Decoupling Size-Cooling-Comfort linkages: A parsimonious approach for analysing biophysical cooling capacity and outdoor thermal comfort perception in public urban parks
This research demonstrates the relationship between outdoor thermal comfort and biophysical cooling capacity, indicating a need for new design strategies in urban parks.
Key Points
Larger parks typically have greater cooling capacity, but this doesn't guarantee improved thermal comfort.
The study establishes that park size acts as a confounding variable, obscuring the relationship between cooling capacity and comfort.
Using an enthalpy-based method provides a more accurate estimation of park cooling load than traditional models.
The Park Cooling Performance Index shows that smaller urban parks can outperform larger ones in providing thermal comfort.