LAND USE CHANGE IMPACT ON URBAN LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURES: A GIS-SUPPORTED SATELLITE-BASED CASE STUDY


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Walder C., Firat Örs P., Mahdavi A.

6th International Conference Central Europe towards Sustainable Building, CESB 2022, Prague, Czech Republic, 4 - 06 July 2022, vol.38, pp.573-578 identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • Volume: 38
  • Doi Number: 10.14311/app.2022.38.0573
  • City: Prague
  • Country: Czech Republic
  • Page Numbers: pp.573-578
  • Keywords: GIS, land surface temperature, satellite data, Urbanization
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: Yes

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.