Books by Ken (Emeritus Professor Parsons

This book discusses human heat stress and how people respond to hot environments. It covers how it is measured and assessed, so that it can be avoided, or casualties can be predicted. This topic is relevant to indoor and outdoor environments from industrial processes to sporting events, and military exercises.

The third edition of a bestseller, this book will continue to be the standard text for the design of environments for humans to live and work safely, comfortable, and effectively, and for the design of materials which help the same people cope with their environments. This book covers hot, moderate, and cold environments, and defines them in terms of six basic parameters: air temperature, radiate temperature, humidity, air velocity, clothing worn, and the person¿s activity. It focuses on the principles and practice of human response, which incorporates psychology, physiology and environmental physics with applied ergonomics.

This remains the standard text for the design of environments for humans to live and work safely, comfortably and effectively, and for the design of materials which help the same people cope with their environments.