Thermal-comfort evaluation of and plan for public space of Maling Village, Henan, China

PLoS One. 2021 Sep 20;16(9):e0256439. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256439. eCollection 2021.

Abstract

The thermal environment of village public space affects the comfort of people ' s outdoor activities, and then affects the willingness of residents to outdoor activities, which has an important impact on the villagers' quality of life. Previously published studies of thermal comfort mostly focused on the evaluation of thermal comfort index, few studies on the application of thermal comfort planning. The study was carried out in Maling Village, Changdai Town, Mengjin County, Luoyang City, Henan Province, China. Square, street, green space were chosen as three typical public spaces where thermal comfort indexes were measured by questionnaire survey and field measurement during summer. Subsequently, the village's microclimate environment was simulated with ArcGIS 10.6 and ENVI-met. The results indicate that during the summer, the influences of temperature, solar radiation, wind speed, and relative humidity on the subjective comfort conditions of the outdoor environment gradually decreased. The spatial form of village has an important influence on thermal comfort. Finally, based on the results, this study put forward the thermal comfort process and planning scheme of the village outdoor space.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • China / epidemiology
  • Cities
  • Humans
  • Humidity
  • Microclimate*
  • Quality of Life*
  • Seasons
  • Solar Energy*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Temperature
  • Thermosensing / physiology*
  • Trees
  • Wind

Grants and funding

This study was supported by 2019 Key R&D and Promotion Projects in Henan Province (No. 192102310004), Henan Ecological Civilization City Theory and Application Innovative Scientific and Technological Team, 2020 Henan Science and Technology Think Tank Research Project (HNKJZK-2020-02C and HNKJZK-2020-25C).