Urban outdoor thermal comfort of the hot-humid region

The study on outdoor comfort is becoming popular due to the fact that the thermoregulatory model is seen as inadequate in explaining outdoor thermal comfort conditions. Hot-humid region can be said as experiencing a critical environmental condition because of its constantly high temperature and humi...

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Main Author: Gadi, Mohamed
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Published: EDP Sciences 2016
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47766/
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description The study on outdoor comfort is becoming popular due to the fact that the thermoregulatory model is seen as inadequate in explaining outdoor thermal comfort conditions. Hot-humid region can be said as experiencing a critical environmental condition because of its constantly high temperature and humidity throughout the year. Thus, this study focus on the assessment of thermal comfort of outdoor urban spaces in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (3° 9’N and 101° 44’E). Survey on human response towards outdoor thermal comfort in hot-humid climate of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was carried out during day time between 0900h to 1800h along with measurement of environmental parameters such as air temperature (°C), wind velocity (m/s), radiant temperature (°C), relative humidity (%) and solar radiation (lux). A total of 123 samples were involved in this study which took place within four sites around Kuala Lumpur. Survey results were then correlated with the environmental parameters to further develop the comfort zone for hot-humid outdoor environment specifically for Kuala Lumpur and, generally, for hot-humid regions.
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spelling nottingham-477662020-05-04T18:01:37Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47766/ Urban outdoor thermal comfort of the hot-humid region Gadi, Mohamed The study on outdoor comfort is becoming popular due to the fact that the thermoregulatory model is seen as inadequate in explaining outdoor thermal comfort conditions. Hot-humid region can be said as experiencing a critical environmental condition because of its constantly high temperature and humidity throughout the year. Thus, this study focus on the assessment of thermal comfort of outdoor urban spaces in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (3° 9’N and 101° 44’E). Survey on human response towards outdoor thermal comfort in hot-humid climate of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was carried out during day time between 0900h to 1800h along with measurement of environmental parameters such as air temperature (°C), wind velocity (m/s), radiant temperature (°C), relative humidity (%) and solar radiation (lux). A total of 123 samples were involved in this study which took place within four sites around Kuala Lumpur. Survey results were then correlated with the environmental parameters to further develop the comfort zone for hot-humid outdoor environment specifically for Kuala Lumpur and, generally, for hot-humid regions. EDP Sciences 2016-07-13 Article PeerReviewed Gadi, Mohamed (2016) Urban outdoor thermal comfort of the hot-humid region. MATEC Web of Conferences, 66 . 00084/1-00084/7. ISSN 2261-236X https://www.matec-conferences.org/articles/matecconf/abs/2016/29/matecconf_ibcc2016_00084/matecconf_ibcc2016_00084.html doi:10.1051/matecconf/20166600084 doi:10.1051/matecconf/20166600084
spellingShingle Gadi, Mohamed
Urban outdoor thermal comfort of the hot-humid region
title Urban outdoor thermal comfort of the hot-humid region
title_full Urban outdoor thermal comfort of the hot-humid region
title_fullStr Urban outdoor thermal comfort of the hot-humid region
title_full_unstemmed Urban outdoor thermal comfort of the hot-humid region
title_short Urban outdoor thermal comfort of the hot-humid region
title_sort urban outdoor thermal comfort of the hot-humid region
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