The CODASC database for analyzing the impact of morpho-climatic characteristics of canyon streets on the concentration of air pollutants

Authors

  • Loubna Khellaf image/svg+xml University of Blida

    Loubna Khellaf is a doctoral student at Saad Dahlab Blida 1 University, within the Institute of Architecture and Urban Planning (IAU). Her current research is focused on urban pollution and its relationship with the urban microclimate.

  • Meriem Naimi Ait-Aoudia image/svg+xml University of Blida

    Meriem Naimi Ait-Aoudia is a conference lecturer at the Institute of Architecture and Urban Planning (Saad Dahlab University - Blida 1) in Algeria. She holds a degree in architecture from the same university and a PhD in architecture and the environment from the Polytechnic School of Architecture and Urban Planning (EPAU) in Algiers. At the university, Meriem Ait-Aoudia supervises workshops on Architecture and Urban Design, and also teaches lecture courses. Her research interests primarily include urban form design, green infrastructure planning, urban carrying capacity assessment, water resource management, and promoting environmental justice. She is currently conducting and managing a research project [PRFU] titled "Environmental Optimization of Urban Form." Additionally, she is a member of the Observatory of City and Architecture for Urban and Spatial Mutations (OVAMUS) Laboratory.

  • Farid Rahal University of Science and Technology of Oran-Mohamed Boudiaf

    Farid Rahal is a professor at the Department of Architecture, University of Science and Technology of Oran Mohamed BOUDIAF in Algeria. His research focuses on air quality modeling, the emission cadastre of gaseous pollutants, urban risks, and environmental modeling.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47818/DRArch.2025.v6i1159

Keywords:

air pollutant concentrations, canyon streets, city of Algiers, CODASC database, morpho-climatic parameters

Abstract

Canyon-type urban street is one of the urban forms in which critical and harmful situations for health and the urban environment are appearing today, such as urban heat island, areas of poor ventilation, and retention areas for pollutants emitted by road traffic, heating, and concentration of industrial activities. The higher pollution levels are due to inappropriate relationships between morphological and microclimatic parameters specific to urban street canyons. Previous studies have mentioned the most common ones, namely the aspect ratio (H/W), the orientation of the street to the prevailing winds, and the vegetation. In the city of Algiers, the urban street canyon is very noticeable in two dominant urban fabrics, the medieval organic fabric and the colonial fabric dating back to the French occupation. This paper aims to explain the effect of different factors specific to urban canyons in Algiers on the concentration trend of air pollutants. By adopting the CODASC database containing data on normalized average pollutant concentrations (C+) related to different canyon street models according to aspect ratios H/W values, wind flow direction (α), tree stand density (ρs), and tree crown porosity (PVol). The results showed that LARBI BEN M'HIDI Street is more polluted than MOHAMED AZOUZI Street due to the effect of the maximum values of the aspect ratio and the density of trees on the wind behavior. The study results could provide a strategic guide for pollution mitigation to be used by urban planners in the design and implementation phases of sustainable urban development projects in Algiers.

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2025-04-30

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Khellaf, L., Naimi Ait-Aoudia, M., & Rahal, F. (2025). The CODASC database for analyzing the impact of morpho-climatic characteristics of canyon streets on the concentration of air pollutants. Journal of Design for Resilience in Architecture and Planning, 6(1), 102–123. https://doi.org/10.47818/DRArch.2025.v6i1159

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