A Relationship between Micro-Meteorological and Personal Variables of Outdoor Thermal Comfort: A Case Study in Kitakyushu, Japan

Dadang Hartabela, Bart Julien Dewancker and Mochamad Donny Koerniawan
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Dadang Hartabela: Graduate School of Environmental Engineering, The University of Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu 808-0135, Japan
Bart Julien Dewancker: Department of Architecture, The University of Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu 808-0135, Japan
Mochamad Donny Koerniawan: Department of Architecture, Bandung Institute of Technology, School of Architecture, Planning and Policy Development, Bandung 40132, Indonesia

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 24, 1-27

Abstract: Outdoor thermal comfort is an important indicator to create a quality and livable environment. This study examines a relationship between micro-meteorological and personal variables of outdoor thermal comfort conditions in an urban park. The data collection of outdoor thermal comfort is carried out using two methods in combination: micro-meteorological measurement and questionnaire survey. This finding shows that most of the respondents were comfortable with the thermal, wind, and humidity condition. The acceptability and satisfaction level of thermal comfort were positive. The most significant micro-meteorological variable for the physiologically equivalent temperature (PET) value is mean radiant temperature (Tmrt). As the Tmrt value is influenced by how much shading is produced from the presence of vegetation or buildings around the measurement location, this finding shows that the shadow was very important to the thermal comfort conditions in the Green Park Kitakyushu. The most influential micro-meteorological variable for the three different personal variables (TSV, WFSV, and HSV) is air temperature. The strongest relationship among the four variables is between TSV and PET. The findings will be the basis for the city authorities in preparing regional development plans, especially those related to the planning of city parks or tourist attractions.

Keywords: outdoor thermal comfort; environment factor; human factor; thermal perception; thermal sensation; thermal comfort; urban park; outdoor urban space (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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