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DOI | 10.1016/j.scs.2016.02.005 |
Thermal perception of outdoor urban spaces in the hot arid region of Cairo, Egypt | |
Elnabawi, Mohamed H.; Hamza, Neveen; Dudek, Steven | |
通讯作者 | Elnabawi, Mohamed H. |
来源期刊 | Sustainable Cities and Society
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ISSN | 2210-6707 |
EISSN | 2210-6715 |
出版年 | 2016 |
卷号 | 22页码:136-145 |
英文摘要 | Urban microclimatic conditions affect the human body energy balance and individuals’ thermal perception; which in turn influences their usage of outdoor spaces. This study investigates users’ thermal comfort in an urban street in a hot arid climate of Cairo, Egypt. The investigation was carried out in two different climatic conditions; summer and winter, using subjective surveys on the perception of the thermal environment applying the seven-point ASHRAE 55 thermal sensation votes (TSV). The survey is complimented by a one week of field measurements in both seasons to examine the main climatic parameters affecting thermal comfort in term of psychological and personal factors. The thermal acceptability by means of thermal sensation votes was assessed based on physiologically equivalent temperature (PET). Analytical results indicate that the thermal comfort ranges were between 23 and 32 degrees C PET while the preferred temperatures were 29 degrees C PET in summer and 24.5 degrees C PET in winter. These values were higher than that of the temperate climates and European scale, confirming the existence of thermal adaptation and indicating that the physical environment and the psychological adaptation is argued to be complementary rather than contradictory, and consideration of this duality could increase the use of the city’s open spaces. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
英文关键词 | Microclimate Physiologically equivalent temperature (PET) Thermal comfort Thermal adaptation Thermal sensation vote (TSV) |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | England |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000389318700014 |
WOS关键词 | HUMAN COMFORT CONDITIONS ; ENVIRONMENT ; ADAPTATION ; CLIMATE ; PARK ; BUILDINGS ; MODEL |
WOS类目 | Construction & Building Technology ; Green & Sustainable Science & Technology ; Energy & Fuels |
WOS研究方向 | Construction & Building Technology ; Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Energy & Fuels |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/196601 |
作者单位 | Newcastle Univ, Sch Architecture Planning & Landscape, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 7RU, Tyne & Wear, England |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Elnabawi, Mohamed H.,Hamza, Neveen,Dudek, Steven. Thermal perception of outdoor urban spaces in the hot arid region of Cairo, Egypt[J],2016,22:136-145. |
APA | Elnabawi, Mohamed H.,Hamza, Neveen,&Dudek, Steven.(2016).Thermal perception of outdoor urban spaces in the hot arid region of Cairo, Egypt.Sustainable Cities and Society,22,136-145. |
MLA | Elnabawi, Mohamed H.,et al."Thermal perception of outdoor urban spaces in the hot arid region of Cairo, Egypt".Sustainable Cities and Society 22(2016):136-145. |
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