A GIS and remote sensing approach for measuring summer-winter variation of land use and land cover indices and surface temperature in Dhaka district, Bangladesh

• Published in: Heliyon Vol. 8; no. 8; p. e10309
• Main Authors: Sresto, Mizbah Ahmed, Siddika, Sharmin, Fattah, Md. Abdul, Morshed, Syed Riad, Morshed, Md. Manjur
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2022; Elsevier
• Subjects: Land surface temperature; Land use change; Remote sensing; Season variation; Urban ecology; Land surface temperature; Land use change; Urban ecology; Season variation; Remote sensing

Rapid urbanization has induced land use and land cover change (LULC) that increases land surface temperature (LST). Analyzing seasonal variations of LULC and LST is a precondition for mitigating heat island effects and promoting a sustainable living environment. The objective of this study is to exp...