Fong, Chng Saun and Manavvi, Suneja and Priya, Radhakrishnan Shanthi and Ramakreshnan, Logaraj and Sulaiman, Nik Meriam and Aghamohammadi, Nasrin (2023) Traits of Adaptive Outdoor Thermal Comfort in a Tropical Urban Microclimate. Atmosphere, 14 (5). ISSN 2073-4433, DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14050852.
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Urban heat islands (UHIs) are negatively impacting the quality of the urban environment and outdoor thermal comfort (OTC) levels, which have raised concerns regarding their impact on urban health and well-being. Understanding of OTC level is crucial, particularly in tropical cities with year-round high temperatures and humidity. A study was conducted in Kuala Lumpur (KL), Malaysia, to determine the OTC level in a selected urban area through microclimate measurements and questionnaire surveys with 1157 respondents. Over half of the urban dwellers reported thermal discomfort, with a high perceived OTC level, indicating strong thermal adaptive behaviours among the urban dwellers despite the physiological stress. Confounding factors such as urban morphology, land cover and human activity patterns also influence the OTC level in the tropical city. The findings emphasize the need for interventions to improve the urban environment and promote better outdoor thermal comfort for city dwellers through measures such as green infrastructure, UHI mitigation and increasing public awareness.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | Universiti Malaya under the Universiti Malaya International Collaboration Grant (SATU Joint Research Scheme Program) (ST092-2022) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | future cities; health and well-being; outdoor thermal comfort; sustainable cities; thermal adaptive behaviour; tropical city; urban microclimate |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences T Technology > TH Building construction |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine > Social & Preventive Medicine Institute of Advanced Studies Universiti Malaya |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Jul 2025 04:58 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Jul 2025 04:58 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/50790 |
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