A Systematic Review on Human Thermal Comfort and Methodologies for Evaluating Urban Morphology in Outdoor Spaces

The exponential growth of urban populations and city infrastructure globally presents distinct patterns, impacting climate change forecasts and urban climates. This study conducts a systematic review of the literature focusing on human thermal comfort (HTC) in outdoor urban environments. The finding...

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Published in:Climate (Basel) 2024-03, Vol.12 (3), p.30
Main Authors: Costa, Iago Turba, Wollmann, Cassio Arthur, Writzl, Luana, Iensse, Amanda Comassetto, da Silva, Aline Nunes, de Freitas Baumhardt, Otavio, Gobo, João Paulo Assis, Shooshtarian, Salman, Matzarakis, Andreas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atmospheric temperature
Cities
Climate change
Climate change forecasting
Climatic indexes
Environmental aspects
Environmental impact
Human comfort
human thermal comfort
Keywords
Literature reviews
Local climates
Metropolitan areas
Morphology
Northern Hemisphere
outdoor thermal comfort
Pedestrians
Predicted Mean Vote index
Reading
Search engines
Social aspects
Southern Hemisphere
Systematic review
Thermal comfort
Urban areas
urban canyon
Urban climates
Urban environments
Urban populations
verticalization
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Summary:The exponential growth of urban populations and city infrastructure globally presents distinct patterns, impacting climate change forecasts and urban climates. This study conducts a systematic review of the literature focusing on human thermal comfort (HTC) in outdoor urban environments. The findings indicate a significant surge in studies exploring HTC in open urban spaces in recent decades. While historically centered on Northern Hemisphere cities, there is a recent shift, with discussions extending to various metropolitan contexts in the Southern Hemisphere. Commonly employed urban categorization systems include Sky View Factor (SVF), Height × Width (H/W) ratio, and the emerging Local Climate Zones (LCZs), facilitating the characterization of urban areas and their usage. Various thermal indices, like Physiological Equivalent Temperature (PET), Predicted Mean Vote (PMV), Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI), and Standard Effective Temperature (SET), are frequently utilized in evaluating external HTC in metropolitan areas. These indices have undergone validation in the literature, establishing their reliability and applicability.
ISSN:2225-1154
2225-1154
DOI:10.3390/cli12030030