A Review on the Impacts of Urban Heat Islands on Outdoor Thermal Comfort
The worsening urban heat island (UHI) effect poses a great challenge to the thermal comfort of people outdoors. However, there has not been a summary of the mechanisms by which UHI affects outdoor thermal comfort (OTC). This paper reviews the commonly used OTC evaluation indexes, data collection met...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-05-01
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Series: | Buildings |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/6/1368 |