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Kruger, Eduardo ; Rossi, Francine A (2011). Effect of personal and microclimatic variables on observed thermal sensation from a field study in southern Brazil. Building and Environment, vol.46, n¡3, pp.690 - 697, URL : http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V23-51696SN-2/2/9298b2a885e236ea6b1aab72f1d4dffaAbstractUrban climate,  which is influenced by land use patterns, heat-generating activities,  and the physical texture of urban fabric, has a great impact on outdoor  comfort as well as on a building’s energy consumption. A  climate-responsive urban planning can provide optimal, comfortable  thermal conditions not only for the permanence of humans in outdoor  spaces but also reducing the need of air conditioning systems in  buildings. The purpose of this article is to present results of an  outdoor comfort research with passers-by in downtown Curitiba, Brazil  (25°31′S, 917m elevation). Urban locations have been monitored regarding  standard comfort variables: air temperature and humidity, wind speed  and globe temperature. Alongside the quantitative assessment of comfort  conditions, a survey of pedestrian’s thermal comfort perception  according to ISO 10551 was carried out on each monitoring campaign by  means of questionnaires with the local population. As a whole, from  fourteen monitoring campaigns using a couple of weather stations,  beginning on January 9 through August 12, 1654 valid comfort votes were  obtained. In this paper, we perform a data consistency check, evaluating  the relationship between personal (gender and age of respondents) and  objective, microclimatic (comfort variables) factors on observed thermal  sensation.Keywords: Comfort in outdoor spaces; Microclimatic  measurements; Thermal sensation; Thermal comfort; Urban climate; Urban  planning