Robinson, D. ;Bruse, M. (2011): Pedestrian Comfort in: Robinson, D. (ed): Computer modelling for sustainable urban design, earthscan, London, Washington D.C.
This section is a part of an excellent book dealing with all aspects of urban sustainable design.
The article mainly focusses on thermal comfort of pedestrians where our part is summarizing the BOTworld system.
Mayer, H.; Bruse, M.; Drey, Ch.; Katzschner, L. (2009): Hitzestress im Stadtquartier, in: Mahammadzadeh, Biebeler, Bardt (Hrsg): Klimaschutz und Anpassung an die Klimafolgen: Strategien, Maßnahmen und Anwendungsbeispiele; Inst. d. deutschen Wirtschaft, Köln
Bruse, M. (2009): Stadtlandschaft im Klimawandel - Zu den Grundlagen des städtischen Mikroklimas in: Collinet, HD and Pesch, F (eds): Stadt und Landschaft, Klartext Verlag Essen .
A very general text on global climate change and urban mircoclimate (in German)
Huttner, S.; Bruse, M.; Dostal, P.; Katzschner, A. (2009): Strategies for mitigating thermal heat stress in central european clities: The project KLIMES; Seventh International Conference on Urban Climate ICUC-7, 29 June - 3 July 2009, Yokohama, Japan (Poster)
Poster and extended abstract from the 2009 ICUC-7 conference. Example results from the BMBF joint research project KLIMES showing scenarios calculated with ENVI-met and BOTworld (see associated papers from ICUC-7) .
Dostal, P.; Katzschner, A., Bruse, M.; Huttner, S. (2009): Quantifying the human thermal.heat-stress in central european cities with BOTworld and on site-interviews as analysing tools to estimate the thermal sensation of pedestrians, Seventh International Conference on Urban Climate ICUC-7, 29 June - 3 July 2009, Yokohama, Japan (Poster)
Pedestrian comfort estimated by simulations and questionaires
Poster and extended abstract from the 2009 ICUC-7 conference. Comparison between on site-interviews and BOTworld simulations.
Huttner, S.; Bruse, M (2009): Numerical modelling of the urban climate- A preview on ENVI-met 4.0; Seventh International Conference on Urban Climate ICUC-7, 29 June - 3 July 2009, Yokohama, Japan (Poster)
Preview on ENVI-met 4.0
Poster and extended abstract from the 2009 ICUC-7 conference. Showing some of the new key features from the ENVI-met Version 4.0
Bruse, M. (2009): Analysing human outdoor thermal comfort and open space usage with the Multi-Agent System BOTworld, Seventh International Conference on Urban Climate ICUC-7, 29 June - 3 July 2009, Yokohama, Japan (Talk)
This is a recent update on the BOTworld system which now includes an analysis on open space usage in terms of neches and chairs oppucation time (see associated papers from ICUC-7) .
Bruse, M. and Schuster, H. (2008): Mikroklimasimulation ergänzend zur Gebäudesimulation, BAUSIM 2008, Kassel
A general contribution to the aspect of building thermal simulation and outdoor microclimate seen from the architects point of view (in German)
Huttner, S. ; Bruse, M.; Dostal, P. (2008): Using ENVI-met to simulate the impact of global warming on the microclimate in central European cities in: Mayer, H. and Matzarakis, A. (eds.): 5th Japanese-German Meeting on Urban Climatology (Berichte des Meteorologischen Instituts der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg Nr. 18), October 2008, pp. 307-312
Within the BMBF joint research project KLIMES, the micro scale climate model ENVI-met is used by the subproject KLIMES JGU to simulate the effects of global warming on heat stress in central European cities and to evaluate possible countermeasures proposed by urban planners
Bruse, M. (2007b): Simulating human thermal comfort and resulting usage patterns of urban open spaces with a Multi-agent System in: Wittkopf, St. and Tan, B. K. (eds.): Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture PLEA, p.699-706.
Overview paper over BOTworld application to a simple urban layout [BOTworld]
The complete BOTworld system is used to predict human thermal comfort and the resulting frequentation of restaurant chairs and benches based on a simple rule system introduced into BOTworld.
Bruse, M. (2007a): Particle filtering capacity of urban vegetation: A microscale numerical approach
in Endlicher et al.: Tagungsband zum Workshop über den wiss. Erkenntnisstand über das Feinstaubfilterungspotential [..] von Pflanzen, Berlin 1.Juni 2007 (=Berliner Geographische Arbeiten 109), p. 61-70
This is an extract of the general paper about the ENVI-met pollutant dispersion model focussing on fine dust particles. The PDF is re-formatted from the work published in Berliner Geographische Arbeiten.
Samaali, M; Courault, D, Bruse, M.; Olioso, A. and R. Occelli (2007) :Analysis of a 3D boundary layer model at local scale: Validation on soybean surface radiative measurements.
Atmospheric Reseach 85, 183-198.
ENVI-met applied to some agro-meteorological problems of radiative transfer
In this paper, the radiative transfer system of ENVI-met is tested agains two other models and field meassurements. ENVI-met is applied to a soybean field, which is not exactly the topic it was designed for, but it worked..
Bruse, M. (2005b): ITCM – a simple dynamic 2-node model of the human thermoregulatory system and its application in a multi-agent system.
Ann. Meteorol. 41, 398-401
This paper gives a very brief overview over the dynamic thermoregulatory model system Individual Thermal Comfort Model used in BOTworld
Bruse, M. (2005a): Assessing urban microclimate from the user’s perspective – Multi-Agent systems as a new tool in urban biometeorology.
Ann. Meteorol. 41, 137-140.
Short overview over the application of BOTworld [BOTworld]
A short overview over the application of the BOTworld Multi-agent system to assess human thermal conditions in an urban open space is given.
Bruse, M. (2004): Updated overview over ENVI-met 3.0
Updated overview over ENVI-met 3.0
This paper is an update of the 1998 article
in Environmental Modelling and Software and the 1999 paper "Simulating
microcale climate interactions..."
It should be used instead those model descriptions as long as no newer
articles are available here.
Bruse, M. (2003): Stadtgrün und Stadtklima- Wie sich Grünflächen
auf das Mikroklima in Städten auswirken
LÖBF-Mitteilungen, 1/2003, 66-70, 5p, in German
Stadtgrün und Stadtklima- Wie sich Grünflächen auf das Mikroklima in Städten auswirken
An introduction on urban climate and green spaces written for non-specialists. In German.
Bruse, M. (2003):
Assessing Urban Microclimate using Multi-Agent Simulations: A new approach
to answer an old problem?,
ICUC5, Lodz 1-5- September 2003, 4 pages
Assessing Urban Microclimate using Multi-Agent Simulations [BOTworld]
This paper is the 3rd paper dealing with the climBOT model system and bioclimate (see papers below). It is a bit more general than the 2002 paper and also updated with the newest changes in the BOTworld model.
Lahme, E.; Bruse, M. (2003):
Microclimatic effects of a small urban park in densely built-up areas:
Measurements and model simulations
ICUC5, Lodz 1-5- September 2003, 4 pages
A case study in an urban park is shown and compared
with results from the ENVI-met model.
Will be transformed in a "real" paper later on. Poster presents
results in more detail.
ICUC5, Lodz 1-5- September 2003, 4 pages
Impacts of vegetation on the microclimate: Modelling standardized building structures with different greening level [ENVI-met]
Typical central Europe building structures are
compiled and it is analyzed, how additional greening influences the micro
climate and air quality. Poster presents results more in detail
Bruse, M. (2002):
Multi-Agent Simulations as a tool for the assessment of urban microclimate
and its effects on pedestrian behaviour,
Proceedings of the iEMSs Conference 2002, Lugano, 6 pages
Multi-Agent Simulations as a tool for the assessment of urban microclimate and its effects on pedestrian behaviour [BOTworld]
The second paper released about the climBOTs. It was written for an audience not familiar with urban climate issues and has therefore a longer introduction into this topic. Some things are out-of date, but the principle remains unchanged.
Bruse, M. (2000):
Assessing thermal comfort in urban environments using an integrated
dynamic microscale biometeorological model system,
Third Symposium on the Urban Environment, AMS Conference, Davis, CA, USA,
2 pages
Assessing thermal comfort in urban environments using an integrated dynamic microscale biometeorological model system [climBOT]
This is the initial paper about the climBOT model. In fact "climBOT" is not mentioned, but it is called "dPET". Although very basic with respect to the climBOT model as it is today, this paper has an interesting focus on the biometeorological model, which is not provided in the other two papers so far.
Bruse, M. (2000):
Anwendung von mikroskaligen Simulationsmodellen in der Stadtplanung
in: Bernhard, L. und Küger T. (Hrsg.): Simulation raumbezogener
Prozesse: Methoden und Anwendung, IfGIprints 9, Inst. f. Geoinformatik,
Univ. Münster, Münster, ISBN 3-927889-84-9, 21 pages
Anwendung von mikroskaligen Simulationsmodellen in der Stadtplanung [ENVI-met]
An overview paper about using microscale numerical models in urban planing. IN GERMAN .
Invited Paper. In: Proceedings International Conference on Urban Climatology & International Congress of Biometeorology, Sydney, 8-12. Nov, Australia, 6 pages
Modelling and Strategies for improved urban climates
An overview paper prepared for the Urban Climate Conference in Sydney 1999
Bruse, M. (1999):
Simulating microscale climate interactions in complex terrain with
a high-resolution numerical model: A case study for the Sydney CBD Area.
Paper, Poster In: Proceedings International Conference on Urban Climatology
& International Congress of Biometeorology, Sydney, 8-12. Nov, Australia,
6 pages (and in)
-- (2000): --, Biometeorology and Urban Climatology at the Turn of the
Millennium, WMO/TD No. 1026, World Meteorological Organisation, Geneva,
CH, ISBN 92-63-01026-9, 6 pages
Simulating microscale climate interactions in complex terrain with a high-resolution numerical model: A case study for the Sydney CBD Area [ENVI-met]
The paper describes the fundamentals of the model (equations) as it was in V2. The poster shows the application of ENVI-met to the Sydney CBD area around Circular Quay. For a more recent paper version, see top of the page !
Bruse, M.; Skinner, C. J. (1999):
Rooftop Greening and local climate: A case study in Melbourne.
Paper, Poster In: Proceedings International Conference on Urban Climatology
& International Congress of Biometeorology, Sydney, 8-12. Nov, Australia,
6 pages (and in)
--,-- (2000): --, Biometeorology and Urban Climatology at the Turn of
the Millennium, WMO/TD No. 1026, World Meteorological Organisation, Geneva,
CH, ISBN 92-63-01026-9, 6 pages
Rooftop Greening and local climate: A case study in Melbourne [ENVI-met]
What are the effects of urban green, especially of urban green placed on a roof top on the local climate? Paper presents a numerical study carried out for Melbourne, VIC,AUS
Bruse, M.; Thönnessen M.;
Radtke U. (1999):
Practical and theoretical investigation of the influence of facade
greening on the distribution of heavy metals in urban streets.
Paper, Poster In: Proceedings International Conference on Urban
Climatology & International congress of Biometeorology, Sydney,
8-12. Nov, Australien, 6 pages (and in)
-,-,- (2000): --, Biometeorology and Urban Climatology at the Turn of
the Millennium, WMO/TD No. 1026, World Meteorological Organisation,
Geneva, CH, ISBN 92-63-01026-9, 6 pages
Practical and theoretical investigation of the influence of facade greening on the distribution of heavy metals in urban streets [ENVI-met]
An interesting paper analyzing the effects of vertical gardens (facade greening) on pollutant dispersion in an urban street canyon.