Optimizing the spatial pattern of the cold island to mitigate the urban heat island effect

• Published in: Ecological indicators Vol. 154; p. 110550
• Main Authors: Qiu, Jiang, Li, Xiaoyu, Qian, Wenqi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2023; Elsevier
• Subjects: climate; cold; Cold island; Connectivity; Cooling network; Cooling source area; heat island; heat transfer; Urban heat island; Connectivity; Cold island; Cooling network; Urban heat island; Cooling source area

[Display omitted] •Construct a cold island connectivity framework: cooling source area-cooling network.•Identify cooling sources by morphological spatial pattern analysis and connectivity.•Utilizes the Minimal Cumulative Resistance to construct the cooling network.•The UHI effect is alleviated by op...