Abstract
This paper presents the outcomes from a joint research project that aims to develop a smartphone application/online platform to model the most thermally comfortable active transport route to a planned destination using heat information and tree shading (Shadeway). Here, we provide a summary of our systematic review of academic literature and applications from the Google Play and Apple App Store, to identify current knowledge about personal adaptation strategies when navigating travel in cities during high temperatures. The review identifies that there is a lack of attention regarding the use of smartphone applications to address urban thermal comfort for active transport by government and private industry. We then present the initial results of original research from three community focus groups and an online survey that elicited participants’ opinions about Shadeways in the City of Greater Bendigo (CoGB), Australia. The results clearly show the need for better management of Shadeways in CoGB. For example, 52.3% of the routes traveled by participants suffer from either no or poor levels of shading, and 53 of the shaded areas were located along routes that also experience heavy traffic, which can have an adverse effect on perceptions and actual safety. It is expected that this study will contribute to improve understanding of the methods used to identify adaptation strategies to increasingly extreme temperatures.
Highlights
As the world endures the warmest decade on record, there is widespread concern about the direct, indirect, and cumulative effect of high temperature on human physical health and even mental health.High temperature reduces opportunities for outdoor recreational activities, which may contribute to an increase in chronic diseases [1]
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Summary
As the world endures the warmest decade on record, there is widespread concern about the direct, indirect, and cumulative effect of high temperature on human physical health and even mental health. We focus on smartphone apps or platforms (webpages) that help pedestrians and cyclists navigate to shaded routes for active travel We address this objective by conducting a systematic review of articles and the apps in Google Play and App store. This article presents the results obtained from exploring the shading condition of routes with the help of volunteers in the City of Greater Bendigo (CoGB), Australia, as the case study. This project is a work in progress to develop a platform for pedestrians and cyclists of Bendigo to navigate shaded transport routes.
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