Evaluation of Thermal Comfort Indicators in Urban Neighborhood Centers with Emphasis on Typo-Morphology (Case Study: Izeh Neighborhood Centers)

Subject Areas : Architecture and urbanization

Mahmoud Shokuhi ^{1 *} , Katayoun Saeednotorki ²

1 - Department of Urban Planning, Faculty of Architect and Urabn planning, Art university of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
2 - Department of Urban Planning, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Danesh Pajouhan University, Isfahan, Iran

Received: 2021-12-29 Accepted : 2024-04-28 Published : 2025-09-23

Keywords: Thermal comfort Indicators, Typo-morphology, Urban neighborhood centers, Izeh city,

Abstract :

One of the most important things in designing urban spaces is to provide thermal comfort. To maintain thermal comfort, pay attention to climatic elements and indicators such as sunlight, air humidity and Winds play an important role. Izeh city includes several open spaces on a local scale, which due to its climatic conditions, it is very important to establish thermal comfort in these spaces in order to increase the presence of people and improve the quality of life. Therefore, in this study, the evaluation of thermal comfort indices of Izeh neighborhood centers and the explanation of guidelines for achieving thermal comfort have been considered. Research Methods The present article is survey, descriptive and analytical. To collect information from library documents and resources, field observations and also to analyze the data and information obtained from the simulation technique and climate analysis software ENVI-Met has been used. Among the available thermal comfort indices to assess thermal comfort in this study, THI, Baker, Tarjong indices and SET, PET, PMV and PPD indices have been used to analyze outdoor weather conditions in the software. The results of this study indicate that among the two alternatives offered, the center of the neighborhood with a linear pattern has a lower level of thermal comfort than the radial pattern. Also, vegetation and form in thermal comfort indices in radial and linear patterns show that both form and vegetation are effective in modifying climatic conditions and thermal comfort for Ize.linear patterns show that both form and vegetation are effective in modifying climatic conditions and thermal comfort for Ize.

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