Outdoor thermal comfort research in transient conditions: A narrative literature review

Author

Yuliya DZYUBAN, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
Graces N. Y. CHING, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
Sin Kang YIK, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
Adrian J. TAN, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
Shreya BANERJEE, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
Peter Jay CRANK, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
Winston T. L. CHOW, Singapore Management UniversityFollow

Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

10-2022

Abstract

In recent years, urban planners and designers are paying greater attention to Outdoor Thermal Comfort (OTC) studies due to the imminent threat of the Urban Heat Island and climate change on human health. Historically, indoor thermal comfort research assumed steady-state conditions, centralizing on the concept of thermal neutrality to determine optimal environmental parameters. Such research pivoted to investigating how non-steady-state, transient environmental conditions influence comfort. Recent studies underscore the usefulness of positive alliesthesia in providing a productive framework for OTC evaluation. In this article we first clarify the concepts related to thermal comfort-related terms, scales, and models in the literature. Then, we propose four research questions that we believe are important for the research of thermal transient sensations. To answer them, we present the state of current research and gaps for the field and provide directions that could advance the knowledge on dynamic OTC.

Keywords

climate change, environmental conditions, environmental factor, heat island, knowledge, literature review

Discipline

Environmental Sciences | Urban Studies and Planning

Research Areas

Integrative Research Areas

Publication

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volume

226

First Page

1

Last Page

10

ISSN

0169-2046

Identifier

10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104496

Publisher

Elsevier

Citation

DZYUBAN, Yuliya; CHING, Graces N. Y.; YIK, Sin Kang; TAN, Adrian J.; BANERJEE, Shreya; CRANK, Peter Jay; and CHOW, Winston T. L.. Outdoor thermal comfort research in transient conditions: A narrative literature review. (2022). Landscape and Urban Planning. 226, 1-10.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cis_research/17

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104496