| dc.contributor.author |
Tsiros, IX |
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| dc.contributor.author |
Efthimiadou, AP |
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| dc.contributor.author |
Hoffman, ME |
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| dc.contributor.author |
Tseliou, A |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2014-06-06T06:52:06Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2014-06-06T06:52:06Z |
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| dc.date.issued |
2012 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/5847 |
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| dc.relation.uri |
http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84886799992&partnerID=40&md5=7677b2afdf1ce234157b4344bafc4363 |
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| dc.subject |
PET index |
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| dc.subject |
Thermal comfort |
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| dc.subject |
Urban design |
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| dc.subject |
Urban microclimate |
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| dc.subject |
Urban open spaces |
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| dc.subject |
Vegetation |
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| dc.subject.other |
Human thermal comfort |
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| dc.subject.other |
Mediterranean climates |
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| dc.subject.other |
Physiological equivalent temperatures |
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| dc.subject.other |
Thermal environment |
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| dc.subject.other |
Urban design |
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| dc.subject.other |
Urban microclimate |
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| dc.subject.other |
Urban open spaces |
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| dc.subject.other |
Vegetation coverage |
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| dc.subject.other |
Architecture |
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| dc.subject.other |
Thermal comfort |
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| dc.subject.other |
Thermal stress |
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| dc.subject.other |
Vegetation |
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| dc.subject.other |
Urban planning |
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| dc.title |
Summer thermal environment and human comfort in public outdoor urban spaces in a mediterranean climate (athens) |
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| heal.type |
conferenceItem |
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| heal.publicationDate |
2012 |
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| heal.abstract |
In this study we investigate the microclimatic and bioclimatic conditions of characteristic public urban open spaces in Athens with focus on the effects of the cooling effect on thermal comfort. Three outdoor areas are examined during a hot summer period, an urban paved square with low vegetation coverage, an urban park with a dense canopy of trees and a relatively shallow pedestrian non-vegetated street. To assess human thermal comfort, the thermal bioclimate index PET (Physiological Equivalent Temperature) was applied whereas a recently developed PET classification of heat stress levels for Athens was also used. Results reveal that the park, the square and the pedestrian street present values (median) of the maximum cooling effect in daytime on the order of 2.0, 0.5, and 1.2 K respectively. It was also found that the park, compared to the square and the pedestrian street, may reduce PET values by up to 9-13 °C and 5°C, respectively. During a normal summer day the park was found able to be associated only with moderate heat stress whereas during a hot spell day it was found able to reduce the number of strong heat stress hours compared to the pedestrian street and the square. |
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| heal.journalName |
Proceedings - 28th International PLEA Conference on Sustainable Architecture + Urban Design: Opportunities, Limits and Needs - Towards an Environmentally Responsible Architecture, PLEA 2012 |
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