Overheated children's playgrounds in Central European cities: The effects of surfaces and shading on thermal exposure during hot summer days
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F67985807%3A_____%2F24%3A00585228" target="_blank" >RIV/67985807:_____/24:00585228 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/62156489:43210/24:43924958 RIV/61989592:15310/24:73627368
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2024.101873" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2024.101873</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2024.101873" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.uclim.2024.101873</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Overheated children's playgrounds in Central European cities: The effects of surfaces and shading on thermal exposure during hot summer days
Original language description
Thermal exposure in children's playgrounds is a specific issue in relation to outdoor thermal comfort. In moderate climate regions, playgrounds are prone to overheating on hot summer days. When aiming for a safe design for playgrounds, different thermal conditions with various active surfaces and shading solutions, both natural and artificial, should be considered. Twelve case studies were performed in four Czech cities to quantify the differences in thermal exposure between individual types of active surface and shading, using mean radiant temperature and the biometeorological indices UTCI and PET (plus its experimental child-specific adjustments) as an expression of the thermal environment on hot summer days. The highest thermal exposure appeared above gravel, followed by rubber. Nevertheless, apart from a slightly lower thermal exposure above maintained lawn, substantial positive microclimatic effect of natural surfaces, such as bark mulch, sand, or a small water pool, was not confirmed. In terms of shading, trees provide more pronounced cooling effect than shade sails, but even the latter are effective in substantially reducing heat stress. Analyses of experimental adjustment of PET further indicate the importance of considering the specifics of a child's organism and behavioural adaptation measures when addressing thermal comfort and heat stress in playgrounds.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10509 - Meteorology and atmospheric sciences
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Urban Climate
ISSN
2212-0955
e-ISSN
2212-0955
Volume of the periodical
55
Issue of the periodical within the volume
May 2024
Country of publishing house
NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
Number of pages
23
Pages from-to
101873
UT code for WoS article
001224086400001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85189495624