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Outdoor Education and Thermal Comfort
The chapter considers the role of Outdoor Thermal Comfort during Outdoor Education. Outdoor Education consists of carrying out educational activities or experiences with children outside the classroom, in the schoolyard, in open spaces or in nature, even including forests or the wilderness. The climate, in particular the study of the outdoor microclimate, makes it possible to evaluate the thermal sensation, expressed as Outdoor Thermal Comfort, determined by the energy exchanges between the human body, the sun and the external environment, with the aim of expressing indexes of heat stress or thermal discomfort. Finally, the relationships and connections between Outdoor Education and Outdoor Thermal Comfort are addressed, as a future research path in the framework of the various actions underway for the reduction of Urban Heat Islands and the implementation of Nature Based Solutions.
Outdoor Education and Thermal Comfort
The chapter considers the role of Outdoor Thermal Comfort during Outdoor Education. Outdoor Education consists of carrying out educational activities or experiences with children outside the classroom, in the schoolyard, in open spaces or in nature, even including forests or the wilderness. The climate, in particular the study of the outdoor microclimate, makes it possible to evaluate the thermal sensation, expressed as Outdoor Thermal Comfort, determined by the energy exchanges between the human body, the sun and the external environment, with the aim of expressing indexes of heat stress or thermal discomfort. Finally, the relationships and connections between Outdoor Education and Outdoor Thermal Comfort are addressed, as a future research path in the framework of the various actions underway for the reduction of Urban Heat Islands and the implementation of Nature Based Solutions.
Outdoor Education and Thermal Comfort
Fabbri, Kristian (author)
Thermal Comfort Perception ; Chapter: 13 ; 345-381
2024-02-29
37 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
Outdoor education , Outdoor thermal comfort , Nature , Wilderness , Outdoor learning , Urban heat island , Heat wave , Educational setting , Outdoor microclimate , Outdoor climate model , Sky view factor , Physiological equivalent temperature PET , Universal thermal climate index UTCI Energy , Energy Policy, Economics and Management , Building Physics, HVAC , Interior Architecture and Design , Environmental Health , Cognitive Psychology
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