Urban open spaces provide various benefits to large populations in cities. Since thermally
comfortable urban open spaces improve the quality of urban living, an increasing number of …

Outdoor thermal comfort (OTC) is an essential aspect to improve the quality of human life in
urban spaces. The goal of this article is to provide insight into the importance, procedure …

The interaction between microclimate and buildings is predominant in urban areas. Thus,
the urbanization constitutes the main cause of UHI formation. During the last years, several …

This study investigates the microenvironment of open-air settings in Tehran, Iran, and
explores the relationship between different thermal comfort indices, including PMV, PET …

This study deals with the assessment of outdoor thermal comfort in three distinct urban open
space typologies (ie plaza, green and waterfront) in Chandigarh, India. Micrometeorological …

The thermal characteristics of outdoor urban spaces and the street networks connecting
them are vital to the assessment of the liveability and sustainability of cities. When urban …

Urban environmental issues have a negative impact on urban quality of life in cities.
Erzurum city is a very special place in the world because it has a very high altitude, harsh …

With high intensity of urban land development and dense population, urban high-density
central area has obvious heat island effect, which has a great impact on thermal comfort …

Improvement of outer spaces between residential buildings to increase social activities in a
hot arid climate has been subject to several studies but few of them focused on combination …

Due to limits to standard methods for surveying outdoor thermal comfort (OTC), it is difficult to
compare thermal benchmarks and thermal index calibrations among studies and climatic …