@article{Sansen_Martínez_Devillers_2021, title={Mediterranean Morphologies in Hot Summer Conditions: Learning from France’s “Glorious Thirty” Holiday Housing: }, volume={5}, url={https://www.ijcua.com/index.php/ijcua/article/view/198}, DOI={10.25034/ijcua.2021.v5n1-2}, abstractNote={<p><em>Climate change and rising temperatures lead to an air-conditioning proliferation in summertime of the Mediterranean regions. This study links urban morphology to the microclimate. It claims that a lesson can be drawn from holiday housing morphologies designed with an additive approach during the “Glorious Thirty” French coastal development (1946-75).  It is based on a morphological analysis of four case studies, with on the one hand re-drawing and site visiting, on the other hand, assessment of environmental performance through key parameters: Absolute Rugosity, Compactness Ratio, Building Density, Mineralization, Sky View Factor (SVF) and Height/Width (H/W) Ratio. Compared to literature reference values of a traditional courtyard morphology, the case studies are less compact and with a lower H/W Ratio (higher SVF), but they are less mineral than a historic medieval city centre. This research contributes to the search for semi-collective alternatives (for example additive morphologies) to individual housing in peri-urban areas, with high environmental performance in the summertime. </em></p>}, number={1}, journal={Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs}, author={Sansen, Marjan and Martínez, Andrés and Devillers, Philippe}, year={2021}, month={Jan.}, pages={19–34} }