Contribution of trees and grasslands to the mitigation of human heat stress in a residential district of Freiburg, Southwest Germany

H Lee, H Mayer, L Chen - landscape and urban planning, 2016 - Elsevier
The potential of urban green coverage to mitigate human heat stress is studied using the
ENVI met model V4. The simulation domain is a residential district in Freiburg, a mid-size …

Validation of the mean radiant temperature simulated by the RayMan software in urban environments

H Lee, H Mayer - International Journal of Biometeorology, 2016 - Springer
The RayMan software is worldwide applied in investigations on different issues in human-
biometeorology. However, only the simulated mean radiant temperature (T mrt) has been …

Maximum extent of human heat stress reduction on building areas due to urban greening

H Lee, H Mayer - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2018 - Elsevier
Based on the ENVI-met model v4. 0 BETA, numerical simulations were carried out for five
different sized building areas in the city of Stuttgart (Southwest Germany) on the heat wave …

Field assessment of winter outdoor 3-D radiant environment and its impact on thermal comfort in a severely cold region

J Du, C Sun, Q Xiao, X Chen, J Liu - Science of The Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
According to the Code for Design of Civil Buildings (GB 50352-2005), the severely cold
region of China is defined as the area where the monthly mean air temperature is lower than …

Multi-criteria decision support framework for outdoor heat stress management in urban environments

D Amaripadath, A Molla, L Keith, DJ Sailor - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
In the face of warming climates, urban planners are increasingly preparing and protecting
urban communities from growing risks of heat exposure. There is a need for comprehensive …

Quantification of thermal stress abatement by trees, its dependence on morphology and wind: A case study at Patna, Bihar, India

V Raman, M Kumar, A Sharma, D Froehlich… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study attempts to quantify thermal-stress abatement by tress, using the example of Bihar
Museum at Patna, Bihar, India, where around 200 trees, though known as great solar heat …

Field assessment of neighboring building and tree shading effects on the 3D radiant environment and human thermal comfort in summer within urban settlements in …

J Du, L Liu, X Chen, J Liu - Advances in Meteorology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Shading is one of the most effective strategies to mitigate urban local‐scale heat stress
during summer. Therefore, this study investigates the effects of shading caused by buildings …

A quantitative assessment of the dependence of outdoor thermal-stresses on tree-building morphology and wind: A case-study in sub-tropical Patna, India

V Raman, M Kumar, A Sharma, A Matzarakis - Sustainable Cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study quantifies the changes in thermal-stresses due to changes in tree-building-
morphology and background-wind, at a site in sub-tropical Patna, India, where new …

[PDF][PDF] Increasing heat waves require human-biometeorological analyses on the planning-related potential to mitigate human heat stress within urban districts

H Lee - 2015 - freidok.uni-freiburg.de
Increasing heat waves require human-biometeorological analyses on the planning-related
potential to mitigate human heat stress w Page 1 Increasing heat waves require human-biometeorological …

Increasing Temperature Risk and Community Resilience: Urban Aspects

B Paramita, A Matzarakis, P Barua - Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience …, 2023 - Springer
Indonesia's urban density has increased in the past 10 years. This paper discusses land use
and cover changes (LULC) from 2019 to 2009 which led to an increase in the city's …