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Thermal-comfort evaluation of and plan for public space of Maling Village, Henan, China.

open access: yesPLoS 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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Research on Outdoor Thermal Comfort of Children’s Activity Space in High-Density Urban Residential Areas of Chongqing in Summer

open access: yesAtmosphere, 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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The influence of bioretention assets on outdoor thermal comfort in the urban area

open access: yesEnergy Reports, 2023
The urban heat island (UHI) problem is essential for urban living, significantly worldwide urban areas. The preliminary studies found that rising temperatures are proportional to the city’s density and affect human outdoor thermal comfort, which is ...
Thidarat Kridakorn Na Ayutthaya   +6 more
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Urban outdoor thermal comfort in western China

open access: yesJournal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, 2021
Outdoor space is essential for urban residents’ daily activities, and thermal comfort is an important indicator to evaluate these places. Currently, there are few studies on city outdoor thermal comfort in western China.
Meng Zhen   +5 more
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Thermal Resilience of Citizens: Comparison between Thermal Sensation and Objective Estimation in Outdoor Spaces: A Case Study in Seville, Spain

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2022
Sanitary issues, combined with the effects of climate change, emphasize the comfort of outdoor spaces in cities. Numerous comfort models exist and can predict thermal sensation.
José Sánchez Ramos   +5 more
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Thermal comfort investigation of an outdoor air-conditioned area in a hot and arid environment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Thermal comfort in hot and arid outdoor environments is an industrial challenging field. An outdoor air-conditioned area was designed and built to host sport and social events during summers 2014 and 2015 in Qatar. This article presents a thermal comfort
ANSI/ASHRAE 55a   +11 more
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Impact of climate change on outdoor thermal comfort in cities in united states [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2020
Since urban open spaces provide various benefits to the citizens, it is necessary to improve the outdoor thermal comfort in urban open spaces. However, global warming increases heat stress and at the same time decrease cold stress of outdoor spaces.
Huang Yuqiao   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Dependence of Outdoor Thermal Comfort on Urban Layouts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Zugleich gedruckt veröffentlicht im Universitätsverlag der TU Berlin unter der ISBN 978-3-7983-2540-1.The goal of this research was evaluation of effect of urban layouts on outdoor thermal comfort.
Monam, Alireza, Rückert, Klaus
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Assessment of predicted versus measured thermal comfort and optimal comfort ranges in the outdoor environment in the temperate climate of Glasgow, UK [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
In a warming world, the risk of overheating is significant in temperate climate areas such as Glasgow, UK where adaptation to overheating is low. An easy-to-use thermal comfort evaluation is therefore a necessary first step towards developing effective ...
Drach, Patricia   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Evaluating the performance of different thermal indices on quantifying outdoor thermal sensation in humid subtropical residential areas of China

open access: yesFrontiers in Environmental Science, 2022
Considerations of urban microclimate and thermal comfort are necessary for urban development, and a set of guidelines for a comfortable microclimate must be developed.
Kunming Li   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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