Tourism is one of the fastest growing economic sectors on an international scale. Based on
this growth, it became necessary to consider climatic-meteorological conditions as …

Urban tourism's impact on intra-urban temperature differences and the latter's influence on
thermal comfort in public space, in a context of climate change, is still not clear. When it …

The growth of cities combined with an increased urban density leads to considerable
thermal stress and connected health risks. In this situation it is important to develop …

In this study, we carried out outdoor thermal comfort surveys with pedestrians during warm
periods of the year throughout 2012 to 2015 in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Monitoring …

Outdoor urban areas are very important for cities and microclimate is a critical parameter in
the design process, contributing to thermal comfort which is important for urban …

The largest market segment of global tourism is coastal tourism, which is strongly dependent
on the destination's thermal climate. To date, outdoor bioclimatic comfort assessments have …

Whether a journey is pleasant or not usually depends on the climatic conditions which
permit to perform outdoor activities. The perception of climatic conditions, determined by …

Aimed at climate-responsive urban design for tropical areas, the paper attempts to answer
the question whether the site-related context affects in some way the perceptual assessment …

This article presents the results from thermal comfort surveys in two squares located in the
city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil over two different seasons. Objective environmental parameters …

Thermal comfort is a subcategory of environmental comfort measured in the light of climatic
conditions. Having a good climate is regarded as an advantage for any tourist attraction. The …