The effects of small Water Cool(ing) Islands on body temperature

Hope Hui Rising and Li Deng

Journal of Urban Design, 2024, vol. 29, issue 2, 167-183

Abstract: Water Cool(ing) Island (WCI) literature has paid little attention to smaller waterscapes in developed areas that are most vulnerable to the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect. To fill this gap, this study investigated participants’ changes in body temperature and stress level associated with the visual, auditory, and thermal properties of small waterscapes. The results of this study demonstrated that smaller waterscapes can provide effective cooling for predominantly hardscaped urban settings prone to the effects of UHI. This approach offers low-income residents without air-conditioning outdoor alternatives to indoor cooling centres in a post-pandemic era with more frequent and severe heat waves.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2023.2209023

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