Improving Thermal Comfort of Pedestrian Paths in University Campuses in "Hot-Dry" Areas Case Study: Assiut National University | ||||
| Assiut University Bulletin for Environmental Researches | ||||
| Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 21 August 2025 | ||||
| Document Type: Case Report | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/auber.2025.398890.1102 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Rasha Mazen Abdel Salam  1; Ahmed El Shahat2
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| 1Department of Architecture, Faculty of Fine Arts, Assiut University, Assiut | ||||
| 2Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Zagazig, Zagazig, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Due to the harsh climatic-conditions faced by pedestrians on campus-paths in areas with hot-dry climate, providing thermal-comfort in these walkways is a significant-challenge. Therefore, it has become essential to address how to improve level of thermal comfort for pedestrians on campus. Assiut National-University established in hot-dry desert. Daily student-movement between college-buildings on pedestrian-walkways emerged a pressing-need to provide a thermally comfortable-environment along these ways. This research focuses on studying how to improve thermal comfort in pedestrian-paths within the campus of Assiut National-University, by analysing the impact of solar-radiation, temperature, and relative- humidity, as the most significant climatic-factors affecting thermal comfort. To achieve the study's goal, a combination of inductive and analytical methods is utilized, along with an experimental approach based on field measurements. The research-findings revealed that pedestrian-walkways lack thermal comfort, primarily due to absence of measures to mitigate the effects of the three climatic-factors, including solar radiation, high temperatures, and low humidity. No green spaces are left between buildings, albedo values record high values on green grass, and walkways suffer from a lack of adequate shading. The main pedestrian path is characterized by a distance between buildings exceeding 90 meters, yet it lacks sufficient green spaces and large canopies to provide shade in these vast open spaces. The height-to-width ratio is 1.3, causing a significant increase in temperature. Based on these observations, a set of recommendations is proposed to enhance thermal comfort along pedestrian paths, with potential application in similar urban projects located in harsh climates. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Pedestrian paths, Thermal Comfort, University Campus, Assiut National University, "; Hot-Dry"; areas | ||||
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