Fig 1.
Study areas: Royal Preserve, Central Park, and Hvězda Preserve in Prague.
The orthophoto maps show the landscape patter of three parks and the surrounding urban forms. The white circles at orthophoto maps define the location of the site survey. The photos were taken during the site survey in July 2023. The maps with the satellite images are openly available on Czech Office for Surveying, Mapping and Cadastre [https://geoportal.cuzk.cz].
Table 1.
Assessed parameters observed in three parks during the site survey—In number of respondents.
Fig 2.
Distribution of air temperature (TEMP) and the four thermal indices during field surveys in all three parks.
Table 2.
Correlation coefficients of the thermal indices and thermal perception (in bold), and the indices with each other.
Fig 3.
T-value biplot for relationships between thermal perception and the assessed parameters.
The parameters of the visit–weekday, weekend (time of the week-time), morning, afternoon, evening (daytime), and the visitor–woman, man (sex), young, middle-aged, elderly (age), and low-active, high-active (activity) were assessed. The arrows falling entirely within a Van Dobben circle indicate a significant (p < 0.05) relationship between a parameter and thermal perception, either positive (red circle) or negative (blue circle). Some parameters are not displayed, as they are too distant from the Van Dobben circles–indicating no significant relationship with thermal perception.
Fig 4.
Distribution of TEMP and thermal indices in the five thermal perception categories.
Fig 5.
Distribution of TEMP in the thermal perception categories (a) at different daytime, and (b) according to activities.
Fig 6.
Mean values of HI (a) and thermal perception (b) according to age of respondent.