Title: Thermal comfort investigation and management of public spaces of Clement Town, Dehradun, India

Authors: Siddharth Jena; Ajay Gairola

Addresses: Graphic Era Deemed University, Dehradun, 248002, India ' Graphic Era Deemed University, Dehradun, 248002, India

Abstract: The thermal comfort management of public spaces impacts people's comfort, especially in outdoor activities. Therefore, the willingness of the people to stay in a particular region impacts them and limits their quality of life. Previous research has primarily focused on thermal well-being and has sought the evaluation of the thermal well-being index. The current research has been carried out in the public spaces of Clement Town, Dehradun, India. Therefore, the three public spaces, such as green space, street, and square, have been chosen. Here, the thermal comfort indexes have been picked specifically the physiologically equivalent temperature (PET) and thermal sensation vote (TSV), depending on the field measurements and a survey using questionnaires, conducted during the summer. The results obtained from the simulation process were influenced by subjective comfort factors in an outdoor scenario during the summer, such as wind velocity and ambient temperature. Based on the procured outcomes, the study was able to relate the microclimate of a semi-urban area with the activity levels of citizens and the landscape of the area. The thermal sensation was quantified using PET and feasible solutions were provided to lower thermal stress and increasing activity levels of citizens by optimising the public spaces.

Keywords: thermal comfort; micrometeorological parameters; thermal stress; thermal sensation; India.

DOI: 10.1504/IJESD.2024.137799

International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, 2024 Vol.23 No.2/3, pp.312 - 341

Received: 17 Sep 2022
Accepted: 23 Mar 2023
Published online: 05 Apr 2024 *

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