Walkability and its relationships with health, sustainability, and livability: elements of physical environment and evaluation frameworks
Urban sprawl and increasing population density in urban centers create the challenge to
finding ways of sustainable transportation solutions that preserve the convenience of …
finding ways of sustainable transportation solutions that preserve the convenience of …
Green infrastructure as an urban heat island mitigation strategy—a review
Research on urban heat mitigation has been growing in recent years with many of the
studies focusing on green infrastructure (GI) as a strategy to mitigate the adverse effects of …
studies focusing on green infrastructure (GI) as a strategy to mitigate the adverse effects of …
Mapping sky, tree, and building view factors of street canyons in a high-density urban environment
View factors for sky, trees, and buildings are three important parameters of the urban
outdoor environment that describe the geometrical relationship between different surfaces …
outdoor environment that describe the geometrical relationship between different surfaces …
The effect of urban shading and canyon geometry on outdoor thermal comfort in hot climates: A case study of Ahvaz, Iran
This study investigated the role of urban geometry and urban shading in improving the
pedestrians' thermal comfort in hot climate of Ahvaz, Iran. Six urban canyons are selected in …
pedestrians' thermal comfort in hot climate of Ahvaz, Iran. Six urban canyons are selected in …
A review on the significance and perspective of the numerical simulations of outdoor thermal environment
Computer simulation programs have been used since 2006 for analyzing outdoor human
thermal environments. This study reviewed 130 peer-reviewed papers published during …
thermal environments. This study reviewed 130 peer-reviewed papers published during …
Effects of tree plantings and aspect ratios on pedestrian visual and thermal comfort using scaled outdoor experiments
Urban trees ameliorate heat stress for urban dwellers. However, it is difficult to quantitatively
assess the integrated impacts of tree planting and street layouts on visual and thermal …
assess the integrated impacts of tree planting and street layouts on visual and thermal …
Vegetation in different street orientations of aspect ratio (H/W 1: 1) to mitigate UHI and reduce buildings' energy in arid climate
A Aboelata - Building and Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Cairo is characterized by high temperatures compared to the adjacent rural areas. This
phenomenon is known as Urban Heat Island (UHI). Due to this phenomenon, high …
phenomenon is known as Urban Heat Island (UHI). Due to this phenomenon, high …
The impact of street geometry on outdoor thermal comfort within three different urban forms in severe cold region of China
C Sun, W Lian, L Liu, Q Dong, Y Han - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on the influence of urban morphology on pedestrian outdoor thermal
comfort in Harbin, located in the severe cold region of northeast China. Three typical districts …
comfort in Harbin, located in the severe cold region of northeast China. Three typical districts …
Effect of heat mitigation strategies on thermal environment, thermal comfort, and walkability: A case study in Hong Kong
The effects of six heat mitigation strategies on thermal environment, thermal comfort, and
walkability are evaluated. Thermal environment is simulated using a micro-scale …
walkability are evaluated. Thermal environment is simulated using a micro-scale …
Review of methods used to estimate the sky view factor in urban street canyons
C Miao, S Yu, Y Hu, H Zhang, X He, W Chen - Building and environment, 2020 - Elsevier
The sky view factor (SVF) is the ratio of the visible sky area of a point in space to the total sky
area. It provides the relationship between the visible sky area and covered surroundings …
area. It provides the relationship between the visible sky area and covered surroundings …