Perceived and Measured Adaptive Thermal Comfort at an Outdoor Shaded Recreational Area in Malaysia

Abstract:

Psychological adaptation towards environmental ergonomic is important to encourage better usage of outdoor space. Green space is a significant aspect as it is beneficial for the community. Outdoor spaces are supposedly an essential component of urban recreation space that provides opportunities for recreational activities. Human responses to the outdoor environment and actual thermal sensation experienced by individuals are important to determine the people’s level of understanding of the condition. This paper explores people’s perception about the microclimate condition in hot and humid climate. The responses of the respondents are correlated with the measurement of the microclimate condition. The microclimate conditions of the urban recreational area are measured to get the actual sensation of thermal experience of the people. The results confirmed the existence of adaptive thermal comfort amongst the respondents where they perceived better microclimatic conditions compared to what were measured.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 610-613)
• Pages: 1083-1086
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.610-613.1083
• Online since: December 2012
• Authors: Rabiatul Adawiyah Nasir, Sabarinah Sh Ahmad, Azni Zain Ahmed
• Keywords: Adaptation, Hot and Humid, Outdoor Thermal Comfort, Parks, Shaded

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