No

Authors & Year

Title

citations

Norm Citation

Keywords

Main focus and findings

1.

Sharmin et al., 2015

Analysis of microclimatic diversity and outdoor thermal comfort perceptions in the tropical megacity Dhaka, Bangladesh

48

2.72

Urban microclimate urban geometry outdoor thermal comfort tropical hot-humid climate

Morphology—Diverse urban forms have positive effect on OTC & uniform urban forms increase UHI, traditional areas have lower air and mean radiant temperature than planned areas, people in diverse traditional areas perceive more comfortable.

2.

Algeciras et al., 2016

Spatial-temporal study on the effects of urban street configurations on human thermal comfort in the world heritage city of CamagŸey-Cuba

73

2.56

Human thermal comfort heritage urban centers urban morphology street microclimate physiologically equivalent temperature (PET)

Morphology—OTC at street level, strongly affected by aspect ratio and street orientation. N-S orientation is an effective strategy to mitigate heat stress in summer.

3.

Muniz-Gäal et al., 2020

Urban geometry and the microclimate of street canyons in tropical climate

15

1.94

Urban street canyons urban geometry canyon aspect ratio outdoor thermal comfort ENVI-met

Morphology—OTC at pedestrian level could be improved by increasing H/W in summer, but no significant impact by lengthening the canyon (higher L/H ratio), Deep canyons increase wind speeds and shading from buildings.

4.

Johansson et al., 2018

Outdoor thermal comfort in public space in warm-humid Guayaquil, Ecuador

49

1.79

Outdoor thermal comfort, microclimate, subjective thermal comfort assessment, warm-humid, climate

Subjective thermal perception—people accept local thermal conditions which are above acceptable comfort limits in temperate climates and the subjective thermal perception varies within a wide range.

5.

Johansson et al., 2013

Scale-integrated atmospheric simulations to assess thermal comfort in different urban tissues in the warm humid summer of Sao Paulo, Brazil

39

1.77

Micro-scale modelling meso-scale modelling outdoor thermal comfort street trees building density

Vegetation—Non-shaded areas exposed to solar radiation is strong in heat stress, low rise buildings gives less shade and more heat stress than high-rise.