LST-R: A method for assessing land surface temperature reduction in urban, hot and semi-arid Global South
Over the next 30 years, temperatures are expected to increase in hot semi-arid zones. Despite increasing studies on urban heat, cooling measures suitable for this climate zone remain poorly investigated. The proposed method is innovative because it focuses on significant landscape metrics for determ...
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| author | Maurizio Tiepolo Andrea Galligari Fabio Giulio Tonolo Enrico Moretto Silvana Stefani |
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| description | Over the next 30 years, temperatures are expected to increase in hot semi-arid zones. Despite increasing studies on urban heat, cooling measures suitable for this climate zone remain poorly investigated. The proposed method is innovative because it focuses on significant landscape metrics for determining the land surface temperature (LST) and evaluating cooling measures. Recurrence of warm spells was identified analysing the daily air temperatures. Daytime and night-time LST data acquired from space were correlated with landscape metrics extracted from very high-resolution satellite imagery. Stepwise linear regression was used to identify the significant metrics that affected it. Cooling measures were selected considering implementation leeway; performance of existing measures; strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, equity analyses. Although the method was tested in Niamey, Niger, it can be applied to any city or town in hot semi-arid Global South, requiring decision-making support on cooling policies. • Landscape metrics are consistent with development standard and general requirements. • Evaluation of measures to reduce land surface temperature includes experts... advice. • Equity of measures to reduce land surface temperature is considered. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ad0f472d5f014f1caa78f0c13789af5f2023-06-24T05:16:53ZengElsevierMethodsX2215-01612023-01-0110101977LST-R: A method for assessing land surface temperature reduction in urban, hot and semi-arid Global SouthMaurizio Tiepolo0Andrea Galligari1Fabio Giulio Tonolo2Enrico Moretto3Silvana Stefani4Politecnico of Turin, Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning, Italy; Corresponding author.Politecnico of Turin, Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning, ItalyPolitecnico of Turin, Department of Architecture and Design, ItalyUniversity of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Economics, Management, and Statistics, ItalyUniversity of Holy Hearth Milan, Department of Mathematics for Economic, Financial, and Actuarial Sciences, ItalyOver the next 30 years, temperatures are expected to increase in hot semi-arid zones. Despite increasing studies on urban heat, cooling measures suitable for this climate zone remain poorly investigated. The proposed method is innovative because it focuses on significant landscape metrics for determining the land surface temperature (LST) and evaluating cooling measures. Recurrence of warm spells was identified analysing the daily air temperatures. Daytime and night-time LST data acquired from space were correlated with landscape metrics extracted from very high-resolution satellite imagery. Stepwise linear regression was used to identify the significant metrics that affected it. Cooling measures were selected considering implementation leeway; performance of existing measures; strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, equity analyses. Although the method was tested in Niamey, Niger, it can be applied to any city or town in hot semi-arid Global South, requiring decision-making support on cooling policies. • Landscape metrics are consistent with development standard and general requirements. • Evaluation of measures to reduce land surface temperature includes experts... advice. • Equity of measures to reduce land surface temperature is considered.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221501612200351XLST-R: Land surface temperature reduction in urban Global South |
| spellingShingle | Maurizio Tiepolo Andrea Galligari Fabio Giulio Tonolo Enrico Moretto Silvana Stefani LST-R: A method for assessing land surface temperature reduction in urban, hot and semi-arid Global South MethodsX LST-R: Land surface temperature reduction in urban Global South |
| title | LST-R: A method for assessing land surface temperature reduction in urban, hot and semi-arid Global South |
| title_full | LST-R: A method for assessing land surface temperature reduction in urban, hot and semi-arid Global South |
| title_fullStr | LST-R: A method for assessing land surface temperature reduction in urban, hot and semi-arid Global South |
| title_full_unstemmed | LST-R: A method for assessing land surface temperature reduction in urban, hot and semi-arid Global South |
| title_short | LST-R: A method for assessing land surface temperature reduction in urban, hot and semi-arid Global South |
| title_sort | lst r a method for assessing land surface temperature reduction in urban hot and semi arid global south |
| topic | LST-R: Land surface temperature reduction in urban Global South |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221501612200351X |
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