Analysis of the Impact of Land Use on Spatiotemporal Patterns of Surface Urban Heat Island in Rapid Urbanization, a Case Study of Shanghai, China

• Published in: Sustainability Vol. 12; no. 3; p. 1171
• Main Authors: Du, Hongyu, Zhou, Fengqi, Li, Chunlan, Cai, Wenbo, Jiang, Hong, Cai, Yongli
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 06.02.2020
• Subjects: Cities; Climate change; Land use; Methods; Population; Satellites; Software; Summer; Sustainability; Urban heat islands; Urban planning; Urbanization; China

In the trend of global warming and urbanization, frequent extreme weather influences the life of citizens seriously. Shanghai, as a typical mega-city in China that has been successful in urbanization, suffers seriously from the urban heat island (UHI) effect. The research concentrates on the spatial...