Thermal and Optical Remote Sensing: Evaluating Urban Green Spaces and Urban Heat Islands in a Changing Climate

• Andere auteurs: Odindi, John (Redacteur), Adam, Elhadi (Redacteur), Abdel-Rahman, Elfatih (Redacteur), Zhou, Yuyu (Redacteur)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Onderwerpen: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Ecological science, the Biosphere; land-use efficiency; urban sprawl; Landsat; SDG 11; Google Earth Engine; park cooling island; driving factors; land surface temperate; buffer analysis; Jinan; surface urban heat island frequency; surface urban heat island intensity; all-weather land surface temperature; spatiotemporal variations; factor analysis; land surface temperature; urban heat island; surface urban heat island; local climate zones; local climate zone generator; fractional vegetation cover; urbanization; climate change; vegetation change; WUDAPT; thermal environment; urban climate; intensity analysis; urban growth; step-by-step downscaling of LST; urban spatial morphology; random forests; neighborhood function; multitemporal classification; vegetation; built-up; bare soils; Marrakesh; cool roofs; urban heat islands; land surface temperatures; roof colour; mitigation; ArborCam; high-resolution airborne imagery; morphological spatial pattern analysis; golf courses; vegetation structure
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This reprint focuses on the theoretical principles and practical adoption of remote sensing approaches and datasets in understanding the nexus between urbanization, natural landscapes, urban micro-climate, climate change and Urban Heat Islands. Urbanization, characterized by natural landscape transf...