Outdoor thermal comfort characteristics in the hot and humid region from a gender perspective

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1927-1939

  Tung, Chien Hung ^a   Chen, Chen Peng ^b   Tsai, Kang Ting ^a   Kántor, Noémi ^a   Hwang, Ruey Lung ^c   Matzarakis, Andreas ^d   Lin, Tzu Ping ^e  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL UNITED UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^e NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Environmental behavioral learning theory; Gender differences; Outdoor thermal conditions; Sun avoidance; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLIMATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; TAIWAN; TEMPERATURE SENSE; WIND; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; CLIMATE; EMOTIONS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TAIWAN; THERMOSENSING; WIND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892933517     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-014-0795-7     Document Type: Article

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