Urban Heat Islands and Thermal Comfort: A Case Study of Zorrotzaurre Island in Bilbao

This study assesses the impact of a heat wave on thermal comfort an unconstructed area: North Zone Island Zorrotzaurre (Bilbao, Spain). In this study, urban planning as proposed in master plan is modeled using ENVI-met program. Likewise, question whether urbanistic proposals are designed to create more resilient environments analyzed face increasingly frequent extreme weather events, especially waves. The centered analysis temperature variables (air and average radiant temperature) well wind speed relative humidity. was completed with parameters comfort, physiological equivalent (PET) Universal Temperature Climate Index (UTCI) for hours maximum minimum daily temperatures. results demonstrated viability analyzing through simulations program order analyze behavior spaces various climate scenarios.