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T1 Indicators of environmental comfort sensitive to human perception
A1 Garcia, Igone
A1 Herranz-Pascual, Karmele
A1 Aspuru, Itziar
A1 Gutierrez, Laura
A1 Acero, Juan Angel
A1 Santander, Alvaro
AB This chapter introduces environmental experience as a theoretical framework that describes people's perceptions of urban places. Its aim is to describe indicators that quantify how people perceive urban environmental conditions and evaluate its level of comfort. Factors considered in the environmental comfort assessment are soundscape, thermal comfort, and natural light quality, and indicators that quantify these factors are presented and discussed. Projects are also described where environmental comfort assessments have been incorporated into urban design or management strategies. Lastly, examples are presented of ICT tools that facilitate participative observation of public places. The chapter concludes with suggestions to raise awareness of the importance of perception-driven approaches in urban assessment and design. Main conclusion is that there is a need to build consensus on the methods to address subjectivity and to exchange experiences showing the potential of these studies.
PB IGI Global
SN 152253637X
SN 9781522536376
SN 9781522536383
YR 2018
FD 2018-01-05
LA eng
NO Garcia , I , Herranz-Pascual , K , Aspuru , I , Gutierrez , L , Acero , J A & Santander , A 2018 , Indicators of environmental comfort sensitive to human perception . in Handbook of Research on Perception-Driven Approaches to Urban Assessment and Design . IGI Global , pp. 508-533 . https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3637-6.ch022
NO Publisher Copyright: © 2018 by IGI Global. All rights reserved.
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