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Climas urbanos y contaminación atmosférica en Santiago de Chile

2010; Pontifical Catholic University of Chile; Volume: 36; Issue: 109 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4067/s0250-71612010000300002

0717-6236

Hugo Romero Aravena, Felipe Irarrázaval, Dustyn Opazo, Marcela Salgado, Pamela Smith,

Urban Green Space and Health

Current relationships between urban temperatures and particulate matter concentrations at a scale that is representative of the whole city have been analyzed, highlighting a clear division in two zones, the eastern and western part of the city during the days that register the worst air pollution. On a more detailed scale, based on characteristic urban morphology types, land uses and extensions are correlated with vegetation cover and surface temperatures in so-called climatic sub-zones, in the municipalities of Penalolen, Santiago Centro and Cerrillos, that represent different urban locations, natural cover and socioeconomic variables across the city. The article concludes that there are areas with adverse conditions for the population and configurations that highlight the heterogeneity and diversity of these municipalities.