Geographical Analysis and Modeling of Urban Heat Island Formation

• Other Authors: Murayama, Yuji (Editor), Wang, Ruci (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Geography; cooling effect; distance analysis; landscape pattern; urban heat island; urban lake; land surface temperature; spatial analysis; urban agglomeration; driving factors; geo-detector metric; urban heat island (UHI); land use land cover (LULC); land surface temperature (LST); spatiotemporal changes; SUHI-contributing factors; satellite imagery; literature review; Surface Urban Heat Island (SUHI); Land Surface Temperature (LST); Principal Component Analysis (PCA); Multiple Linear Regression (MLR); Machine Learning; Naïve Bayes; greenspace spatial patterns; landscape metrics; spatial autoregressive model; seasonal variation; functional construction land zones; urban thermal environment; differential surface temperature; environmental indicators; Shenzhen; surface urban heat island; SUHI; LST; seasonal hysteresis; MODIS; ESA-CCI; Köppen-Geiger climate zones; urbanization; sustainable cities; green space; impervious surface; Kathmandu; temporal and spatial variation; Zhengzhou city; neighboring environment; seasonal effect; scale effect; optimal spatial scale; extreme gradient boosting regression; urban vegetation; urban heat island effect; landscape patterns; spatial correlation; Landsat 8; urban thermal security pattern; surface temperature; circuit theory; research framework; Wuhan urban agglomeration; China; thermal environment; heat island intensity; spatio-temporal characteristics; local spatial pattern; land use; regression analysis; mono-window algorithm; land indices; correlation coefficients; directional profiling; hotspots (Getis-Ord Gi* statistics); MODIS night-time LST; Prayagraj city; air quality; GeoDetector; habitat quality; urban remote sensing
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This Special Issue explores the fascinating topic of urban heat islands (UHIs), examining them from temporal and spatial perspectives. We embark on a journey that focuses on the essential impacts of UHI formations, including land use composition, city characteristics, and anthropogenic factors. Our...