Evaporative misters for urban cooling and comfort: effectiveness and motivations for use

Autor:	Jennifer K, Vanos, Mary K, Wright, Alana, Kaiser, Ariane, Middel, Harrison, Ambrose, David M, Hondula
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Motivation Quality of Life Temperature Thermosensing Cities Sustainable Growth
Zdroj:	International journal of biometeorology. 66(2)
ISSN:	1432-1254
Popis:	Thermal comfort is an important determinant of quality of life and economic vitality in cities. Strategies to improve thermal comfort may become a more critical part of urban sustainability efforts with projections of continued urban growth and climate change. A case study was performed in the hot, dry summertime climate of Tempe, Arizona to quantify the influence of evaporative misters on the thermal environment in outdoor restaurants and to understand business managers' motivations to use misters. Microclimate measurements (air temperature (T
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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