Identifying solar access effects on visitors’ behavior in outdoor resting areas in a subtropical location: a case study in Japan Square in Curitiba, Brazil
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DOI: 10.1007/s00484-018-01664-z
Abstract: Changes in microclimate due to urban morphology tend to directly affect outdoor thermal comfort, thereby influencing people’s behavior. In order to investigate that, this study analyzed preferences for specific resting areas within an urban square… read more here.
Keywords: thermal comfort; resting areas; subtropical location; study ... See more keywords
Impact of site-specific morphology on outdoor thermal perception: A case-study in a subtropical location
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DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2017.06.001
Abstract: Abstract The paper addresses to what extent site-related factors affect the perceptual assessment of microclimate by users of outdoor spaces. Testing of this hypothesis was based on data normalization approaches in order to align thermal… read more here.
Keywords: subtropical location; outdoor thermal; thermal sensation; impact site ... See more keywords