eprintid: 10190797 rev_number: 7 eprint_status: archive userid: 699 dir: disk0/10/19/07/97 datestamp: 2024-04-17 10:06:27 lastmod: 2024-04-17 10:06:27 status_changed: 2024-04-17 10:06:27 type: article metadata_visibility: show sword_depositor: 699 creators_name: Jin, Y creators_name: Kang, J creators_name: Liang, Z creators_name: Lin, Y creators_name: Jin, H title: Evaluation of overall comfort based on combined thermal-acoustic effects in urban squares ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: B04 divisions: C04 divisions: F34 keywords: thermal-acoustic effects; overall comfort; evaluation model; parameter analysis; urban square; severe cold city note: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. abstract: 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. date: 2024-01-01 date_type: published publisher: Informa UK Limited official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00038628.2024.2335256 full_text_type: other language: eng verified: verified_manual elements_id: 2268383 doi: 10.1080/00038628.2024.2335256 lyricists_name: Kang, Jian lyricists_id: JKANG71 actors_name: Kang, Jian actors_id: JKANG71 actors_role: owner full_text_status: restricted publication: Architectural Science Review pagerange: 1-12 issn: 0003-8628 citation: Jin, Y; Kang, J; Liang, Z; Lin, Y; Jin, H; (2024) Evaluation of overall comfort based on combined thermal-acoustic effects in urban squares. Architectural Science Review pp. 1-12. 10.1080/00038628.2024.2335256 <https://doi.org/10.1080/00038628.2024.2335256>. document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10190797/1/Yumeng%20Jin2024_ASR_Whiterose.pdf