Many of the sustainable urban development issues, such as human heath, energy
consumption, carbon emission, are related to the climate of cities. As a result, research
insights gained in urban climate study can be applied to improve urban sustainability.
Although the Local Climate Zones (LCZ) scheme was originally proposed to provide a
standardized classification of landscapes to study urban air temperature, its use was not
limited to the study of urban heat islands. This study explores the applications of LCZ …