Urban trees to optimize thermal comfort in warm areas of the peruvian amazon

Abstract

This research determined the relationship between urban trees and thermal comfort in the warm zone of Miguel Irizar Campos, Yurimaguas. Environmental data were analyzed using direct measurements, georeferencing, and correlation analysis. The results showed a significant relationship between urban trees and thermal comfort, as well as positive and direct relationships between the dimensions they influence: temperature and radiation (r=0.64), and radiation and average canopy cover (r=0.56). Inverse negative correlations were also found between tree height and canopy cover (r=-0.8), humidity and radiation (r=-0.52), and humidity and temperature (r=-0.5), demonstrating that when one variable increases, the other decreases. These findings highlight that urban trees contribute significantly to regulating thermal comfort in warm zones.