Development of an integrated index to quantify thermal comfort and walkability in urban areas
Although outdoor thermal comfort is extensively investigated in urban areas, the measures are barely focused to determine the walkability through these spaces. Therefore, a space with a high level of thermal comfort can experience a low level of pedestrian agglomeration while a space with a low leve...
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| author | Alnimer Mona Mirzaei Parham A. Riffat Saffa |
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| description | Although outdoor thermal comfort is extensively investigated in urban areas, the measures are barely focused to determine the walkability through these spaces. Therefore, a space with a high level of thermal comfort can experience a low level of pedestrian agglomeration while a space with a low level of thermal comfort can be massively used by inhabitants. Therefore, the solution to urban design and planning can be significantly altered if both dimensions are simultaneously taken into the account. This study investigates the relationship between spatial configuration and thermal comfort potential to evaluate the effect of spatial configuration on outdoor environmental quality. For this purpose, a framework is developed to understand the impact of built urban areas on thermal comfort and space syntax performance using a high-resolution spatial model to simulate the correlation of thermal comfort and betweenness centrality of a case study neighbourhood in the hot and humid climate area of Al-Khobar in Saudi Arabia. The mixed-use neighbourhood is analysed by the universal thermal comfort index and several space syntax metrics. The presented study uses Grasshopper environment and Ladybug and Decoding Spaces tools. The simulation study expressed that significant changes in orientation and buildings heights have a remarkable effect on improving OTC and space syntax in the urban neighbourhood. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7b213aaa7d27486d859d6c9f6b3d6a8f2023-06-20T09:03:56ZengEDP SciencesE3S Web of Conferences2267-12422023-01-013960500510.1051/e3sconf/202339605005e3sconf_iaqvec2023_05005Development of an integrated index to quantify thermal comfort and walkability in urban areasAlnimer Mona0Mirzaei Parham A.1Riffat Saffa2Architecture and Build Environment Department, University of NottinghamArchitecture and Build Environment Department, University of NottinghamArchitecture and Build Environment Department, University of NottinghamAlthough outdoor thermal comfort is extensively investigated in urban areas, the measures are barely focused to determine the walkability through these spaces. Therefore, a space with a high level of thermal comfort can experience a low level of pedestrian agglomeration while a space with a low level of thermal comfort can be massively used by inhabitants. Therefore, the solution to urban design and planning can be significantly altered if both dimensions are simultaneously taken into the account. This study investigates the relationship between spatial configuration and thermal comfort potential to evaluate the effect of spatial configuration on outdoor environmental quality. For this purpose, a framework is developed to understand the impact of built urban areas on thermal comfort and space syntax performance using a high-resolution spatial model to simulate the correlation of thermal comfort and betweenness centrality of a case study neighbourhood in the hot and humid climate area of Al-Khobar in Saudi Arabia. The mixed-use neighbourhood is analysed by the universal thermal comfort index and several space syntax metrics. The presented study uses Grasshopper environment and Ladybug and Decoding Spaces tools. The simulation study expressed that significant changes in orientation and buildings heights have a remarkable effect on improving OTC and space syntax in the urban neighbourhood.https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2023/33/e3sconf_iaqvec2023_05005.pdf |
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| title | Development of an integrated index to quantify thermal comfort and walkability in urban areas |
| title_full | Development of an integrated index to quantify thermal comfort and walkability in urban areas |
| title_fullStr | Development of an integrated index to quantify thermal comfort and walkability in urban areas |
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| title_short | Development of an integrated index to quantify thermal comfort and walkability in urban areas |
| title_sort | development of an integrated index to quantify thermal comfort and walkability in urban areas |
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