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Tourism Climate Comfort of Turkey's Southwestern Seasides

Gaziantep University Journal of Social Sciences, 2018
Bu calismada ulkemizin Guney ve Guneybati sahillerinde yer alan kiyi destinasyonlarindaki turizm konfor sartlari arastirilmistir. Mieczkowski (1985) tarafindan gelistirilen ve Turizm Iklim Indeksi (TCI) olarak bilinen turizm faaliyetlerine uygun bir konfor olcegi istasyonlarin iklim parametrelerine uygulanmistir.
Gülşen Kum, Barbaros Gönençgil
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THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE ON THE COMFORT OF TOURISTS IN THE ALGERIAN DESERT - THE CASE OF ADRAR STATE, ALGERIA [PDF]

Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites
In an effort to address the delays observed within the tourism sector in Algeria, the Algerian government is currently undertaking initiatives to enhance various tourist destinations, with particular emphasis on the desert tourism destination due to ...
Mustapha MOKHTARI*, Sofiane HATTAB
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Air conditioning, comfort and energy in india's commercial building sector [PDF]

, 2010
Before India's building sector can fulfil its CO2 abatement potential, it is imperative for new build projects, especially those which provide for commercial and public functions, to eschew the energy-intensive designs that characterized western ...
De Dear, R, Lall, A, Rawal, R, Thomas, L, Thomas, PC   +4 more
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Architectural and Management Strategies for the Design, Construction and Operation of Energy Efficient and Intelligent Primary Care Centers in Chile [PDF]

, 2019
Primary care centers are establishments with elevated social relevance and high operational energy consumption. In Chile, there more than 628 family healthcare centers (CESFAM) have been built in the last two decades and with plans for hundreds more in
Bobadilla, Ariel, Forcael, Eric, García Alvarado, Rodrigo, Nope Bernal, Alberto, Rubio Bellido, Carlos   +4 more
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Comfort driven adaptive window opening behaviour and the influence of building design [PDF]

, 2007
It is important to understand and model the behaviour of occupants in buildings and how this behaviour impacts energy use and comfort. It is similarly important to understand how a buildings design affects occupant comfort, occupant behaviour and ...
Clarke, J., Humphreys, M. A., Nicol, J. F., Rijal, H. B., Samuel, A., Tuohy, P.   +5 more
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Thermal comfort model for classrooms using occupant-centered approach

Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
Using Grounded Theory (GT) and the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), this mixed-methods study explores how architecture students' and graduates' understanding of thermal comfort evolves.
Huda Riaz, Sabahat Arif, Sumra Yousuf, Muhammad Nasir Bashir, Muhammad Mahmood Ali, Irfan Anjum Badruddin   +5 more
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Climate Change and Tourism Features in the Caribbean [PDF]

The tourist industry is widely recognised as the key engine of growth in the Caribbean, representing a significant source of foreign exchange earnings and employment.
Howard, Stacia, Lewis-Bynoe, Denny, Moore, Winston   +2 more
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Data-Driven Trail Management Through Climate Refuge-Based Comfort Index for a More Sustainable Mobility in Protected Natural Areas

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In this paper, we propose a data-driven decision-support approach for conceptual trail planning and management in protected natural areas, where environmental awareness (particularly climatic comfort and noise levels) is critical to ensuring a ...
Carmen García-Barceló, Adriana Morejón, Francisco J. Martínez, David Tomás, Jose-Norberto Mazón   +4 more
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The start of sustainability in Amazonia? A new paradigm based on fertility for sustainable land management [PDF]

, 2008
In the Amazon, slash and burn is the most common technique used by American-Indians, small farmers and even big ranches to transform forests into rural landscapes.
Barbosa, Tienne, Bastos da Veiga, Jonas, De Souza Nahum, Benjamin, Quanz, Darcisio, Scopel, Eric, Sist, Plinio, Tourrand, Jean-François   +6 more
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Climatic Range For Comfort Evaporative Cooling

, 2010
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