in Buenos Aires Informal Settlement

Guido Guillen Gutierrez authored a 345.8 KB PDF study on figshare, last updated April 20, 2026. The research assesses outdoor thermal comfort using the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) in two passageways of Barrio 20, Buenos Aires, under baseline, post-intervention, and future scenarios. It provides comparative evidence on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for climate adaptation in informal-settlement upgrading processes.

Use Cases

• Compare microclimatic performance of urban design interventions based on simulated UTCI values.
• Model thermal stress reduction during heatwaves based on the study's scenario analysis.
• Inform participatory urban upgrading policies based on evidence from co-designed NbS pilots.
• Benchmark vegetation and shading configurations for outdoor thermal comfort in dense settlements.

Strengths

• Study provides comparative analysis of two distinct passageways with different morphologies.
• Analysis includes three scenarios: baseline, post-intervention, and a future-oriented scenario.
• Simulations were conducted for both typical summer conditions and extreme heatwave events.
• Dataset is openly shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Dataset is a 345.8 KB PDF document; underlying simulation data or column definitions are not provided.
• Row count and data structure are unknown, limiting direct analysis.
• Geographic scope is limited to a specific case study in Buenos Aires.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Microclimatic simulations and UTCI quantification based on co-designed pilot interventions.

Time Range

Scenarios cover pre-intervention, current post-intervention, and a medium-term future state.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 05:22:17.

Geography

Barrio 20, Buenos Aires, Argentina.