Dynamic and Heterogeneity of Urban Heat Island: A Theoretical Framework in the Context of Urban Ecology

Zahra Mokhtari, Shahindokht Barghjelveh, Romina Sayahnia, Salman Qureshi and Alessio Russo
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Zahra Mokhtari: Department of Environmental Planning and Design, Environmental Sciences Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran 1983969411, Iran
Shahindokht Barghjelveh: Department of Environmental Planning and Design, Environmental Sciences Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran 1983969411, Iran
Romina Sayahnia: Department of Environmental Planning and Design, Environmental Sciences Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran 1983969411, Iran
Salman Qureshi: Department of Geography, Humboldt University of Berlin, Rudower Chaussee 16, 12557 Berlin, Germany
Alessio Russo: School of Arts, University of Gloucestershire, Francis Close Hall Campus, Swindon Road, Cheltenham GL50 4AZ, UK

Land, 2022, vol. 11, issue 8, 1-17

Abstract: The dynamic and heterogeneity of the urban heat island (UHI) is the result of the interactions between biotic, physical, social, and built components. Urban ecology as a transdisciplinary science can provide a context to understand the complex social–biophysical issues such as the thermal environment in cities. This study aimed at developing a theoretical framework to elucidate the interactions between the social–biophysical patterns and processes mediating UHI. To do it, we conducted a theoretical review to delineate UHI complexity using the concept of dynamic heterogeneity of pattern, process, and function in UHI phenomenon. Furthermore, a hypothetical heterogeneity spiral (i.e., driver-outcome spiral) related to the UHI was conceived as a model template. The adopted theoretical framework can provide a holistic vision of the UHI, contributing to a better understanding of UHI’s spatial variations in long-term studies. Through the developed framework, we can devise appropriate methodological approaches (i.e., statistic-based techniques) to develop prediction models of UHI’s spatial heterogeneity.

Keywords: process-based approach; transdisciplinary research; theoretical review; urban heat island mitigation; social–biophysical interaction; compositional and configurational heterogeneity (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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