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The role of blue green infrastructure in the urban thermal environment across seasons and local climate zones in East Africa / Xueqin Li in Sustainable Cities and Society, vol 80 (May 2022)  

Public [article]  inSustainable Cities and Society > vol 80 (May 2022) . - n° 103798 Titre : The role of blue green infrastructure in the urban thermal environment across seasons and local climate zones in East Africa Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Xueqin Li, Auteur ; Lindsay C. Stringer, Auteur ; Martin Dallimer, Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 103798 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Applications de télédétection [Termes IGN] changement climatique [Termes IGN] climat local [Termes IGN] corrélation automatique de points homologues [Termes IGN] croissance urbaine [Termes IGN] espace vert [Termes IGN] Ethiopie [Termes IGN] Google Earth Engine [Termes IGN] ilot thermique urbain [Termes IGN] indice de végétation [Termes IGN] Ouganda [Termes IGN] saison [Termes IGN] série temporelle [Termes IGN] Soudan [Termes IGN] Tanzanie [Termes IGN] température au sol [Termes IGN] zone urbaine dense Résumé : (auteur) Rapid urbanisation and climate change are two major trends in Africa in need of further investigation. In this paper, the urban thermal environment and vegetation abundance in four East African cities (Khartoum, Addis Ababa, Kampala and Dar es Salaam) were characterised, providing new insights into the role and potentials of blue green infrastructure in differing climate regions. The Local Climate Zone (LCZ) framework was employed to detect the seasonal Land Surface Temperature (LST) and Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) derived from Landsat-8 data. Significant LST differences between LCZs in dry and rainy seasons were confirmed using a Welch's T test. The LCZs were found to offer potentially new approaches to investigating issues pertaining to urban heating in data-scarce regions. Greater surface urban heat island (SUHI) intensity during the rainy season was apparent in Khartoum and Addis Ababa, emphasising the importance of seasonality in urban thermal studies. Spatial correlations between EVI and LST within each LCZ were analysed through Moran's I and further illustrated the complex relationships of vegetation and thermal behaviour in urban areas. Despite these complexities, urban blue green infrastructure was found to moderate the SUHI, with different types of intervention required across different LCZs. Numéro de notice : A2022-269 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : IMAGERIE/URBANISME Nature : Article DOI : 10.1016/j.scs.2022.103798 Date de publication en ligne : 23/02/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2022.103798 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=100280 [article]