TY  - JOUR
N1  - This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher?s terms and conditions.
SP  - 1
PB  - Informa UK Limited
JF  - Architectural Science Review
A1  - Jin, Y
A1  - Kang, J
A1  - Liang, Z
A1  - Lin, Y
A1  - Jin, H
KW  - thermal-acoustic effects; overall comfort; evaluation model; parameter
analysis; urban square; severe cold city
Y1  - 2024/01/01/
SN  - 0003-8628
TI  - Evaluation of overall comfort based on combined thermal-acoustic effects in urban squares
AV  - restricted
N2  - Investigating the combined effects of compositive human?environmental factors and developing indices to quantitatively measure environmental quality is essential. In this study, combined thermal-acoustic effects on overall comfort were used to develop evaluation models based on the demand for environmental improvement in severe cold cities, with small-to-medium-sized squares as examples. Parameter analysis was conducted to comprehensively evaluate overall comfort in squares with different spatial forms. Results indicate that thermal and acoustic environments significantly affected the overall comfort and varied with season, accounting for 58.7%?68.2% of the variations in overall comfort. Evaluation results indicated that the distribution of overall comfort was more similar to the sound level because of the significant difference in the acoustic environment. Block orientation, surrounding roads and the length-width ratio of squares were found to have different effects on overall comfort. The results can be applied to the comprehensive evaluation of environmental quality in urban squares.
ID  - discovery10190797
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00038628.2024.2335256
EP  - 12
ER  -