Walder, C., Fırat Örs, P., & Mahdavi, A. (2022). Land Use Change Impact on Urban Land Surface Temperatures: A GIS-supported Satellite-based Case Study. In Book of Abstracts Central Europe towards Sustainable Building 2022 (CESB22) (pp. 130–130). Czech Technical University in Prague 2022.
E259-03 - Forschungsbereich Bauphysik und Bauökologie
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Published in:
Book of Abstracts Central Europe towards Sustainable Building 2022 (CESB22)
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Date (published):
4-Jul-2022
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Event name:
CESB2022 - Central Europe toward Sustainable Building 2022
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Event date:
4-Jul-2022 - 6-Jul-2022
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Event place:
Prag, Czechia
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Number of Pages:
1
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Publisher:
Czech Technical University in Prague 2022, Prague
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Peer reviewed:
Yes
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Keywords:
Urbanization; Land SUrface Temperature; GIS; satellite data
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Abstract:
This paper illustrates the use of GIS techniques and satellite data in order to analyze the impact of land use change on the local urban microclimate. Specifically, a case study is presented that concerns the city of Vienna. Thereby, satellite-based images were used to classify the city of Vienna into four zones toward the computation of land surface temperatures in two reference years. The classified maps were then statistically projected into the future, resulting in predicted land surface temperatures. The findings highlight the relationship between urbanization and temperature rise in the urban context. The study used data from Landsat 8 satellite in 2013 and 2020. Land cover maps were generated with QGIS for past and current conditions and future land cover maps were projected and corresponding land surface temperatures were predicted. The analysis of satellite data highlighted land surface temperature increase in the city of Vienna. This rise in land surface temperatures correlates with urbanization-driven change in land use and land cover.
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Research Areas:
Development and Advancement of the Architectural Arts: 10% Environmental Monitoring and Climate Adaptation: 65% Modeling and Simulation: 25%
