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IJSSH 2022 Vol.12(4): 283-287 ISSN: 2010-3646
doi: 10.18178/ijssh.2022.V12.1104

Field Investigation on Thermal Responses of the Elderly to Outdoor Climate Shift in Autumn in Xining, China

Wuxing Zheng, Yingluo Wang, Yiwei Bai, Kaibo Wang, and Wanqin Li

Abstract—The increasing aging population in China leads to increase in the demand for various types of aged outdoor spaces. To improve living quality for elderly, a safe, convenient, comfortable, accessible, and livable environment system is going on creating for the elderly. Field investigation of thermal comfort was carried out in Xining, China in October, 2020 for a week in order to obtain thermal responses of the elderly to outdoor climate shift in autumn at high altitude. Typical climate characteristics of Xining in autumn and the subjective responses of the elderly were collected. The results showed that the thermal sensation of the elderly is mostly neutral, and most of the elderly feel that the environment is a little dry. Also, the elderly were more likely to expect higher ambient temperatures and higher or constant humidity. For outdoor activity space in autumn in Xining, the thermoneutral black globe temperature.....


Index Terms—Thermal responses, the elderly, outdoor climate shift, Xining, China.

W. Zheng is with the School of Mechanics, Civil Engineering and Architecture, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China and the Key Lab of Plateau Building and Eco-community in Qinghai, China (e-mail: wxzheng@nwpu.edu.cn).
Y. Wang, Y. Bai, K. Wang are with the School of Mechanics, Civil Engineering and Architecture, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China (Corresponding author, e-mail: jzzwdsq@gmail.com, 1250871903@qq.com,  2556566203@qq.com).
W. Li. is with the Qinghai Building and Materials Research Co.’Ltd, China (e-mail: 181932247@qq.com).

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Cite: Wuxing Zheng, Yingluo Wang, Yiwei Bai, Kaibo Wang, and Wanqin Li, "Field Investigation on Thermal Responses of the Elderly to Outdoor Climate Shift in Autumn in Xining, China," International Journal of Social Science and Humanity vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 283-287, 2022.


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