This paper reviews frequently used outdoor thermal comfort indices in hot-humid regions
and neutral thermal ranges to offer guidelines for selecting an appropriate index for hot …

Background: Extreme heat caused by climate change is a major public health concern,
disproportionately affecting poor and racialized communities. Gestational heat exposure is a …

Nowadays, outdoor thermal comfort is one of the vital factors for urban health and well-
being. The first purpose of study was to evaluate the environmental parameters and outdoor …

Nowadays building performance optimization is extended to urban planning Multi-Objective
Optimization (MOO). Most research focuses on the optimization of energy use and daylight …

Green infrastructure (GI) has emerged as a feasible strategy for promoting adaptive
capacities of cities to climate change by alleviating urban heat island (UHI) and thus heat …

This study aims to identify outdoor thermal benchmarks of shaded spaces in an urban park
in Xi'an (China). Meteorological measurements were conducted during winter and summer …

Local governments have made extensive efforts to mitigate urban overheating, cool
streetscapes and cities, and protect vulnerable people. However, there is uncertainty about …

There is an increasing demand for urban planning and design strategies to decrease air
temperatures in present and future cities. In this study, the outdoor thermal comfort (OTC) in …

Most of thermal indices were developed based on the European/North American subjects
and climates, while they should be investigated in other regions as well. This study aims to …

Abstract In 2030, 80% of the world's population will live in cities, when cities are responsible
for over 70% of global carbon dioxide emissions. As the built environment accounts for 40 …