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Bus stopsBus stops are an important component of a sustainable and liveable city, with potential for positive impacts on health andWellbeing wellbeingHealth and wellbeing and public transportPublic transport use. They serve a specific purpose aimed at facilitating the interactions between people, the built environment, and bus services. Yet, when bus stops are poorly designed and do not respond to their specific context, they provide insufficient shade and weather protection. Australia’s UV radiation is strong enough to cause sunburn within the time it takes to wait for the bus, putting some riders at significant risk if there is insufficient shade at their stop. In addition, Australia has some of the highest ultraviolet radiation (UVR) levels in the world, contributing to skin cancer risks from excessive sun exposure (Cancer Council ND). Initiatives to improve access to shade in the built environment can be effective at reducing overexposure to UVR (Parisi and Turnbull, Photochem Photobiol 90:479–490, 2014) Parisi and Turnbull (2014), with good quality shade reducing UVR exposure by up to 75% (Parsons et al., Med J Aust 168:327–330, 1998) Parsons et al. (1998). This chapter presents a study in Brisbane Australia that employed an intercept questionnaire to understand bus stopBus stops users’ perceptions and satisfaction levels, in relation to local climate conditions while waiting for the shuttle bus at three bus stops that are part of a University campus shuttle system. Data has been analysed to answer the questions: What are the experiences, perceptions, and satisfaction levels for bus stop users? The chapter provides a summary of the findings and recommendations for future research on bus stops that more effectively address human-building interactionsHuman-building interaction and improve thermal comfortThermal comfort. The findings and recommendations for future research on thermal comfort in bus stopsBus stops have broader implications to guide sustainable approaches to infrastructure and the need to understand thermal comfort to design climate responsive infrastructure.

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Thermal Comfort at Bus Stops in a Subtropical Context: Investigating Perceptions and Satisfaction Levels While Waiting for the Bus

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    2026年

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  • Sarah Briant,
  • Debra F. Cushing,
  • Tracy Washington,
  • Kieu Pham,
  • Akila Sachinthani Pemasiri Hewa Thondilege,
  • Katherine M. White,
  • Jonathan Bunker,
  • Clinton Fookes

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Bus stopsBus stops are an important component of a sustainable and liveable city, with potential for positive impacts on health andWellbeing wellbeingHealth and wellbeing and public transportPublic transport use. They serve a specific purpose aimed at facilitating the interactions between people, the built environment, and bus services. Yet, when bus stops are poorly designed and do not respond to their specific context, they provide insufficient shade and weather protection. Australia’s UV radiation is strong enough to cause sunburn within the time it takes to wait for the bus, putting some riders at significant risk if there is insufficient shade at their stop. In addition, Australia has some of the highest ultraviolet radiation (UVR) levels in the world, contributing to skin cancer risks from excessive sun exposure (Cancer Council ND). Initiatives to improve access to shade in the built environment can be effective at reducing overexposure to UVR (Parisi and Turnbull, Photochem Photobiol 90:479–490, 2014) Parisi and Turnbull (2014), with good quality shade reducing UVR exposure by up to 75% (Parsons et al., Med J Aust 168:327–330, 1998) Parsons et al. (1998). This chapter presents a study in Brisbane Australia that employed an intercept questionnaire to understand bus stopBus stops users’ perceptions and satisfaction levels, in relation to local climate conditions while waiting for the shuttle bus at three bus stops that are part of a University campus shuttle system. Data has been analysed to answer the questions: What are the experiences, perceptions, and satisfaction levels for bus stop users? The chapter provides a summary of the findings and recommendations for future research on bus stops that more effectively address human-building interactionsHuman-building interaction and improve thermal comfortThermal comfort. The findings and recommendations for future research on thermal comfort in bus stopsBus stops have broader implications to guide sustainable approaches to infrastructure and the need to understand thermal comfort to design climate responsive infrastructure.