Remote Sensing-Based Outdoor Thermal Comfort Assessment in Local Climate Zones in the Rural–Urban Continuum of eThekwini Municipality, South Africa

• Published in: Remote sensing (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 15; no. 23; p. 5461
• Main Authors: Mushore, Terence, Odindi, John, Slotow, Rob, Mutanga, Onisimo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 22.11.2023
• Subjects: absorption; Algorithms; Artificial satellites in remote sensing; Climate; cold season; computer software; Cool season; Development policy; Distribution; Earth temperature; Environmental aspects; forests; Heat; Heat stress; Heat tolerance; High temperature; high water table; Human comfort; Land surface temperature; Landsat; Measurement; Metropolitan areas; Moisture content; Municipalities; Outdoors; Remote sensing; Rural areas; Seasons; Socioeconomics; South Africa; Sparsely populated areas; surveys; Sustainable development; Temperature; Temperature effects; temperature variability; Thermal comfort; Thermal environments; Thermal stress; urban climate; Urban development; warm season; Water content; Water table; WUDAPT; South Africa; United States > US; heat stress; remote sensing; temperature variability; WUDAPT; thermal comfort; urban climate

Due to the need to continuously monitor and understand the thermal environment and its socioeconomic implications, this study used remotely sensed data to analyze thermal comfort variation in LCZs, including along the rural to urban gradient of the eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal province of...