Spatiotemporal Variation of Urban Heat Islands for Implementing Nature-Based Solutions: A Case Study of Kurunegala, Sri Lanka

Spatiotemporal Variation of Urban Heat Islands for Implementing Nature-Based Solutions: A Case Study of Kurunegala, Sri Lanka

Changes in the urban landscape resulting from rapid urbanisation and climate change have the potential to increase land surface temperature (LST) and the incidence of the urban heat island (UHI). An increase in urban heat directly affects urban livelihoods and systems. This study investigated the sp...

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Main Authors: Manjula Ranagalage, Sujith S. Ratnayake, DMSLB Dissanayake, Lalit Kumar, Hasula Wickremasinghe, Jagathdeva Vidanagama, Hanna Cho, Susantha Udagedara, Keshav Kumar Jha, Matamyo Simwanda, Darius Phiri, ENC Perera, Priyantha Muthunayake
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
Subjects:
LST
UHI
impervious surface
green surface
climate change
NBS
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/9/7/461

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