A comparative analysis of human thermal conditions in outdoor urban spaces in the summer season in Singapore and Changsha, China

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 895-907

  Yang, Wei ^a   Wong, Nyuk Hien ^a   Zhang, Guoqiang ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Comparative analysis; Human thermal conditions; Outdoor urban spaces; Physiologically equivalent temperature; Thermal expectations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SINGAPORE; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEASONS; SINGAPORE; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886640349     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-012-0616-9     Document Type: Article

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