The local climate zone (LCZ) system provides a universal classification mechanism for
urban and natural landscapes and plays an increasingly important role in urban climate …

Cities are particularly vulnerable to extreme weather episodes, which are expected to
increase with climate change. Cities also influence their own local climate, for example …

There is a scientific consensus on the need for spatially detailed information on urban
landscapes at a global scale. These data can support a range of environmental services …

Since their introduction in 2012, Local Climate Zones (LCZs) emerged as a new standard for
characterizing urban landscapes, providing a holistic classification approach that takes into …

The local climate zone (LCZ) and land surface temperature (LST) have gained considerable
attention as urbanization continues to increase. However, the study of LSTs lacks a regional …

The Urban heat island (UHI) effect is an increasingly serious problem in urban areas.
Information on the driving forces of intra-urban temperature variation is crucial for …

Urbanization is the second largest mega-trend right after climate change. Accurate
measurements of urban morphological and demographic figures are at the core of many …

Urban morphology is examined in various disciplines as it is associated with a range of
ecological, social, and economic sustainable outcomes. Yet there is a lack of clarity and …

The System for Automated Geoscientific Analyses (SAGA) is an open source geographic
information system (GIS), mainly licensed under the GNU General Public License. Since its …

Abstract The World Urban Database and Access Portal Tools (WUDAPT) is an international
community-based initiative to acquire and disseminate climate relevant data on the physical …