Interrelation between Thermal Perception and Emotional State in Green Areas

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https://doi.org/10.46421/encacelacac.v18i1.7228

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outdoor thermal comfort, green areas, emotional state

Abstract

The location landscape composition has the ability to influence the microclimate, visual perception, thermal comfort, and emotional well-being. This study aims to investigate the interrelation between the thermal perception reported by volunteer undergraduates and their emotional state in green areas within a university campus based on environmental surveys. Microclimatic data were dynamically collected along a walking circuit with volunteers, who were given questionnaires on thermal perception and positive and negative affects related to their emotional state. The circuit covered some stopping points, one of which consisted of a remnant forest grove. The microclimatic data and the reported thermal sensations pointed to the grove as a thermal relief zone, with effects on the participants' emotional state.

Author Biographies

Ivan Julio Apolonio Callejas, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso

PhD in Environmental Physics from the Federal University of Mato Grosso. Adjunct Professor at the Federal University of Mato Grosso (Cuiabá - MT, Brazil).

Eduardo Leite Krüger, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná

PhD in Architecture from Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany. Postdoctoral fellow at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. Full Professor at the Federal Technological University of Paraná (Curitiba - PR, Brazil).

Walter Ihlenfeld, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná

Degree in Civil Engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná. Master in Civil Engineering at the Federal Technological University of Paraná (Curitiba - PR, Brazil).

Solange Maria Leder, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

PhD in Civil Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina. Postdoctoral National Research Council Canada. Associate Professor at the Federal University of Paraíba (João Pessoa - PB, Brazil).

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2025-08-16

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CALLEJAS, Ivan Julio Apolonio; KRÜGER, Eduardo Leite; IHLENFELD, Walter; LEDER, Solange Maria. Interrelation between Thermal Perception and Emotional State in Green Areas. In: ENCONTRO NACIONAL DE CONFORTO NO AMBIENTE CONSTRUÍDO, 18., 2025. Anais [...]. [S. l.], 2025. DOI: 10.46421/encacelacac.v18i1.7228. Disponível em: https://eventos.antac.org.br/index.php/encac/article/view/7228. Acesso em: 3 may. 2026.

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Vol. 18 (2025): ENCAC/ELACAC

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