The Relation between Outdoor Microclimate and People Flow in Historic City Context the Case Study of Bologna within the ROCK Project

Life quality in urban contexts is related to several interconnected factors. Lots of innovative technologies allow for the gathering real-time information, which helpful analysing and interpreting significant dynamics citizens’ behaviours. The presence people outdoor environments, particularly social recreational purposes, can be considered as a qualitative indicator, giving evidence living environment. relationship between areas climate context has been addressed recent years by scientific literature. However, these studies did not report direct correlation people’s thermal comfort spaces. aim this paper assess whether public spaces, detected through human sensors, associated with microclimatic conditions (both on-site measurement software simulation) indicators (as physiological equivalent temperature). question there exists microclimate spaces presence, if event plays role changing it. research compares measurements physics variables (e.g., air temperature) maps Envi-met. case study, carried out framework H2020 project ROCK—Regeneration Optimization Cultural Heritage Creative Knowledge cities, focuses on two squares located Bologna’s historic city center. conclusions show that events are main deciding factor influencing square crowding; nevertheless, study reveals number people.