No | Urban design component | Parameters investigated |
1 | Urban surfaces | |
Vertical | Albedo. | |
Horizontal | Albedo. | |
2 | Green infrastructure | Plant area index (PAI), Location of trees, Leaf area density (LAD), The aspect ratio of trees (ART), Canopy cover, Vegetation density, Planting patterns and arrangement, Grass coverage, Tree species, facade greening, Tree type, Canopy form. |
3 | Morphology and geometry | Sky view factor (SVF), Street ratio H/W, Street axis orientations. |
4 | Blue infrastructure | Depth of the water body, Character (dynamic or still), Location of the water body. |