Mask wearing behavior in hot urban spaces of Novi Sad during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: Urban overheating (due to climate change and urbanization) and COVID-19 are two converging crises that must be addressed in tandem. Fine-scale, place-based, people-centric biometeorological and behavioral data are needed to implement context-specific preventative measures such as mask-wearing. This study collected local biometeorological measurements in diverse urban spaces (square, urban park, river quay) in Novi Sad, Serbia on hot sunny summer days (27-30 August 2020) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Observations were supplemented by an online survey asking questions about thermal sensation, comfort, and concurrent protective behavior of the local population. Biometeorological measurements show that the main square in the city center was the most thermally uncomfortable area. According to t

SUBMITTER: Milosevic D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8720675 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature