JAUE2020-032: Thoughts on Applying the Method of Combining Human Physiological Parameters and Thermal Sensation to the Planning of Urban Fitness Trail in China

Abstract

For nearly a century, scholars from all over the world have done a lot of research on thermal comfort. From the influencing factors of thermal comfort to the application of thermal comfort evaluation indicators, from the built environment to human physiology and psychology, thermal comfort has gradually evolved into a multidisciplinary interdisciplinary science, playing an increasingly important role in human life. In the current research on thermal comfort, the relationship between thermal sensation and physiological parameters of the human body, including parameters such as skin temperature, is explored. The model obtained by this method has better versatility and can essentially reveal the human thermal sensation law of change. But most of this research direction is still indoor, where the vast majority of people are at a low level of activity (sitting). However, in reality, people are not always at rest and are not limited to light activities such as sitting. Some people engage in activities that reach a medium or even high-intensity level. In this paper, the research context of human thermal sensation in medium-intensity activities will be combed in detail, and the method using the combination of human physiological parameters and thermal sensation will be discussed in depth. The paper attempts to apply this method to the study of outdoor thermal sensation. By observing the fitness trail in China, the deficiencies in their design are pointed out, and the research methods and routes for rationally planning the Fitness Trail in China in the outdoor environment are developed using the relationship between human physiological indicators and thermal sensation.