[HTML][HTML] Fifty years of Landsat science and impacts
Since 1972, the Landsat program has been continually monitoring the Earth, to now provide
50 years of digital, multispectral, medium spatial resolution observations. Over this time …
50 years of digital, multispectral, medium spatial resolution observations. Over this time …
Urban heat island impacts on building energy consumption: A review of approaches and findings
Urban heat island (UHI) could have significant impacts on building energy consumption by
increasing space cooling demand and decreasing space heating demand. However, the …
increasing space cooling demand and decreasing space heating demand. However, the …
Climate change increases global risk to urban forests
Climate change threatens the health and survival of urban trees and the various benefits
they deliver to urban inhabitants. Here, we show that 56% and 65% of species in 164 cities …
they deliver to urban inhabitants. Here, we show that 56% and 65% of species in 164 cities …
Spatially-optimized urban greening for reduction of population exposure to land surface temperature extremes
The population experiencing high temperatures in cities is rising due to anthropogenic
climate change, settlement expansion, and population growth. Yet, efficient tools to evaluate …
climate change, settlement expansion, and population growth. Yet, efficient tools to evaluate …
Annual maps of global artificial impervious area (GAIA) between 1985 and 2018
Artificial impervious areas are predominant indicators of human settlements. Timely,
accurate, and frequent information on artificial impervious areas is critical to understanding …
accurate, and frequent information on artificial impervious areas is critical to understanding …
Map** global urban boundaries from the global artificial impervious area (GAIA) data
Urban boundaries, an essential property of cities, are widely used in many urban studies.
However, extracting urban boundaries from satellite images is still a great challenge …
However, extracting urban boundaries from satellite images is still a great challenge …
[HTML][HTML] Urban sustainability assessment: An overview and bibliometric analysis
A Sharifi - Ecological Indicators, 2021 - Elsevier
Following the recognition of the significance of urban areas for achieving sustainable
development in the late 1980′ s, first studies on 'urban sustainability assessment'were …
development in the late 1980′ s, first studies on 'urban sustainability assessment'were …
Direct and indirect loss of natural area from urban expansion
J van Vliet - Nature Sustainability, 2019 - nature.com
Global losses of natural area are primarily attributed to cropland expansion, whereas the
role of urban expansion is considered minor. However, urban expansion can induce …
role of urban expansion is considered minor. However, urban expansion can induce …
High-resolution multi-temporal map** of global urban land using Landsat images based on the Google Earth Engine Platform
Timely and accurate delineation of global urban land is fundamental to the understanding of
global environmental changes. However, most of the contemporary global urban land maps …
global environmental changes. However, most of the contemporary global urban land maps …