Constructing an urban cooling network based on PLUS model: Implications for future urban planning

Many studies on mitigation of the surface urban heat island (SUHI) are conducted from the perspective of landscape patch allocation, and few studies have investigated the overall impact of network connectivity on SUHI. In this study, an ecological network framework is proposed to identify the key pa...

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Main Authors: Jieling Luo, Hui Fu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-10-01
Series:Ecological Indicators
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X23010294
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Hui Fu
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description Many studies on mitigation of the surface urban heat island (SUHI) are conducted from the perspective of landscape patch allocation, and few studies have investigated the overall impact of network connectivity on SUHI. In this study, an ecological network framework is proposed to identify the key patches and cooling corridors. Based on surface temperature inversion data, morphological spatial pattern analysis (MSPA) and landscape connectivity indexes are used to identify heat island and cold island patches with high ecological value on which to construct the network. The innovative patch-generating land use simulation (PLUS) model is introduced to construct a resistance surface, and Circuit theory (CT) is used to connect cold islands and heat islands in cooling corridors. The results show that from 1999 to 2019, land surface temperature (LST) increased significantly in the city of Haikou, the extreme LST became more and more significant, and the area with the highest temperatures showed a southward trend. The connectivity between cold and heat island patches declined, and the Loop, Bridge and Branch areas in heat islands increased. The latter scenario is conducive to the construction of cooling corridors. The land cover index had a great influence on SUHI, and the resistance surface presented a distribution pattern with high values in the northwest and low values in the southeast, which is consistent with the distribution of LST. Finally, we extracted the resultant cold-heat island cooling network, which was mainly concentrated along the southern edge of the study area, and found that corridor construction faced fewer obstacles in 2019 than in 1999. This study can guide urban planners to reinforce the parts of ecological networks that will mitigate the urban heat island effect.
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spelling doaj.art-9a91c7c2e6284797808e109efa6a785d2023-09-16T05:30:18ZengElsevierEcological Indicators1470-160X2023-10-01154110887Constructing an urban cooling network based on PLUS model: Implications for future urban planningJieling Luo0Hui Fu1School of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, ChinaCorresponding author.; School of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, ChinaMany studies on mitigation of the surface urban heat island (SUHI) are conducted from the perspective of landscape patch allocation, and few studies have investigated the overall impact of network connectivity on SUHI. In this study, an ecological network framework is proposed to identify the key patches and cooling corridors. Based on surface temperature inversion data, morphological spatial pattern analysis (MSPA) and landscape connectivity indexes are used to identify heat island and cold island patches with high ecological value on which to construct the network. The innovative patch-generating land use simulation (PLUS) model is introduced to construct a resistance surface, and Circuit theory (CT) is used to connect cold islands and heat islands in cooling corridors. The results show that from 1999 to 2019, land surface temperature (LST) increased significantly in the city of Haikou, the extreme LST became more and more significant, and the area with the highest temperatures showed a southward trend. The connectivity between cold and heat island patches declined, and the Loop, Bridge and Branch areas in heat islands increased. The latter scenario is conducive to the construction of cooling corridors. The land cover index had a great influence on SUHI, and the resistance surface presented a distribution pattern with high values in the northwest and low values in the southeast, which is consistent with the distribution of LST. Finally, we extracted the resultant cold-heat island cooling network, which was mainly concentrated along the southern edge of the study area, and found that corridor construction faced fewer obstacles in 2019 than in 1999. This study can guide urban planners to reinforce the parts of ecological networks that will mitigate the urban heat island effect.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X23010294Heat island effectEcological networkPLUS modelCircuit theory
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Constructing an urban cooling network based on PLUS model: Implications for future urban planning
Ecological Indicators
Heat island effect
Ecological network
PLUS model
Circuit theory
title Constructing an urban cooling network based on PLUS model: Implications for future urban planning
title_full Constructing an urban cooling network based on PLUS model: Implications for future urban planning
title_fullStr Constructing an urban cooling network based on PLUS model: Implications for future urban planning
title_full_unstemmed Constructing an urban cooling network based on PLUS model: Implications for future urban planning
title_short Constructing an urban cooling network based on PLUS model: Implications for future urban planning
title_sort constructing an urban cooling network based on plus model implications for future urban planning
topic Heat island effect
Ecological network
PLUS model
Circuit theory
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X23010294
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