The use of local climate zones in the urban environment: A systematic review of data sources, methods, and themes

A Aslam, IA Rana - Urban Climate, 2022 - Elsevier
The concept of local climate zones (LCZ) has emerged to identify the nature of urban
climate, air quality, and temperature at local levels. Thus, this study reviews the literature on …

Mapping local climate zones and their applications in European urban environments: A systematic literature review and future development trends

M Lehnert, S Savić, D Milošević, J Dunjić… - … International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
In the light of climate change and burgeoning urbanization, heat loads in urban areas have
emerged as serious issues, affecting the well-being of the population and the environment …

Land surface temperature differences within local climate zones, based on two central European cities

J Geletič, M Lehnert, P Dobrovolný - Remote Sensing, 2016 - mdpi.com
The main factors influencing the spatiotemporal variability of urban climate are quite widely
recognized, including, for example, the thermal properties of materials used for surfaces and …

Modelled spatiotemporal variability of outdoor thermal comfort in local climate zones of the city of Brno, Czech Republic

J Geletič, M Lehnert, S Savić, D Milošević - Science of the total environment, 2018 - Elsevier
This study uses the MUKLIMO_3 urban climate model (in German, Mikroskaliges Urbanes
KLImaMOdell in 3-Dimensionen) and measurements from an urban climate network in order …

Analysis of the spatial and temporal variations of land surface temperature based on local climate zones: A case study in Nanjing, China

J Hu, Y Yang, X Pan, Q Zhu, W Zhan… - IEEE Journal of …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The concept of local climate zone (LCZ) has standardized the calculation of urban heat
island (UHI) intensity (UHII) and established the connection among urban morphology …

Heat load assessment in Central European cities using an urban climate model and observational monitoring data

A Bokwa, J Geletič, M Lehnert, M Žuvela-Aloise… - Energy and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Diurnal variability of spatial pattern of air temperature was studied in five cities in Central
Europe: Bratislava (Slovakia), Brno (Czech Republic), Kraków (Poland), Szeged (Hungary) …

Analysis of air temperature dynamics in the “local climate zones” of Novi Sad (Serbia) based on long-term database from an urban meteorological network

D Milošević, S Savić, M Kresoja, Z Lužanin… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
A comprehensive analysis of air temperature (T a) dynamics in “local climate zones”(LCZs)
of Novi Sad (Serbia) was based on measurements from 17 stations during 3 years. Hourly …

Analysis of urban green spaces based on Sentinel-2A: Case studies from Slovakia

M Kopecká, D Szatmári, K Rosina - Land, 2017 - mdpi.com
Urban expansion and its ecological footprint increases globally at an unprecedented scale
and consequently, the importance of urban greenery assessment grows. The diversity and …

Impact of the built environment on climate change risk perception and psychological distancing: Empirical evidence from Islamabad, Pakistan

A Aslam, IA Rana - Environmental Science & Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Rapid urbanization coupled with increasing climate change has instigated thermal stresses
and reduced the quality of life in the built environment. For climate change adaptation, it is …

Spatiotemporal variability of air temperature during a heat wave in real and modified landcover conditions: Prague and Brno (Czech Republic)

J Geletič, M Lehnert, M Jurek - Urban Climate, 2020 - Elsevier
More frequent and severe heat waves rank among the most serious impacts of climate
change in Central Europe. At the same time, increasing awareness of the importance of …