Land-Use/Land-Cover Changes and its Contribution to Urban Heat Island: A Case Study of Islamabad, Pakistan

One of the essential anthropogenic influences on urban climate is land-use/land-cover (LULC) change due to urbanization, which has a direct impact on land surface temperature (LST). However, LULC changes affect LST, and further, urban heat island (UHI) still needs to be investigated. In this study,...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Sadiq Khan, Sami Ullah, Tao Sun, Arif Ur Rehman, Liding Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/9/3861