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

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...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Xuan Ma, Mengying Wang, Jingyuan Zhao, Lei Zhang, Wanrong Liu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:	Urban design parameter Pedestrianized Zone Thermal comfort Measurement survey Numerical simulation
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/7/2258

id	doaj-821f25eefebe42daa4fb18d78f0176c2
record_format	Article
spelling	doaj-821f25eefebe42daa4fb18d78f0176c22020-11-25T02:19:15ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012020-03-01172258225810.3390/ijerph17072258Performance of Different Urban Design Parameters in Improving Outdoor Thermal Comfort and Health in a Pedestrianized ZoneXuan Ma0Mengying Wang1Jingyuan Zhao2Lei Zhang3Wanrong Liu4Department of Architecture, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710061, ChinaGraduate school of Human-Environment Studies, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 8190379, JapanDepartment of Architecture, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710061, ChinaDepartment of Architecture, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710061, ChinaDepartment of Architecture, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710061, ChinaGlobal 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.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/7/2258Urban design parameterPedestrianized ZoneThermal comfortMeasurement surveyNumerical simulation
collection	DOAJ
language	English
format	Article
sources	DOAJ
author	Xuan Ma Mengying Wang Jingyuan Zhao Lei Zhang Wanrong Liu
spellingShingle	Xuan Ma Mengying Wang Jingyuan Zhao Lei Zhang Wanrong Liu Performance of Different Urban Design Parameters in Improving Outdoor Thermal Comfort and Health in a Pedestrianized Zone International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Urban design parameter Pedestrianized Zone Thermal comfort Measurement survey Numerical simulation
author_facet	Xuan Ma Mengying Wang Jingyuan Zhao Lei Zhang Wanrong Liu
author_sort	Xuan Ma
title	Performance of Different Urban Design Parameters in Improving Outdoor Thermal Comfort and Health in a Pedestrianized Zone
title_short	Performance of Different Urban Design Parameters in Improving Outdoor Thermal Comfort and Health in a Pedestrianized Zone
title_full	Performance of Different Urban Design Parameters in Improving Outdoor Thermal Comfort and Health in a Pedestrianized Zone
title_fullStr	Performance of Different Urban Design Parameters in Improving Outdoor Thermal Comfort and Health in a Pedestrianized Zone
title_full_unstemmed	Performance of Different Urban Design Parameters in Improving Outdoor Thermal Comfort and Health in a Pedestrianized Zone
title_sort	performance of different urban design parameters in improving outdoor thermal comfort and health in a pedestrianized zone
publisher	MDPI AG
series	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
issn	1661-7827 1660-4601
publishDate	2020-03-01
description	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.
topic	Urban design parameter Pedestrianized Zone Thermal comfort Measurement survey Numerical simulation
url	https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/7/2258
work_keys_str_mv	AT xuanma performanceofdifferenturbandesignparametersinimprovingoutdoorthermalcomfortandhealthinapedestrianizedzone AT mengyingwang performanceofdifferenturbandesignparametersinimprovingoutdoorthermalcomfortandhealthinapedestrianizedzone AT jingyuanzhao performanceofdifferenturbandesignparametersinimprovingoutdoorthermalcomfortandhealthinapedestrianizedzone AT leizhang performanceofdifferenturbandesignparametersinimprovingoutdoorthermalcomfortandhealthinapedestrianizedzone AT wanrongliu performanceofdifferenturbandesignparametersinimprovingoutdoorthermalcomfortandhealthinapedestrianizedzone
_version_	1724877353977380864

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

Similar Items