Multi-Time Scale Analysis of Urbanization in Urban Thermal Environment in Major Function-Oriented Zones at Landsat-Scale: A Case Study of Hefei City, China

Yuting Lu, Penghai Wu and Kaijian Xu
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Yuting Lu: School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
Penghai Wu: Engineering Center for Geographic Information of Anhui Province, School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China
Kaijian Xu: School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China

Land, 2022, vol. 11, issue 5, 1-19

Abstract: Urbanization and increasing demand for natural resources and land have affected the urban thermal environment. This is an important hot topic in urban climate research. In this study, we obtained multi-time scale land surface temperatures (LST) at the Landsat scale in Hefei, China, from 2011 to 2020. The evolution of the surface urban heat island (SUHI) was analyzed, and the contribution index (CI), urban thermal field variation index (UTFVI), and landscape pattern were evaluated to analyze the thermal environment mechanism of a major function-oriented zone (MFOZ). In addition, we explored the role and mechanism of different MFOZs in a thermal environment. Our results show that the multi-time scale differences in the SUHI were obvious, with the phenomenon of heat islands being concentrated in the main city zone. There are significant multi-time scale differences in the CI of different landscapes under the MFOZ. The UTFVI analysis of the MFOZ shows that the livability of the cities in the core optimization zone (COZ) and modern urbanization and industrialization cluster development zone (IDZ) is poor. MFOZ planning moderately alleviated the urban thermal environment of the entire study area, especially in the agricultural development zone (ADZ) and ecological conservation zone (ECZ). This study can guide the planning of the MFOZ and guide decision-makers in selecting governance zones when planning policies or dividing the key restoration areas of the thermal environment.

Keywords: urban thermal environment; major function-oriented zone (MFOZ); contribution index (CI); urban thermal field variation index (UTFVI) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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