The creation of multi-level urban ecological cooling network to alleviate the urban heat island effect
Sustainable Cities and Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
114, P. 105786 - 105786
Published: Aug. 30, 2024
Language: Английский
Mitigating Urban Heat Islands in the Global South: Data-driven Approach for Effective Cooling Strategies
Earth Systems and Environment,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Sept. 13, 2024
Language: Английский
Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Vegetation Net Primary Productivity and Its Drivers in China's Three Eco‐Zones and Four Shelterbelts Region
Yonghuan Ma,
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Mengke Zhao,
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Linlin Lu
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et al.
Land Degradation and Development,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: May 2, 2025
ABSTRACT
Understanding
the
spatiotemporal
dynamics
of
vegetation
carbon
stocks
in
ecologically
functional
areas
and
identifying
their
driving
factors
remain
crucial
for
informing
ecosystem
protection
restoration
efforts.
The
three
eco‐zones
four
shelterbelts
(TEFS)
region
encompasses
critical
ecological
barriers
zones
China.
Utilizing
MODIS
NDVI
data,
alongside
climatic
topographic
variables,
we
developed
regionally
optimized
models
to
estimate
net
primary
productivity
(NPP)
across
TEFS
from
2000
2023.
Subsequently,
variability
NPP
its
associated
drivers
were
explored
using
trend
analysis,
correlation,
residual
analysis.
results
revealed
a
significant
increase
approximately
90%
between
2023,
with
an
average
annual
rate
3.46
gC
m
−2
yr
−1
.
most
rapid
increases
occurred
along
Yellow
River
basin.
changes
driven
by
combined
effects
climate
change
(CC)
human
activities
(HA)
over
24‐year
period.
While
CC
contributed
positively
67.9%
total
area,
HA
had
positive
impact
75.4%
region.
Notably,
dominated
as
driver
western
regions,
whereas
exerted
stronger
influence
many
eastern
areas.
Enhanced
efforts
desertification
control
coastal
wetland
ecosystems
are
recommended
improve
sequestration
potential.
Language: Английский
Heat the road again! Twenty years of surface urban heat island intensity (SUHII) evolution and forcings in 21 tropical metropolitan regions in Brazil from remote sensing analyses
Sustainable Cities and Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
113, P. 105629 - 105629
Published: July 4, 2024
Language: Английский
Seasonal Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Gradients of the Urban Heat Island Effect in Subtropical Furnace Megacity
Fu Chen,
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Cong Chen,
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Zhitao Fu
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et al.
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(7), P. 3238 - 3238
Published: April 5, 2025
Urban
heat
island
(UHI)
effect
significantly
influences
the
urban
sustainability
and
health
of
cities
varies
seasonally.
However,
spring
autumn
have
received
less
attention.
Furthermore,
research
on
long-term
seasonal
UHI
changes
impacts
is
insufficient.
This
study
examines
spatiotemporal
dynamics
gradient
characteristics
in
spring,
summer,
autumn,
winter
Changsha,
a
typical
subtropical
“furnace
city”
from
2006
to
2022.
(1)
Spatiotemporal
dynamics:
The
high-temperature
(relatively
zone
zone)
range
expands
most
least
autumn.
Additionally,
migrates
northward
within
area,
proximity
core
results
multiple
effects.
(2)
Gradient
characteristics:
proportion
decreases
varying
degrees
5
km
central
point,
but
increases
6–8
11–13
gradients,
especially
8
aggregation
index
(AI),
contagion
(CONTAG),
largest
patch
(LPI)
decreased,
with
patches
more
affected
by
these
metrics
Overall,
this
offers
new
insights
into
effects
development
UHI,
which
are
crucial
for
addressing
climate
change,
promoting
sustainability,
improving
human
well-being.
Language: Английский
Quantitative analysis of differences in cooling effect and efficiency after changes in Green Infrastructure Types (GIT)
Sustainable Cities and Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 106101 - 106101
Published: Dec. 1, 2024
Language: Английский
Surface Urban Heat Islands in Belo Horizonte, Manaus, Salvador Bahia Using Remote Sensing and the Weather Research and Forecasting Modeling
Journal of Ecological Engineering,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
25(7), P. 163 - 177
Published: May 20, 2024
The
formation
of
urban
heat
islands
is
one
the
effects
related
to
urbanization,
as
it
directly
affects
thermal
comfort.There
are
several
methodologies
for
its
estimation,
we
can
highlight
Gaussian
(the
best
known),
whose
limitation
focuses
on
analysis
surfaces.When
surface
presents
cases
poly-nucleated
conglomerates,
another
type
approach
(non-Gaussian)
recommended,
such
Quantile
method.Therefore,
this
work
seeks
estimate
intensity
(SUHI)
in
long
term
(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015)(2016)
with
both
(Gaussians
and
Quantiles).Based
satellite
data
Weather
Research
Forecasting
(WRF)
meteorological
simulation,
a
special
resolution
5
km,
metropolitan
areas
Belo
Horizonte,
Manaus
Salvador,
located
Brazil.Both
methods
indicate
intense
hottest
months
3
cities
studied,
less
monthly
variation
compared
temperature
Earth's
surface.
Language: Английский
Investigating heat-related health risks related to local climate zones using SDGSAT-1 high-resolution thermal infrared imagery in an arid megacity
International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
136, P. 104334 - 104334
Published: Dec. 23, 2024
Language: Английский