Has Portland been Demolishing its Green Spaces? A Remote Sensing Analysis of Portland's Urban Vegetation
The magnitude of the Urban Heat Island effect (UHI) in Portland, Oregon is determined from June 1984 to September 2017, and used as a proxy for urban development. This analysis demonstrates that the magnitude of Portland's UHI has remained largely unchanged over this period, implying no signifi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Portland State University
2019-08-01
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Series: | Hatfield Graduate Journal of Public Affairs |
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Online Access: | https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/29270 |