The study on outdoor pedestrian thermal comfort in blocks: A case study of the Dao He Old Block in hot-summer and cold-winter area of southern China

Performance of Different Urban Design Parameters in Improving Outdoor Thermal Comfort and Health in a Pedestrianized Zone

“…Table 1 shows the detailed meteorological data of the two measured days. Considering the historical meaning and the importance of the heritage, the whole zone is divided into six parts for collecting data in accordance with different geometry, each point has typical meaning in this study [18] (Figure 3). The on-site measurements of the field survey were carried out on 30 and 31 July 2016 between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm.…”

“…Considering the historical meaning and the importance of the heritage, the whole zone is divided into six parts for collecting data in accordance with different geometry, each point has typical meaning in this study [18] (Figure 3). The selected points of this study [18].…”

“…In addition, point-4 is in the unique north-western street of the research site, and the last point (point-6) is located in an open space, which is covered by a little vegetation (Figure 4 and Table 2). The selected points of this study [18].…”

“…Based on human energy balance, the PET index has been widely used in outdoor spaces and is defined as a typical indoor setting for the heat budget of the human body balanced with the same core and skin temperatures as those in outdoor space; moreover, it uses the very simple unit (°C) as the thermal indicator of the outdoor microclimate. A study has shown the thermal sensation classification for humans in the hot-summer and cold-winter climate zone by collecting data and questionnaire responses, as is shown in Table 6 [18]. In our study, we used it for assessing the thermal conditions of our research site.…”

“…Table 6. The distribution of humans' thermal sensation in hot-summer and cold-winter area [18]. PET = physiologically equivalent temperature.…”