Thermal respite for pedestrians in overheated urban environments – Introduction of a dynamic analysis of outdoor thermal comfort

• Published in: Sustainable cities and society Vol. 86; p. 104149
• Main Authors: Yu, Yichen, de Dear, Richard
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2022
• Subjects: Active transportation; Human subject experiment; Outdoor thermal comfort; Urban cooling strategies; Urban microclimate; Urban microclimate; Active transportation; Human subject experiment; Outdoor thermal comfort; Urban cooling strategies

•Pedestrians’ thermal discomfort in daily commute is analogized to a capacitor.•The capacitor is fully charged when mean body temperature increment reaches 0.4°C.•A 0.7°C-minute decrement in mean skin temperature is needed for thermal respite.•A stretch of less severe heat exposure is more concernin...