Climate-based city zoning with regard for the wind conditions of the city of Novorossiysk

Abstract

Introduction. Local nature, the climate, the sea, and the mountainous terrain influence the development of the built-up environment in Novorossiysk. These factors make a large contribution to the microclimate index of the urban atmosphere, and they must be taken account in the course of urban planning and architectural designing. Materials and methods. Advanced weather models, used in applied meteorology, such as ICON, GFS and GEM, which take into account the climatic features of the Black Sea coast, and unique whole-year wind patterns, typical for the area, were used in this scientific research. Results. The authors suggested introducing climate-based city zoning into the urban planning practice of Novorossiysk. In particular, the residential area on the west coast of the Tsemesskaya Bay along the Black Sea coast can be divided into the two main parts: the development area, whose mission is to protect urban spaces from strong winds, reaching high velocities in the winter season, and the development zone that triggers moderate breezes in the warm season. Principal urban planning and architectural design recommendations were developed for both territories. Conclusions. Climate-based city zoning, if introduced into practical urban planning, will substantially improve the microclimate indices of development areas in the summer time by facilitating favourable breezes and limiting access for extremely cold winds, blowing from the north-east in winter, if the architectural, structural and space planning recommendations are implemented.