Abstract

Against the backdrop of global warming, rapid urbanization has caused the aggregation of urban building spaces and the heat island effect is becoming increasingly serious, hindering sustainable urban development. In order to investigate the potential and methods of green roofs in different types of neighborhoods to mitigate the urban heat island effect, this study used multivariate data for surface temperature inversion and local climate zone (LCZ), and the potential of green roofs to reduce the heat island effect was evaluated by combining LCZ zoning and ENVI-met prediction model. Finally, a multi-scenario analysis with economic factors was conducted to derive the optimal implementation path for green roofs.The results show that in LCZs 1–9, the green roof can reduce the daytime average air temperature by a maximum of 0.41 °C for 0.5 m of the LCZ8 roof and 0.37 °C for 1.2 m of the LCZ6 pedestrian. Based on the surface cooling efficiency of LCZ green roofs get the best green roof construction order: LCZ3, LCZ6, LCZ8 > LCZ2, LCZ5, LCZ7 > LCZ1, LCZ4, LCZ9. The construction of green roofs for the heat island areas within the fifth ring road of Beijing can reduce the area of high-temperature and sub-high-temperature zones by 52.55% and 29.17%, respectively, compared with the area without green roof construction. The study clarifies the technical methodology system of cooling efficiency of green roofs in different types of neighborhoods and the reduction of the urban-scale heat island effect, which provides a reference for the planning of green roofs for urban buildings.

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