ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Determination of Bioclimatic Comfort Structure
of the Isparta City Center for Outdoor Recreation
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Department of Architecture, Planning, and Design, Faculty of Architecture, Suleyman Demirel University,
32260, Isparta, Turkey
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Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Suleyman Demirel University,
32260, Isparta, Turkey
Submission date: 2023-04-06
Final revision date: 2023-07-20
Acceptance date: 2023-07-25
Online publication date: 2023-10-02
Publication date: 2023-11-10
Corresponding author
Esra Mirza Sert
Department of Architecture, Planning, and Design, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2023;32(6):5773-5783
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In this study, the bioclimatic comfort situation of the Isparta city center was examined for outdoor
recreation. It is important to determine the suitable times and days of the year for bioclimatic comfort
in recreational planning. To determine the suitable times and days, one day was divided into two-hour
parts (10.00-18.00), and the months were divided into 10-day periods. The climatic data belonging to
the determined area were obtained by the portable weather station, and the bioclimatic comfort was
evaluated using these data. The physiological equivalent temperature (PET) index was used to calculate
the bioclimatic comfort conditions. Calculations of the PET index were performed by the program
RayMan 2.1. The PET values were presented according to bioclimatic comfort classes by graphics of
percentage distribution daily and monthly. The research results indicate that in the city center of Isparta,
the most comfortable days predominantly occur at 10.00 in October (38.3%), at 12:00 in May (28.6%),
at 14:00 in May and October (28.3%), at 16.00 in May (41%), and at 18.00 predominantly between June
and October (36.6%). There is no comfortable interval during summer, especially in August, because of
the high temperature and solar radiation. Furthermore, the climatic conditions are colder in the morning
and evening and warmer in the afternoon.