Determining the Relationship Between Landscape Structure and Mental Components on Thermal Assessment

Background: the urban open spaces and their effects on the physical and mental healthhighlights the attention on the quality of such spaces. thermal comfort is an environmentalcomponent affecting the reactionary behavior of people in these spaces. the present study aimedto investigate the relationship between mental components and landscape structure and its effectson the thermal assessment of individuals.methods: in this study, we used the descriptive method for explaining the mental componentsand landscape structure. then, the survey method was employed for determining the correlationsbetween research variables. finally, we used the experimental method for testing the variablesusing specific tools. thermal analysis was done by computer simulation method using envi-metsoftware in the karoon river area in ahvaz city, iran. utci (universal thermal climate index) isthe index used for assessing thermal comfort. to find out the relationship between the researchvariables, the field data were randomly collected by questionnaires using the cochran formula.results: the findings demonstrated the existence of a relationship between landscape structureand different mental states in individuals. the moods of the individuals in open spaces affect theirperceptions of the landscape and thermal assessment of the environment.conclusions: eventually, and based on the study findings, it was found that people’s mentalstates in different situations affect their perception of the landscape’s quality and structure andreactionary behavior. it also influences their thermal assessment.