Long term effects of an intervention in the outdoor environment—a comparison of older people's perception in two residential areas, in one of which accessibility …

B Hallgrimsdottir, H Svensson, A Ståhl - Journal of transport geography, 2015 - Elsevier
outside the home, reported environmental barriers and valuation of the outdoor environment
between two areas, in one of which there was an intervention in the outdoor environment 5–…

Environmental atmosphere of outdoor residential areas in southern Sweden: A comparison of experts and residents

LT Cross, R Küller - Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, 2004 - JSTOR
outdoor environment are addre in this research. These issues include providing an aesthetically
pleasing environment … the checklist on two housing areas (Figures 1 and 2). After each …

Effects of the tree distribution and species on outdoor environment conditions in a hot summer and cold winter zone: A case study in Wuhan residential quarters

L Zhang, Q Zhan, Y Lan - Building and Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
residential area to get comfortable environment both in hot summer and cold winter. This study
examined the vegetation influences of residential wind environment … of residential area in …

The effects of residential area building layout on outdoor wind environment at the pedestrian level in severe cold regions of China

H Jin, Z Liu, Y Jin, J Kang, J Liu - Sustainability, 2017 - mdpi.com
… However, a significant linear correlation exists between the mean wind velocity ratio of
high-rise residential areas and both the building density and wind projection angle. The …

Environmental affordances: A practical approach for design of nearby outdoor settings in urban residential areas

S Hadavi, R Kaplan, MCR Hunter - Landscape and urban planning, 2015 - Elsevier
… of both environmental affordances and design characteristics in urban neighborhoods. The
… used landscape design elements and urban outdoor scenes. Participants selected their …

[PDF][PDF] Indoor and outdoor PM concentrations at a residential environment, in the Athens area

E Diapouli, A Chaloulakou, N Spyrellis - Global NEST Journal, 2008 - journal.gnest.org
… and outdoor microenvironment of a typical residence in the center of Athens. Simultaneous
indoor and outdoor … The indoor and outdoor concentration levels were significant for both size …

Characteristics of indoor/outdoor particulate pollution in urban and rural residential environment of Pakistan

I Colbeck, ZA Nasir, Z Ali - Indoor air, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
… , as compared to living areas. Thus … , both indoor and outdoor, is a substantial health hazard
to the public. The very high concentrations of particulate matter in both rural and urban sites, …

Investigating the association between outdoor environment and outdoor activities for seniors living in old residential communities

S Yu, N Guo, C Zheng, Y Song, J Hao - … journal of environmental …, 2021 - mdpi.com
… of accessibility, two factors of physical environment, and … ; (2) although financial and living
arrangements are essential to … with the outdoor environment, which is a public area rather than …

Influence of the ground greening configuration on the outdoor thermal environment in residential areas under different underground space overburden thicknesses

X Su, H Cai, Z Chen, Q Feng - Sustainability, 2017 - mdpi.com
… In this study, we chose two residential areas with row and enclosed layouts in Nanjing, China,
as the research objects and used the CFD software ENVI-met to quantitatively analyze the …

A simplified method to predict the outdoor thermal environment in residential district

J Ma, X Li, Y Zhu - Building simulation, 2012 - Springer
… The outdoor thermal environment is very important to pedestrian’s comfort and safety. …
and radiation to predict the outdoor thermal environment. A double mesh system for radiation …