A review of human thermal comfort in the built environment

RF Rupp, NG Vásquez, R Lamberts - Energy and buildings, 2015 - Elsevier
The aim of this paper is to review the literature on human thermal comfort in the built
environment. First an overview about the subject area is presented. This is followed by a …

[HTML][HTML] Behaviour in public open spaces: A systematic review of studies with quantitative research methods

S Han, D Song, L Xu, Y Ye, S Yan, F Shi, Y Zhang… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Public open spaces are important assets that play a significant role in city lives, based on
which a great number of behaviour-based studies are being conducted. These studies often …

Cultural ecosystem services provided by landscapes: Assessment of heritage values and identity

A Tengberg, S Fredholm, I Eliasson, I Knez… - Ecosystem Services, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper aims to provide a conceptual analysis of cultural ecosystem services and how
they are linked to the concepts of landscape, heritage and identity. It discusses how these …

Instruments and methods in outdoor thermal comfort studies–The need for standardization

E Johansson, S Thorsson, R Emmanuel, E Krüger - Urban climate, 2014 - Elsevier
In this paper we review instruments and methods used to assess outdoor thermal comfort
and subjective thermal perception in 26 studies reported in the literature during the last …

Street greenery and its physical and psychological impact on thermal comfort

W Klemm, BG Heusinkveld, S Lenzholzer… - Landscape and urban …, 2015 - Elsevier
This study focuses on the benefits of street greenery for creating thermally comfortable
streetscapes in moderate climates. It reports on investigations on the impact of street …

Thermal comfort in outdoor urban spaces in Singapore

W Yang, NH Wong, SK Jusuf - Building and environment, 2013 - Elsevier
A thermal comfort study has been carried out in outdoor urban spaces in Singapore. The
field study was carried out from August 2010 to May 2011. There were 2059 respondents …

Outdoor thermal comfort and activities in the urban residential community in a humid subtropical area of China

K Li, Y Zhang, L Zhao - Energy and Buildings, 2016 - Elsevier
A comfortable thermal environment is extremely important for the enjoyment of outdoor
spaces. The relationship among microclimate, thermal sensation, and human behavior is …

Outdoor thermal comfort in different urban settings of sub-tropical high-density cities: An approach of adopting local climate zone (LCZ) classification

KKL Lau, SC Chung, C Ren - Building and Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Outdoor thermal comfort is determined by urban morphology and the geometry of outdoor
urban spaces. The local climate zone (LCZ) classification system aims to characterise the …

Effects of biodiversity and environment-related attitude on perception of urban green space

B Gunnarsson, I Knez, M Hedblom, ÅO Sang - Urban Ecosystems, 2017 - Springer
Green space in cities contributes to the quality of life for city dwellers, eg, by increasing the
opportunity for recreation. However, perception of urban green space is influenced by …

Studies of thermal comfort and space use in an urban park square in cool and cold seasons in Shanghai

L Chen, Y Wen, L Zhang, WN **ang - Building and environment, 2015 - Elsevier
Outdoor open space is important to cities and can provide benefits for healthy urban living.
Among the many factors that affect space quality and space use, thermal comfort has drawn …