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Urban outdoor thermal comfort in western China [PDF]
Journal 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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Frontiers in Bioscience, 2011 A review of the various approaches in understanding outdoor thermal comfort is presented. The emphasis on field surveys from around the world, particularly across Europe, enables us to understand thermal perception and evaluate outdoor thermal comfort conditions.
Marialena Nikolopoulou +1 more
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Urban outdoor thermal environment and adaptive thermal comfort during the summer
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022 The outdoor thermal environment is an important factor when measuring the livability of a city. Residents will avoid intense heat by reducing their outdoor activities, which decreases the vitality of a city and increases the energy consumed for air ...
Meng Zhen +3 more
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Urban Outdoor Thermal Comfort of The Hot-Humid Region [PDF]
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2016 The study on outdoor comfort is becoming popular due to the fact that the thermoregulatory model is seen as inadequate in explaining outdoor thermal comfort conditions.
Abu Bakar A., Gadi Mohamed B.
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The Dependence of Outdoor Thermal Comfort on Urban Layouts [PDF]
, 2013 Zugleich gedruckt veröffentlicht im Universitätsverlag der TU Berlin unter der ISBN 978-3-7983-2540-1.
Monam, Alireza, Rückert, Klaus
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Outdoor Thermal Comfort and Heat Exposure Risks
People in cities use outdoor space for a wide range of activities such as exercise, rest and socialising. Climate change, Urban Heat Islands and extreme heatwave events are threats to pedestrians’ health and well-being. Good urban planning and design can
Runming Yao +3 more
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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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Twenty first century standards for thermal comfort : fostering low carbon building design and operation [PDF]
, 2010 Nearly 50% of energy consumed in the developed world is consumed in buildings. Despite regulation intent, many new buildings are energy profligate. Thermal comfort standards are partly responsible for this increase in consumption. In this volume, Roaf et
Tuohy, P.G. +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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Building and Environment, 2023 Urban populations face increasing heat stress in cities. However, the influence of the built environment of new and old urban blocks on pedestrian thermal comfort remains unclear.
Xing-Dong Deng +7 more
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