Capacity of urban green infrastructure spaces to ameliorate heat wave impacts in mediterranean compact cities: case study of Granada (south-eastern Spain)
Heat wave episodes are becoming more frequent and severe worldwide, especially in areas such as the Mediterranean region. This study is aimed at assessing the impact of heat waves in an urban environment and the ways areas of urban green infrastructure (UGI) can play key roles in moderating the impa...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Data de publicação: | 2023 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid |
| Repositório: | Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/711605 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://hdl.handle.net/10486/711605 https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land12051076 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | compact city green spaces heat waves land surface temperature Landsat 8/9 normalized difference vegetation index urban cooling capacity urban green infrastructure Telecomunicaciones |
| Resumo: | Heat wave episodes are becoming more frequent and severe worldwide, especially in areas such as the Mediterranean region. This study is aimed at assessing the impact of heat waves in an urban environment and the ways areas of urban green infrastructure (UGI) can play key roles in moderating the impacts of these high-temperature events. We analyzed land surface temperature (LST) and normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) data retrieved from Landsat 8/9 satellite images. These data were recorded during heat wave episodes from 2017 to 2022 in a representative Mediterranean medium-sized compact city. We carried out a correlation analysis between LST and NDVI per area type and as individual units to assess how UGI elements can contribute to the cooling of the urban matrix during heat wave episodes. Those small green spaces distributed throughout the city, defined as “Other” areas, showed stronger negative correlation. These spaces are particularly relevant for Mediterranean cities, where highly limited space in city centers hinders the possibility of having larger-surface UGI elements. The study highlights the need for further research into the composition of those small public green spaces to understand how their components enhance the city’s cooling capacity given the climate conditions and water scarcity in the Mediterranean region |
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