Evaluating outdoor thermal comfort in “Haats” – The open air markets in a humid subtropical region

Manavvi, S.; Rajasekar, E.

doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.107527

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“…Pantavou et al, (2018) however, explain key differences between the PET and the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) (Blazejczyk, 2012), another commonly used thermal index in research. Applied today, PET and UTCI are both used in outdoor thermal comfort research, (Rozbicka and Rozbicki, 2020;Klock et al, 2019;Manavvi and Rajasekar, 2021;Baruti et al, 2019) among others such as the Weather Suitability Index (WSI) (Anna et al, 2020) and the Thermal Sensation Vote (TSV) (Sharmin and Steemers, 2020). Notably, none of these indices is agreed upon in exclusivity (Lenzholzer and Nikolopoulou, 2020) and in some instances such indices may be further adapted (Wang et al, 2021;Talhi et al, 2020;Chen et al, 2020) for application.…”

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Thermal Environments and Visitor Attendance in Zoological Parks: Observations in A Humid Continental Climate

Perkins¹

2021

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This paper reviews associations between weather and visitor attendance at two climatically similar zoological parks. This is achieved by examining weather, climate, and attendance data at the Indianapolis and St. Louis zoological parks over a period of approximately one decade. The methodological approach utilizes tourism climatology as the foundation for information gathering, display, and analysis of results. Peak days of attendance at both zoos coincide with 'warm' and 'slightly' warm days. Regarding the lowest attendances, visitors at both locations appear to display more aversion to cold thermal stress conditions than hot thermal stress conditions, however visitors at St. Louis Zoo appear to be more averse to cold conditions. Discussions regarding how social calendars and admission pricing may interact with this relationship are introduced.

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Thermal Environments and Visitor Attendance in Zoological Parks: Observations in A Humid Continental Climate

Perkins¹

2021

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“…Several studies have shown that thermal perception relates to the environment’s naturalness, aesthetic appreciation, and positive experience. Anavvi and Rajasekar found that satisfaction with aesthetic landscape elements influences thermal perception [ 22 ]. A 2021 study found that respondents who were dissatisfied with aesthetic qualities tended to report warmer thermal comfort votes, and vice versa [ 23 ].…”

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How Thermal Perceptual Schema Mediates Landscape Quality Evaluation and Activity Willingness

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The use of outdoor space is closely related to local microclimate conditions. Some studies have shown that people form perceptual schemata based on their perceptual experience of microclimate conditions, which leads to perceptual bias, so it is necessary to further investigate how the thermal schemata formed by the accumulation of thermal experience affect the willingness to engage in activities, which will be beneficial to improve the use of urban space. Studies have not explored the relationship between the thermal perceptual schema (TPS), landscape quality evaluation (LQE), and activity willingness. Therefore, it is necessary to further investigate how thermal schemas formed by the accumulation of thermal experience affect activity willingness. A total of 3435 volunteers were surveyed online and divided into two groups, the first group for comfortable weather (N = 1773) and the second group for hot weather (N = 1662), and voted for each of the four dimensions of the five scenarios according to the TPS. This study found that socioeconomic status (SES) and age were the main factors contributing to TPS bias when perceiving the same destination according to TPS, and this difference was consistent in both groups, which affects the willingness to be active at the destination. The study also found that LQE may be a major factor in residents’ willingness to be active in more pleasant weather, while TPS plays a more important role in hot weather conditions. In addition, we investigated the relationship between TPS and residents’ activity willingness mediated by different landscape features and parameter configurations. These results indicate that the TPS formed by thermal experience accumulation affects people’s LQE and activity willingness, and that landscape configuration parameters play an important role.

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“…These phenomena have been largely investigated in the scientific literature, not only in relation to the perceived level of comfort/discomfort [26][27][28] but also with reference to the potential mitigative actions to be adopted [29][30][31][32].…”

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The Role of Architectural Skin Emissivity Influencing Outdoor Microclimatic Comfort: A Case Study in Bologna, Italy

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This article examines the influence of the emissivity of façade materials on outdoor microclimatic comfort. The developed methodology is based on the collection of input data regarding the site, the geometrical and technological characterization of the building envelope and the definition of the associated emissivity, the development of alternative emissivity-driven scenarios, the scenario simulation to obtain Outdoor Microclimate Maps (OMMs), and their interpretation and discussion. The operative steps of the proposed simplified method are applied to a specific case study in the city of Bologna made of a mix of buildings, including some towers overlooking an inner courtyard. The emissivity of the façade materials is assumed as the main variable. The results show how, by properly addressing the design choices, it is possible to achieve significant improvements in the outdoor microclimate for the space in-between the considered volumes.

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Evaluating outdoor thermal comfort in “Haats” – The open air markets in a humid subtropical region

Cited by 26 publications

References 36 publications

Thermal Environments and Visitor Attendance in Zoological Parks: Observations in A Humid Continental Climate

Thermal Environments and Visitor Attendance in Zoological Parks: Observations in A Humid Continental Climate

How Thermal Perceptual Schema Mediates Landscape Quality Evaluation and Activity Willingness

The Role of Architectural Skin Emissivity Influencing Outdoor Microclimatic Comfort: A Case Study in Bologna, Italy

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