Assessing the cooling effect of blue-green spaces: implications for Urban Heat Island mitigation

Pritipadmaja, RD Garg, AK Sharma - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect is a significant concern in today's rapidly urbanising
cities, with exacerbating heatwaves' impact, urban livelihood, and environmental well-being …

Exploring the land-use urban heat island nexus under climate change conditions using machine learning approach: A spatio-temporal analysis of remotely sensed …

P Rao, P Tassinari, D Torreggiani - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Urbanization strongly correlates with land use land cover (LULC) dynamics, which further
links to changes in land surface temperature (LST) & urban heat island (UHI) intensity. Each …

[HTML][HTML] Digital elevation model for flood hazards analysis in complex terrain: Case study from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

AM Al-Areeq, HO Sharif, SI Abba, S Chowdhury… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Global Digital Elevation Models (GDEMs) have been increasingly used to assess
the risk of flooding worldwide. However, their effectiveness and the performance of flood risk …

Evaluating cooling effect of blue-green infrastructure on urban thermal environment in a metropolitan city: Using geospatial and machine learning techniques

MR Islam, S Talukdar, M Rihan, A Rahman - Sustainable Cities and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Urban blue-green infrastructures (BGIs) have a considerable cooling effect, reducing the
urban heat island effect. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the cooling effects of BGIs …

Impacts of urban land use and land cover change on wetland dynamics in Jimma city, southwestern Ethiopia

YW Berkessa, TW Bulto, MB Moisa… - Journal of Water and …, 2023 - iwaponline.com
Wetland has been substantially decreased by anthropogenic activities worldwide, requiring
urgent conservation action. The present study aimed to analyze the effects of land use land …

Megacities' environmental assessment for Iraq region using satellite image and geo-spatial tools

H Tao, BM Hashim, S Heddam, L Goliatt… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Urban areas are quickly established, and the overwhelming population pressure is
triggering heat stress in the metropolitan cities. Climate change impact is the key aspect for …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of Urban Green Space Dynamics in Dhaka South City Corporation of Bangladesh Using Geospatial Techniques

MS Misty, MAA Hoque, SA Mukul - Land, 2024 - mdpi.com
Green spaces play a critical role in enhancing the urban environment, improving livability,
and providing essential ecosystem services. A city should have at least 25% green space …

[HTML][HTML] Spatiotemporal dynamics of land use/land cover (LULC) changes and its impact on land surface temperature: a case study in new town Kolkata, eastern India

B Mahata, SS Sahu, A Sardar, R Laxmikanta… - Regional …, 2024 - Elsevier
Rapid urbanization creates complexity, results in dynamic changes in land and environment,
and influences the land surface temperature (LST) in fast-developing cities. In this study, we …

Influence of green space on land surface temperature in the coastal cities in Bangladesh

MT Islam, Z Ahmed, A Kadir, S Ambinakudige… - Environment …, 2024 - Springer
Green space reduction substantially affects coastal land surface temperature (LST). Using
geospatial techniques, this study investigates the influence of green space on reducing LST …

A New Method for Selecting the Geometry of Systems for Surface Infiltration of Stormwater with Retention

S Kordana-Obuch, M Starzec - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
The application of infiltration basins and tanks is one of the primary means of sustainable
stormwater management. However, the methods currently used to size these facilities do not …