Thermal comfort in urban areas on hot summer days and its improvement through participatory mapping: A case study of two Central European cities

dc.contributor.authorLehnert, Michal
dc.contributor.authorPánek, Jiří
dc.contributor.authorKopp, Jan
dc.contributor.authorGeletič, Jan
dc.contributor.authorKvětoňová, Veronika
dc.contributor.authorJurek, Martin
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-15T11:00:17Z
dc.date.available2024-01-15T11:00:17Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstract-translatedWith increasing urbanisation and climate change, citizens are more frequently exposed to heat stress. In the current pragmatists’ discourse, efforts to adapt cities to deteriorating climate conditions should reflect not only the objective (physical) effects of the proposed measures, but also citizens’ preferences, which influence the perception schemata and mental image of a place. This study employs the innovative approach of mental mapping, using an online survey to identify mental hotspots and coolspots in two Central European cities of Plzeň and Olomouc (Czechia). Map points and polygons, indicating locations thermally (un)comfortable to individual respondents, are combined into aggregate mental maps. Personal behavioural adaptation measures and citizens’ preferences for measures ameliorating thermal discomfort in thermally uncomfortable areas are analysed. The results show that the most preferred measures for improving thermal comfort are trees and parks, and a combination of greenery with blue elements. Other measures, such as temporary greenery, green roofs and facades, exterior shading elements, water spraying and misting, and street sprinkling, are substantially less frequently proposed. However, there are spatial differences between the preferred measures. The character of mental coolspots confirms citizens’ preferences for trees and parks and its synergy with blue elements and provides inspiration for positive change in (mental) hotspots. Moreover, the uneven spatial distribution of mental coolspots in the studied cities revealed neighbourhoods with few or no cooling opportunities in public areas.en
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dc.identifier.citationLEHNERT, M.; PÁNEK, J.; KOPP, J.; GELETIČ, J.; KVĚTOŇOVÁ, V.; JUREK, M. Thermal comfort in urban areas on hot summer days and its improvement through participatory mapping: A case study of two Central European cities. LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING, 2023, roč. 233, č. May 2023, s. 1-16. ISSN 0169-2046.cs
dc.identifier.document-number965341300001
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.landurbplan.2023.104713
dc.identifier.issn0169-2046
dc.identifier.obd43940129
dc.identifier.uri2-s2.0-85147869245
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11025/55078
dc.language.iso
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.relation.ispartofseriesLandscape And Urban Planningen
dc.rightsPlný text je přístupný v rámci univerzity přihlášeným uživatelůmcs
dc.rights© Elsevieren
dc.rights.accessrestrictedAccessen
dc.subject.translatedurban climateen
dc.subject.translatedheat stressen
dc.subject.translatedcitizen scienceen
dc.subject.translatedmental mapen
dc.subject.translatedgeoparticipationen
dc.titleThermal comfort in urban areas on hot summer days and its improvement through participatory mapping: A case study of two Central European citiesen
dc.typečlánekcs
dc.typearticleen
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dc.type.statusPeer-revieweden
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen

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