Design support tools to sustain climate change adaptation at the local level： A review and reflection on their suitability  

作　　者：Catherine Dubois Genevieve Cloutier Andre Potvin Luc Adolphe Fiorent Joerin 

机构地区：[1]School of Architecture, Laval University, I cote de la Fabrique, Quebec City, G IR 3V6, Canada [2]CRAD, Laval University, 2325, rue des Bibliotheques, Quebec City G1V OA6,Canada [3]INSA of Toulouse, LMDC, 136, avenue de Rangueil, 31077, Toulouse Cedex 4, France

出　　处：《Frontiers of Architectural Research》2015年第1期1-11,共11页建筑学研究前沿（英文版）

摘　　要：For mid-latitude cities, higher summer temperatures due to climate change are a cause for concern because they aggravate the urban heat island phenomenon and reduce thermal comfort inside buildings. By acquiring the appropriate knowledge and skills, architects and urban designers can become key actors in adaptation to climate change. Two workshops bringing together architects and urban designers provided evidence of deficiencies in this area. We hypothesize that a design support tool （DST） focused on the issue of adaptation of mid- latitude cities to rising summer temperatures could help improve knowledge and skills of professionals in the field. The first section presents the results taken from a review and classification of DSTs, which highlight the toots＇ features that are LikeLy to reach this goal Toots of the ＂hybrid＂ category seem most appropriate. To verify this, seven DSTs were selected and tested by fourteen students enrolled in a graduate-level architecture design studio. The second section presents the results from this test, including an analysis of the final projects, a web- based questionnaire and two focus groups. The relevance of hybrid approaches is established, but the results bring into question the capacity of a single DST to meet the individual and multiple needs of professionals.For mid-latitude cities, higher summer temperatures due to climate change are a cause for concern because they aggravate the urban heat island phenomenon and reduce thermal comfort inside buildings. By acquiring the appropriate knowledge and skills, architects and urban designers can become key actors in adaptation to climate change. Two workshops bringing together architects and urban designers provided evidence of deficiencies in this area. We hypothesize that a design support tool （DST） focused on the issue of adaptation of mid- latitude cities to rising summer temperatures could help improve knowledge and skills of professionals in the field. The first section presents the results taken from a review and classification of DSTs, which highlight the toots＇ features that are LikeLy to reach this goal Toots of the ＂hybrid＂ category seem most appropriate. To verify this, seven DSTs were selected and tested by fourteen students enrolled in a graduate-level architecture design studio. The second section presents the results from this test, including an analysis of the final projects, a web- based questionnaire and two focus groups. The relevance of hybrid approaches is established, but the results bring into question the capacity of a single DST to meet the individual and multiple needs of professionals.

关 键 词：Climate chanse adap-tation Mid-Latitude cities ARCHITECTS Urban designers Design support too[ Architecture designstudio 

分 类 号：TU238.2[建筑科学—建筑设计及理论] P467[天文地球—大气科学及气象学]