Understanding land surface temperature impact factors based on local climate zones

J Yang, J Ren, D Sun, X Xiao, JC Xia, C Jin… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The local climate zone (LCZ) and land surface temperature (LST) have gained considerable
attention as urbanization continues to increase. However, the study of LSTs lacks a regional …

Spatial differentiation of urban wind and thermal environment in different grid sizes

J Yang, Y Wang, X Xiao, C Jin, JC Xia, X Li - Urban Climate, 2019 - Elsevier
Due to rapid urbanization, China's urban morphology has undergone tremendous changes,
resulting in an increased urban heat island (UHI) effect and negative impact of thermal …

Spatial Modelling of Urban Wind Characteristics: Review of Contributions to Sustainable Urban Development

YS Liu, T Yigitcanlar, M Guaralda, K Degirmenci, A Liu - Buildings, 2024 - mdpi.com
Wind, a renewable resource with growing importance in the contemporary world, is
considered a capable tool for addressing some of the problems linked with rapid …

Which street is hotter? Street morphology may hold clues-thermal environment mapping based on street view imagery

Y Hu, F Qian, H Yan, A Middel, R Wu, M Zhu… - Building and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding the heat distribution in street canyons is vital for effective urban planning.
The complex spatiotemporal patterns of urban heat are significantly influenced by urban …

Spatiotemporal characteristics of the surface urban heat island and its driving factors based on local climate zones and population in Beijing, China

Y Zhang, D Li, L Liu, Z Liang, J Shen, F Wei, S Li - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
The increasing degree of urbanization has continuously aggravated the surface urban heat
island (sUHI) effect in China. To investigate the correlation between spatiotemporal changes …

Block-based local climate zone approach to urban climate maps using the UDC model

L Jin, X Pan, L Liu, L Liu, J Liu, Y Gao - Building and Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
The urban climate map (UCMap) system has been widely applied in climate-friendly urban
design. To facilitate accurate and effective UCMap construction, this study combines the …

Land surface temperature and vegetation cover changes and their relationships in Taiwan from 2000 to 2020

S Abdulmana, A Lim, S Wongsai, N Wongsai - … Applications: Society and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study reported decadal trends and acceleration patterns of surface temperatures and
vegetation conditions in Taiwan from 2000 to 2020. Time series data on Land Surface …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial relationship between land development pattern and intra-urban thermal variations in Taipei

WY Shih, S Ahmad, YC Chen, TP Lin… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper assesses the influence of land development patterns on intra-urban thermal
variation in a densely-developed subtropical city, considering joint effect from greenspace …

Hotspots, heat vulnerability and urban heat islands: An Interdisciplinary Review of Research Methodologies

C Wang, HT Chang - Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
As a result of ongoing global warming, approximately 30% of the world's population lives in
areas where the temperature reaches the death risk threshold at least 20 days a year. The …

Detection and evaluation of a ventilation path in a mountainous city for a sea breeze: The case of Dalian

F Guo, H Zhang, Y Fan, P Zhu, S Wang, X Lu… - Building and …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, an urban morphological method is introduced to detect ventilation paths to
drain sea and mountain breezes to mitigate the urban heat island of Dalian, a typical coastal …