The Street Walkability and Thermal Comfort Index (SWTCI): A new assessment tool combining street design measurements and thermal comfort
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چکیده
In recent years, walkability is increasingly integrated into sustainability strategies, considering its many health and environmental benefits. Besides, thermal comfort also has been progressively promoted as a critical measure for pedestrian wellbeing. Despite the relevance of two concepts, few studies combined them in comprehensive model. This study considers assessing by developing new measurement tool, Street Walkability Thermal Comfort Index (SWTCI), which focuses on facilities Physiological Equivalent Temperature (PET), at street scale. The applied point system method requires combining questionnaire survey, observations, situ measurements (air temperature, wind velocity, relative humidity). survey (330 responders) measured 21 design indicators' importance, using five-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (least important) to 5 (very important). observation technique seeks evaluate every indicator score (Sis). permit Envi-met's calibrated data validation getting mean radian temperature (Tmrt). Those were considered PET's calculation Rayman software. Three distinct streets have chosen Annaba city, Algeria, within Mediterranean climate (Csa). results show that SWTCI achieves highest three when perception neutral (20 < PET <26), lowest score, with warm sensation (28 31). divergence values, was 33%, reflecting low quality minimal facilities. Applying can transform uncomfortable an ideal walkable pleasant path finding problems proposing improvements.
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عنوان ژورنال: Science of The Total Environment
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0048-9697', '1879-1026']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148663