The influence of outdoor thermal comfort on acoustic comfort of urban parks based on plant communities

N Mohammadzadeh, A Karimi, RD Brown - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
As human beings live in an environment where various factors interact and integrate, it
seems vital to examine the effects of these factors on environmental perceptions. Outdoor …

Quantifying tree canopy coverage threshold of typical residential quarters considering human thermal comfort and heat dynamics under extreme heat

Y Li, D Lin, Y Zhang, Z Song, X Sha, S Zhou… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Numerous studies have explored the cooling effect of greening due to evapotranspiration,
enhanced albedo, and interception of shortwave radiation to reduce the air temperature in …

Effect of street design on UHI and energy consumption based on vegetation and street aspect ratio: Taking Harbin as an example

P Cui, J Jiang, J Zhang, L Wang - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
The vegetation ratio and aspect ratio (H/W) of streets are important factors influencing the
urban heat island effect and energy consumption. In order to reduce urban heat island …

The mediating role of emotion in the effects of landscape elements on thermal comfort: A laboratory study

T Yan, H Jin, Y Jin - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Comfortable, enjoyable outdoor spaces are critical to human health and well-being. The
emotional reactions induced by various combinations of visual landscapes and the role of …

[HTML][HTML] Contrasting the features and capabilities of urban microclimate simulation tools

G Vurro, S Carlucci - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
The impact of human activities on climate change has become increasingly evident, with
cities being particularly vulnerable to its effects. Anthropogenic emissions, such as heat and …

[HTML][HTML] Examining supply-demand imbalances and social inequalities of regulating ecosystem services in high-density cities: A case study of Wuhan, China

W Zhai, K Zhang, F Gou, H Cheng, Z Li, Y Zhang - Ecological Indicators, 2023 - Elsevier
Rapid urbanization in high-density cities has resulted in supply–demand imbalances and
inequalities of urban ecosystem services (ESs), necessitating integrated ESs assessment for …

Impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on urban air, Land surface temperature and air pollution in cold climate zones

S Yilmaz, Y Menteş, SN Angin, A Qaid - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to analyze air pollution and thermal environment in Turkey's
cold region before, during, and after COVID-19 in 2019, 2020 and 2021. The CO, NO 2, O 3 …

Evaluating and enhancing the applicability of thermal comfort indices in diverse outdoor environments using Bayesian and random forest regression

W Jing, J Liu, Z Qin, T Mu, Z Ge, Y Dong - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
This research aims to evaluate and improve the applicability of three commonly utilized
thermal comfort indices—standard effective temperature (SET), physiological equivalent …

Exploring the impact of particulate matter on mortality in coastal Mediterranean environments

K Psistaki, S Achilleos, N Middleton… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Air pollution is one of the most important problems the world is facing nowadays, adversely
affecting public health and causing millions of deaths every year. Particulate matter is a …

The influence of spatiotemporal radial road on the outdoor thermal environment

Y Su, Y Wang, C Wang, Q Zhao, Y He, D Zhou, N Zhou - Urban Climate, 2022 - Elsevier
The urban planning of squares with open space and the radioactive road is often seen in
many cities. It forms a particular type of landscape and affects the traffic system and urban …