Hao Qin

TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors investigated the impact of pocket parks on urban heat island (UHI) and the relationships between five urban planning indicators and UHI, and found that higher FAR, building density and tree cover ratio in high-rise high-density urban environment may help to reduce daytime UHI intensity without increasing the early nighttime intensity.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a literature review on urban design indicators addressing the impact of urban geometry and vegetation on the outdoor thermal environment at the pedestrian level, as urban geometry has been regarded as the most influential urban design factors that affect outdoor microclimate.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report the results of an empirical study on summertime environmental performances of a pocket park in Hong Kong and find that wind condition has a critical impact on outdoor air temperature (Ta), especially in a tropical area like Hong Kong.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the urban ventilation performance at the street and tower-level in the high-rise high-density urban environment of Hong Kong by analyzing 218 residential developments and 659 residential towers from 2003 to 2013.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the effectiveness of air-well type courtyards as passive design strategies on moderating indoor thermal environments in two Chinese Shophouse (CSHs) located in Malacca, Malaysia.