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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 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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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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Study on Outdoor Thermal Comfort in the Transitional Season of Hefei [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2020 In order to study the outdoor thermal comfort during the transition season in Hefei, a university in Hefei adopted a combination of field environmental measurements and questionnaires to study the changes in thermal sensation and thermal comfort of ...
Li Jinwei +4 more
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Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2022 Rapid urbanization has brought a range of urban environmental problems that could be harmful to human thermal comfort and health. Urban parks can improve outdoor thermal comfort significantly because of its cooling island effect. However, outdoor thermal
Ruirui Zhu +5 more
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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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Buildings, 2023 In humid subtropical areas, outdoor sports activities in winter and spring are very common. However, there is minimal research surrounding this topic, especially in terms of thermal comfort.
Jingyi Ye, Wanling Lai, Zhengwang Wu
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Frontiers of Architectural Research, 2021 The quality of outdoor space is becoming increasingly important with the growing rate of urbanization. Visual, acoustic, and thermal balance degradation are all negative impacts associated with outdoor comfort in dense urban fabrics.
Nastaran Abdollahzadeh, Nimish Biloria
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Thermal-comfort evaluation of and plan for public space of Maling Village, Henan, China.
PLoS ONE, 2021 The thermal environment of village public space affects the comfort of people ' s outdoor activities, and then affects the willingness of residents to outdoor activities, which has an important impact on the villagers' quality of life.
Qindong Fan +3 more
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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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