Affiliation:
1. Jangho Architecture College, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110006, China
Abstract
Urban outdoor space is an important activity place for residents, and its thermal environment directly affects residents’ quality of life and physical and mental health. Due to global climate change and the acceleration of urbanization, the outdoor thermal comfort of urban residents has seriously declined, causing more and more scholars to pay attention to this problem and to carry out research. This paper summarizes the development history and evaluation principles of outdoor thermal comfort evaluation indices and sorts out the methods for achieving outdoor thermal comfort. This paper reviews the effects of urban climate, local microclimate, physiological, psychological, social, and cultural factors on outdoor thermal comfort. In addition, strategies for improving thermal comfort in urban outdoor spaces are discussed from the aspects of urban geometry, vegetation, surface materials, and water bodies. Finally, the existing problems and development directions of current urban outdoor space thermal comfort studies are pointed out. This review paper can provide a reference for the scientific planning and construction of urban outdoor spaces to improve people’s thermal comfort.
Funder
Liaoning Social Science Planning Fund Project
Fundamental Research Program of the Education Department of Liaoning Province
Heilongjiang Postdoctoral Financial Assistance
Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
Subject
Building and Construction,Civil and Structural Engineering,Architecture
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