Improving street walkability: Biometeorological assessment of artificial-partial shade structures in summer sunny conditions

Lee, Louis S.H.; Cheung, Pui Kwan; Fung, Charmaine K.W.; Jim, Chi Yung

doi:10.1007/s00484-019-01840-9

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“…Moreover, hot springs provide good water quality and various chemical ions. In addition, the indoor environment of hot-spring spots can reduce the harmful effects of solar radiation on the human body (Lee et al 2020 ). Thus, hot-spring tourism can provide urban residents with a pleasantly cool environment and different types of natural locations in summer, which improves the well-being and vitality of people (Korpela et al 2017 ).…”

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Associations between temperature variations and tourist arrivals: analysis based on Baidu Index of hot-spring tourism in 44 cities in China

Wang

Xin

Zhu

et al. 2023

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Hot-spring tourism refers to entertainment, health preservation, commercial conferences, and other leisure activities at hot-spring locations. This tourism often shows periodic variability, which may be due to seasonal temperature variations. However, studies on the effects of temperature variations on tourist arrivals at hot springs are limited. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate this relationship in 31 provincial capital cities and 13 s-tier cities in China. Using the Baidu Index, we obtained data for tourist arrivals to hot springs in each city and constructed a generalised additive model to explore the associations between temperature variations and tourist arrivals. We also analysed the statistical significance of the estimated effects during different seasons to explore potential effect modification. A 1 °C increase in temperature was associated with a 1.81% (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.69–1.93) decrease in daily tourist arrivals for hot-spring tourism. Significant positive associations between the abovementioned factors were observed in summer (2.18% change, 95% CI: 1.32–3.04). The effect of temperature on the volume of tourist arrivals may last for approximately 2 months. Robustness analysis confirmed the data reliability. The results indicate that significant relationships exist between temperature variations and hot-spring tourism arrivals, which vary seasonally. This study has significant implications for travel agencies to effectively manage tourist visits to hot spring locations. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11356-023-25404-y.

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Associations between temperature variations and tourist arrivals: analysis based on Baidu Index of hot-spring tourism in 44 cities in China

Wang

Xin

Zhu

et al. 2023

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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“…However, the warm thermal sensation is not recommended for walking and made an uncomfortable condition (28<PET<31) at 12 am and 2 pm. Thus, the pedestrians walking in the shaded zone could improve thermal sensation (Lee et al, 2020). For example, the thermal sensation scale is expressed as slightly warm instead of warm for subtropical climates (Huang et al, 2017).…”

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“…Only a few recent studies associated walkability and thermal comfort. Lee et al (2020) explored the influence of biometeorological related factors on pedestrian behavior by calculating PET and UTCI to express thermal stress in Hong Kong, China. The findings highlighted the correlation between thermal sensation and pedestrian choice of the shaded zone.…”

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The Street Walkability and Thermal Comfort Index (SWTCI): A new assessment tool combining street design measurements and thermal comfort

Labdaoui

Mazouz

Moeinaddini

et al. 2021

Science of The Total Environment

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In recent years, walkability is increasingly integrated into sustainability strategies, considering its many health and environmental benefits. Besides, thermal comfort also has been progressively promoted as a critical measure for pedestrian comfort and wellbeing. Despite the relevance of the two concepts, few studies combined them in a comprehensive model. This study considers thermal comfort in assessing walkability by developing a new measurement tool, the Street Walkability and Thermal Comfort index (SWTCI), which focuses on comfort facilities and Physiological Equivalent Temperature (PET), at the street scale. The applied point system method requires combining a questionnaire survey, observations, and in situ measurements (air temperature, wind velocity, and relative humidity). The questionnaire survey (330 responders) measured 21 street design indicators' importance, using a five-point Liker scale ranging from 1 (least important) to 5 (very important). The observation technique seeks to evaluate every pedestrian comfort indicator score (Si s ). The in situ measurements permit Envi-met's calibrated data validation and getting the mean radian temperature (T mrt ). Those were considered in the PET's calculation using Rayman software. Three distinct streets have been chosen in Annaba city, Algeria, within the Mediterranean climate (Csa). The results show that the SWTCI achieves its highest score on the three streets when the thermal perception is neutral (20

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“…Street‐network accessibility is a well‐accepted human need and accessible street networks enable people to move to the destinations they want and obtain urban services easily. Improving street accessibility through land‐use rearrangements allows for better environmental quality (Li and Zhou, 2019), less energy use (Sharifi, 2019; Lee et al, 2020), and a better human traveling experience (Zacharias and Liu, 2022). That is why we consider an accessibility‐oriented land use by demonstrating how land use patterns affect street accessibility.…”

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Identifying the Impacts of Land‐Use Spatial Patterns on Street‐Network Accessibility Using Geospatial Methods

Fan

Chun

Mijic

et al. 2023

Geographical Analysis

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While the land use‐street network nexus is well acknowledged, evidence for the one‐way impacts of land‐use patterns on street accessibility is still inadequate. The measurements of land‐use patterns and street accessibility lack systematic knowledge. Their empirical correlations also lack geographical variability, constraining site‐specific land‐use practices. Therefore, this study overcame the aforementioned limitations by examining the two‐level spatial models to formulate accessibility‐oriented land plans, using a well‐developed Chinese city as an example. Firstly, two landscape metrics—Euclidean Nearest‐Neighbor Distance (ENN) and Similarity Index (SIMI)—were used to quantify the intra‐ and inter‐land‐use configurations, respectively. Both city‐level and local accessibility were measured using spatial design network analysis. Performing both ordinary least squares (OLS) and geographically weighted regression (GWR) models, results identified the statistically significant effects of inter‐land‐use patterns on two‐level street accessibility. An exception was that land‐use configurations within residential and industrial regions were irrelevant to street accessibility. We also found GWR was a better‐fitting model than OLS when estimating locally‐varied accessibility, suggesting hierarchical multiscale land‐use planning. Overall, locally heterogeneous evidence in this study can substantialize land use‐street network interactions and support the decision‐making and implementation of place‐specific accessibility‐oriented land use.

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Improving street walkability: Biometeorological assessment of artificial-partial shade structures in summer sunny conditions

Cited by 36 publications

References 81 publications

Associations between temperature variations and tourist arrivals: analysis based on Baidu Index of hot-spring tourism in 44 cities in China

Associations between temperature variations and tourist arrivals: analysis based on Baidu Index of hot-spring tourism in 44 cities in China

The Street Walkability and Thermal Comfort Index (SWTCI): A new assessment tool combining street design measurements and thermal comfort

Identifying the Impacts of Land‐Use Spatial Patterns on Street‐Network Accessibility Using Geospatial Methods

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