Correlation or Causality between Land Cover Patterns and the Urban Heat Island Effect? Evidence from Brisbane, Australia

Correlation or Causality between Land Cover Patterns and the Urban Heat Island Effect? Evidence from Brisbane, Australia

Numerous studies have identified associations between the surface urban heat island (SUHI) effect (i.e., SUHI, hereinafter is referred to as UHI) and urban growth, particularly changes in land cover patterns. This research questions their causal links to answer a key policy question: If cities restr...

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Main Authors: Kaveh Deilami, Md. Kamruzzaman, John Francis Hayes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-08-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
urban heat island
land surface temperature
geographically weighted regression
landsat OLI
landsat TM
cross-sectional analysis
longitudinal analysis
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/8/9/716

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