Indian Journal of Science and Technology

Abstract

Ground-leveltemperaturehas animpact onhumanactivities.Aspedestrians involvephysicalmovements at awalking speed, they are likely to seek out better walking environments. Ground-level temperature is a core to the walking environment in extreme weather conditions. This research addresses following research questions: what are the key to ground-level temperature in a highly urbanised area? What public facilities can decrease the ground-level temperature? The result shows that natural grass contributes to higher temperature in daytime and lower temperature after sunset. Shadings are very effective in decreasing ground-level temperature. Effects of water bodies in a city are unclear in mitigating warmer weather at a micro level.
Keywords: Ground-Level Temperature, Paving, Shading, Suzhou, Urban Heat Island Effect