Urban open spaces provide various benefits to large populations in cities. Since thermally
comfortable urban open spaces improve the quality of urban living, an increasing number of …

Urban overheating, driven by global climate change and urban development, is a major
contemporary challenge that substantially impacts urban livability and sustainability …

An increase in urban vegetation is an often proposed mitigation strategy to reduce urban
heat and improve outdoor thermal comfort (OTC). Vegetation can alter urban microclimate …

Future urban planning requires context-specific integration of spatial design and
microclimate especially for tropical cities with extreme weather conditions. Thus, we propose …

A pleasant outdoor thermal environment could substantially enrich residents' enjoyment for
outdoor activities. However, previous studies on outdoor thermal comfort in humid …

The interaction between microclimate and buildings is predominant in urban areas. Thus,
the urbanization constitutes the main cause of UHI formation. During the last years, several …

Rapid unplanned urbanization has led to a deterioration in green cover in Indian cities and
an increase in urban temperatures due to the urban heat island (UHI) effect. With India's …

Modifying urban morphology, defined as mass, density, and orientation of building stock in
cities, are well-known heat mitigation strategies addressing urban heat islands (UHI) at …

Urban residents are exposed to multiple environmental stimuli. Past studies have examined
the influence of heat stress on outdoor thermal comfort, but the cross-modal effects of …

A person's health and wellbeing are contingent on the amount of social support that they
receive. Similarly, experiencing nature has been shown to improve people's health and …