The Relationship of Physical Activity and Human Comfort in Urban Park

Urban parks offer the ideal locations and opportunities for activities to improve human psychological wellbeing. This study investigates the people’s perception of their physical activities at the Shah Alam Lake Garden, Malaysia. A total of 438 respondents were interviewed about their perception on their activities and their sensation of the hot and humid microclimatic conditions. The paper explores the psychological and physical mechanisms involved in outdoor activity and weather assessment. 2398-4295 © 2016. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK.. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. Keywords: Physical activity; outdoor thermal comfort; urban park; hot and humid