Performance of Different Urban Design Parameters in Improving Outdoor Thermal Comfort and Health in a Pedestrianized Zone

Xuan Ma, Mengying Wang, Jingyuan Zhao, Lei Zhang and Wanrong Liu
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Xuan Ma: Department of Architecture, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710061, China
Mengying Wang: Graduate school of Human-Environment Studies, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 8190379, Japan
Jingyuan Zhao: Department of Architecture, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710061, China
Lei Zhang: Department of Architecture, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710061, China
Wanrong Liu: Department of Architecture, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710061, China

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 7, 1-19

Abstract: Global climate change and urban heat islands have generated heat stress in summer, which does harm to people’s health. The outdoor public commercial pedestrianized zone has an important role in people’s daily lives, and the utilization of this space is evaluated by their outdoor thermal comfort and health. Using microclimatic monitoring and numerical simulation in a commercial pedestrianized zone in Tai Zhou, China, this study investigates people’s outdoor thermal comfort in extreme summer heat. The final results provide a comprehensive system for assessing how to improve outdoor human thermal health. Under the guidance of this system, local managers can select the most effective strategy to improve the outdoor thermal environment.

Keywords: Urban design parameter; Pedestrianized Zone; Thermal comfort; Measurement survey; Numerical simulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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