Trachyte weathering in the urban built environment related to air quality

Trachyte weathering in the urban built environment related to air quality

Decay of trachyte used as building stone in urban environment was investigated through the analysis of crusts and patinas found on trachyte of the Euganean Hills in the Renaissance city walls of Padua, northeastern Italy. Mineralogical and microstructural characteristics of the alteration products, as well as majorand trace-element chemical composition, were determined by optical microscopy, SE...

Transition from thermal comfort to thermal pleasure: Explanation of the factors that shape thermal quality perception in the built environment

Different sensory stimuli, such as light, color, smell, sound and texture, play an important role in perceiving the quality of an environment. Heat, like other sensory stimuli, can contribute to the richness of an environment and provide a greater benefit to people. The fact that a person in addition to the thermal comfort of a particular environment can also benefit from its thermal quality, i...

Objective assessment of urban built environment related to physical activity — development, reliability and validity of the China Urban Built Environment Scan Tool (CUBEST)

BACKGROUND Some aspects of the neighborhood built environment may influence residents' physical activity, which in turn, affects their health. This study aimed to develop an urban built environment evaluation tool and conduct necessary reliability and validity tests. METHODS A 41-item urban built environment scan tool was developed to objectively assess the neighborhood built environment feat...

The built environment and alcohol consumption in urban neighborhoods.

OBJECTIVES To examine the relations between characteristics of the neighborhood built environment and recent alcohol use. METHODS We recruited participants through a random digit dial telephone survey of New York City (NYC) residents. Alcohol consumption was assessed using a structured interview. All respondents were assigned to neighborhood of residence. Data on the internal and external bui...

Urban Air Quality Management