On July 29, 1985, a hot summer day, biometeorological measurements were performed
simultaneously in three different urban structures within the city of Munich and in the trunk space …

The physiological equivalent temperature, PET, is a thermal index derived from the human
energy balance. It is well suited to the evaluation of the thermal component of different …

The most important meteorological parameter affecting the human energy balance during
sunny weather conditions is the mean radiant temperature T mrt . It considers the uniform …

Short- and long-wave radiation flux densities absorbed by people have a significant
influence on their energy balance. The heat effect of the absorbed radiation flux densities is …

This paper discusses the contribution of street design, ie aspect ratio (or height-to-width ratio,
H/W) and solar orientation, towards the development of a comfortable microclimate at …

Air quality in cities is the result of a complex interaction between natural and anthropogenic
environmental conditions. Air pollution in cities is a serious environmental problem – …

This paper surveys the state-of-the-art automatic object extraction techniques from aerial
imagery. It focuses on building extraction approaches, which present the majority of the work in …

The present paper deals with the dependence of outdoor thermal comfort on the design of an
urban street. The effects of the street vertical profile, including asymmetrical canyon shapes…

Regional climate models predict an intensification of extreme heat waves in Central Europe.
Against this background, the significance of human-biometeorologically orientated urban …

The potential of urban green coverage to mitigate human heat stress is studied using the ENVI
met model V4. The simulation domain is a residential district in Freiburg, a mid-size city in …