Urban open space provides various benefits to citizens, but the thermal environment of this
space is impacted by global warming and urban heat islands. A growing number of studies …

Over the past century, many research studies have been conducted in an attempt to define
thermal conditions for humans in the outdoor environment and to grade thermal sensation …

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 …

The aim of this paper is to review the literature on human thermal comfort in the built
environment. First an overview about the subject area is presented. This is followed by a …

Outdoor human comfort is an essential parameter to assess the quality of the urban
microclimate, and to provide guidelines for sustainable urban development. This paper …

We investigated the relationship between variation in EEG signal characteristics (α, β, θ and
δ frequency bands) of elderly adults and their thermal perceptions in outdoor environments …

Public open spaces are important assets that play a significant role in city lives, based on
which a great number of behaviour-based studies are being conducted. These studies often …

Outdoor spaces play important roles in daily lives, and the use of these spaces is
determined largely by outdoor thermal comfort. Few studies have been conducted on …

We selected typical residential outdoor spaces and five common sounds (birdsong, dance
music, traditional opera, conversation and traffic sound) with three A-weighted equivalent …

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 …