DOI: 10.20350/digitalcsic/17826
title: Catalog of plant species for urban landscaping in warm areas in the Mediterranean Region [Dataset]

description: This dataset compiles the traits of plant species selected for use in urban areas of warm climates in the Mediterranean region. Its purpose is to support the ENVI-met software, a three-dimensional modelling program specialized in the study of urban cooling and climate-adapted urban planning. The compiled traits include key aspects such as geographic distribution, environmental requirements, ecological behavior, morphology, and phenology, as well as the physico-chemical properties and commercial availability of each taxon included in the catalogue. The information is divided into four separate groups in different sheets: “PAULIA Plants”: compendium of all the species selected as candidates for inclusion in the PAULIA Project. “Variables Simple Plants”: information on the morphological and functional characteristics of low-growing species (creeping plants, climbing plants, shrubs, herbaceous plants, bulbous plants, and succulents), in accordance with the parameters defined by the ENVI-met software. This data is used for the parameterization of Simple Plants in ENVI-met. “Variables 3D Plants”: grouping of data corresponding to tree vegetation and other large species, in accordance with the parameters defined by the ENVI-met software. This data is used for the tree-dimensional modeling of 3D Plants in ENVI-met. “Pico Teide”: subset derived from the two previous groups, limited to the species selected for the pilot project in Plaza Pico Teide (San Isidro, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain).
description: PAULIA's aim is to develop an integrated tool for assessing climate-vulnerable urban areas. This tool identifies the hottest areas and, through simulations, proposes solutions focused on the selection of building materials and urban vegetation as temperature mitigators. The end result will be a set of measures that contribute to optimizing thermal comfort in public spaces. In addition, the project has generated catalogs and databases of drought-tolerant vegetation and materials with low thermal absorption.
description: [ES] El objetivo de PAULIA es desarrollar una herramienta integrada para evaluar las zonas urbanas vulnerables al clima. Esta herramienta identifica las zonas más calientes y, mediante simulaciones, propone soluciones centradas en la selección de materiales de construcción y vegetación urbana como mitigadores de la temperatura. El resultado final será un conjunto de medidas que contribuyan a optimizar el confort térmico en los espacios públicos. Además, el proyecto ha generado catálogos y bases de datos de vegetación resistente a la sequía y materiales con baja absorción térmica.
description: Five sheets corresponding to: - PAULIA plants: compendium of all the species selected as candidates for inclusion in the PAULIA project. - Variables Simple Plants: information on the morphological and functional herbaceous plants, bulbous plants, and succulents), in accordance with the parameters defined by the ENVI-met software. This data is used for the parameterization of "Simple Plants" in ENVI-met. - Variables 3D Plants: grouping of data corresponding to tree vegetation and other large species, in accordance with the parameters defined by the ENVI-met software. This data is used for the tree-dimensional modeling of "3D Plants" in ENVI-met. - Pico Teide: subset derived from the two previous groups, limited to the species selected for the pilot project in Plaza Pico Teide (San Isidro, Santa Cruz de Tenerife). - Bibliography: original sources of the data collected.