Effect of urban function and landscape structure on the urban heat island phenomenon in Beijing, China

• Published in: Landscape and ecological engineering Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 379 - 390
• Main Authors: Yao, Lei, Xu, Ying, Zhang, Baolei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo Springer Japan 01.10.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biomedical and Life Sciences; China; Civil Engineering; Cold season; Environmental Management; Forest management; forests; heat island; Heterogeneity; Land cover; Land surface temperature; Landscape; Landscape Ecology; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning; landscapes; Life Sciences; Nature Conservation; Original Paper; Plant Ecology; Remote sensing; risk; Seasons; spatial data; Structure-function relationships; surface temperature; Thermal environments; Urban areas; Urban environments; Urban heat islands; Urban planning; Urbanization; zoning; Beijing China; China; Urban landscape; Land surface temperature; Urban planning; Urban heat island; Urban function zone

Rapid urbanization has aggravated the urban thermal risk and highlighted the urban heat island (UHI) effect. To improve understanding on the effect of urbanization on the UHI effect, it is essential to determine the relationship between the UHI effect and the complexities of urban function and lands...