The knowledge about microclimate and its influence on people's thermal comfort becomes critical to the planning process of all types of environment. In leisure facility design, guaranteeing the user's thermal comfort has ...

Outdoor thermal comfort (OTC) is an indicator of urban-environmental sustainability. A better understanding of OTC requires exploring the effects of contextual, non-thermal and human-related factors on thermal sensation ...

The objective of this paper was to verify the influence of tree shades on the thermal sensation of workers and users that perform different activities (work or leisure) in three street markets in Presidente Prudente (Brazil), ...

One of the determining factors for the use of outdoor spaces is the experienced thermal comfort by people. There is a wide range of thermal indices. However, previous studies in Mendoza Metropolitan Area, Argentina, revealed ...

Thermal comfort of people in outdoor environments is one of the most influential factors in the habitability of spaces. The comfort level is determined not only by climate variables but also by the adaptation of people to ...

The microclimate of six different urban tissues was simulated on a typical summer day in São Paulo using a combination of the mesoscale model BRAMS and the micro-scale model ENVI-met. The simulated air temperature and ...

The quality of open urban spaces is very important for urban vitality. Nowadays urban designers have to face the great challenge of designing urban spaces able to respond to people's need for liveable spaces. The success ...