%T Outdoor activity and spatial choices of citizens during heat stress conditions: a case study of Adelaide, South Australia
%A Ehsan Sharifi
%A Alpana Sivam
%A John Boland

%I 50th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association, 7-9 December 2016, Adelaide, Australia
%D 2016

%K Open spaces, %K Urban heat islands, %K Thermal environment, %K Heat stress

%P 199-208

%U https://apo.org.au/node/233361

%X During summer heatwaves, public spaces are frequently warmer than human thermal comfort preferences in a majority of Australian Cities. Citizens’ preferences of public space elements and supportive features during heat-stress conditions are under particular focus in this paper. Outdoor activity choices in different thermal environments were surveyed in Adelaide from September 2013 to April 2014. This post-activity survey indicates that necessary, optional and social activities decreased during outdoor heat-stress more than any other thermal conditions.
%9 Conference paper