Perception of thermal comfort in the Semiarid region of Pernambuco: a study in the cities Petrolina and Serra Talhada
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https://doi.org/10.6008/CBPC2179-6858.2020.007.0059Keywords:
Thermal stress, Environmental Quality, Urban planningAbstract
The urbanization of municipalities in the Brazilian semi-arid region can have negative effects on environmental and thermal quality, if there is no planning for these territories. The present study proposes to preliminary analysis the population's perception of thermal comfort in two cities in the semiarid region of Pernambuco: Serra Talhada and Petrolina. To obtain data related to perception, a pre-structured questionnaire was applied based on ISO 10,551, through an online platform for residents of the respective municipalities interested in participating during December 11, 12, 13, 2016. For thermal comfort evaluation, the bioclimatic index proposed by Thom was used. 19 valid answers were obtained in Petrolina and 21 in Serra Talhada. Most of the participants were female aged between 21 and 30 years old, with knowledge of the concept of thermal comfort. The results indicate that in Petrolina the number of residents with perceived thermal discomfort is higher when compared to the municipality of Serra Talhada. However, the results of the thermal comfort analysis in Serra Talha point to an increasing discomfort on most days of analysis.
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