Investigation of Ground Surface Temperature Increases in Urban Textures with Different Characteristics: The Case of Denizli City

Gizem Karacan Tekin () and Duygu Gökce
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Gizem Karacan Tekin: Department of City and Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Süleyman Demirel University, West Campus, Çünür, 32200 Isparta, Türkiye
Duygu Gökce: Department of City and Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Süleyman Demirel University, West Campus, Çünür, 32200 Isparta, Türkiye

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 15, 1-32

Abstract: Today, urban areas have started to grow and expand with the urbanization and industrialization processes brought about by rapid population growth. The increase in urban density brought about by this growth process has led to the destruction of natural areas and created surfaces such as concrete, asphalt, etc., that absorb solar energy. The expansion/proliferation of impervious surfaces in the city has changed the urban climate in the direction of temperature increase compared to the surrounding rural areas. When this change is combined with the temperature increases due to global climate change, it creates urban heat islands, especially in high density areas, and directly affects land surface temperatures. In this study, ground surface temperature analysis for the years 2012–2022 was carried out in order to determine the temperature changes in Denizli city. As a result of the analysis, eight urban textures with different characteristics with very high and high temperature increase were determined. Analyses were made in the context of urban heat island criteria in the determined textures, and the effect of the settlement pattern on urban heat island formation was examined by making use of the analysis results and related literature findings.

Keywords: earth surface temperature; urban heat island effect; urban fabric; Denizli (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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