Sunlight perception and outdoor thermal comfort in college campuses: a new perspective. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2023 The thermal comfort of outdoor spaces in colleges and universities is crucial for promoting outdoor activities and relieving psychological pressure. To evaluate outdoor thermal comfort from a new perspective, this study investigated subjects' sunlight ...
Ning S, Jing W, Ge Z.
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Spatial and temporal variations of microclimate and outdoor thermal comfort in informal settlements of warm humid Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 In developing countries, urbanization is dominated by the growth of informal settlements which represents 40–80% of major cities. The challenges brought up by the growth of informal settlements spans from social-economic to environmental.
Baruti MM, Yahia MW, Johansson E.
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Landscape Configuration Effects on Outdoor Thermal Comfort across Campus—A Case Study
Atmosphere, 2023 As a main place for student activities on campus, outdoor spaces have positive impacts on students’ physical and mental health. Namely, outdoor heat and comfort are of great significance to improve activity quality.
Shaojie Zhang +4 more
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A Review of Thermal Comfort Evaluation and Improvement in Urban Outdoor Spaces
Buildings, 2023 Urban outdoor space is an important activity place for residents, and its thermal environment directly affects residents’ quality of life and physical and mental health.
Zheming Liu, Jin Li, Tianyu Xi
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Effect of outdoor thermal comfort condition on visit of tourists in historical urban plazas of Sevilla and Madrid. [PDF]
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int, 2022 The tourism plays a significant role in economics and development of any country through revenue generation from multiple sources. Spain has been tourist place and host million foreign tourist.
Karimi A, Mohammad P.
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Atmosphere, 2022 Children’s activity spaces in communities designed for children’s recreation are related to children’s safety and physical health. Outdoor thermal comfort of children’s activity spaces in high-density urban residential areas is the key to children’s use ...
Han Gu +5 more
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Interaction effects of outdoor thermal comfort and air pollution [PDF]
Scientific ReportsUrban haze pollution is a major problem affecting outdoor environmental quality, thereby hindering the construction of ecological civilization and healthy urban development.
Tianyi Sun +4 more
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A Comparative Analysis of Outdoor Thermal Comfort Indicators Applied in China and Other Countries
Sustainability, 2023 Outdoor thermal comfort is an important criterion for evaluating the quality of outdoor activity environments and is also a significant indicator for assessing sustainable building design.
Guoqiang Xu, Guo Li, Xiangdong Zhu
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BuildingsThe thermal comfort evaluation of the urban environment arouses widespread concern among scholars, and research in this field is mostly based on thermal comfort evaluation indexes such as PMV, PET, SET, UTCI, etc.
Tianyu Xi +5 more
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Digital Simulation for Buildings’ Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Urban Neighborhoods
Buildings, 2021 Buildings’ outdoor thermal comfort influences environment quality and human behavior in urban neighborhoods. The Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) has been broadly applied to the study of buildings’ outdoor thermal comfort in urban areas.
Yingyi Zhang, Chang Liu
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