Scientific Intervention

Last week, the results of the MESH 2 C research project, winner of ADEME’s Modeval-Urba 2019-2020 call for research proposals, were presented in Sydney at the 11th International Conference on Urban Climate (ICUC11) by Matteo Migliari, a PhD student working at our studio.

This project was coordinated by the studio in partnership with École des Ponts ParisTech, echoes.paris, SPL Paris & Métropole aménagement, and SOLENEOS.

The 600 participants (researchers and operational actors) from 49 countries were motivated by the opportunity to share and learn about advances in scientific research on the topics of urban climatology, human biometeorology, and climate change adaptation solutions.

Among the nature-based solutions, trees were put under the spotlight:

• Urban heat island mitigation
• Improved outdoor thermal comfort

BUT

• Species-specific constraints
• Maximum benefit with mature trees

The management of the huge volume of data required to ensure the survival and proper growth of trees in the city requires suitable methods.

To solve this problem in urban developments, we have designed an algorithm capable of generating planting models that are compatible with the needs of each species and the specific conditions of each project.

These studies are part of the studio’s R&D approach and inform our expertise applied to projects through innovative solutions for adapting to climate change.

Congratulations to our PhD student Matteo Migliari who represented the studio, giving a talk entitled “A Morphogenesis Algorithm of Wooded Areas to Identify Efficient Planting Models for the Adaptation of Urban Environments to Climate Change” on August 31 in the thematic session “Nature-Based Solutions for Sustainable, Resilient, and Livable Cities” and for his hard work throughout the project. Congratulations also go to Loïc Chesne, André-Marie Dogbo, Julien Despax, and Olivier Baverel for their contribution to the development of the methodology, and to Ahmad Fawaz, Sébastien Perrault, and Adrien Simon for their contribution to the development of the algorithm.

Thank you to UNSW for hosting and the high scientific standard of the whole event, to Melissa Hart and Negin Nazarian who co-led the event, and to Peter Crank and Stevan Savic who coordinated the thematic session that included our contribution.

To learn more about ICUC11, click here