The Impact of Land Use and Land Cover Change on Land Surface Temperature Using Geospatial Techniques in Sokoto North Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Nigeria

Major land-use/land-cover change due to rapid urbanization has been known to increase the land-surface temperature around the world. Consequently, examining the variation of land-surface temperatures and mitigating the related impacts remain a challenge. The present study employed remote-sensing and geoinformational techniques to examine land-use/land-cover change and its effects on land-surface temperature variations in the villages within the Luki Biosphere Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo. Land-use/land-cover change for the year 2038 was predicted by using the CA–Markov chain. Additionally, focus-group discussions (FGDs) with local communities from different villages were applied to better understand the impact of climate change, considering the increase of land-surface temperature. The results revealed major changes in land-use/land-cover in the four villages from 2002 to 2020, principally the expansion of fallow land and built-up areas, as well as the decline in forest land, and the complex of young secondary and degraded forest. There was an increase in mean LST values over all villages between 2002 and 2020. The highest value was observed in Tsumba kituti (25.12 °C), followed by Kisavu (24.87 °C), Kibuya (23.31 °C) and Kiobo (21.82 °C). Between 2002 and 2020, the mean LST of built-up areas increased from 23.18 to 25.12 °C, 21.55 to 23.38 °C, 21.4 to 25.78 °C and 22.31 to 25.62 °C in Tsumba kituti, Kiobo, Kisavu and Kibuya, respectively. Moreover, the mean LST of fallow land increased from 20.8 to 23.2 °C, 21.13 to 22.12 °C, 21.89 to 23.12 °C and 20.31 to 23.47 °C in Tsumba, Kiobo, Kibuya and Kisavu, respectively. This indicates that built-up and fallow land experienced the highest land-surface temperature compared to other land-use/land-cover categories. Meanwhile, the conversion of all land-use/land-cover categories into built-up areas in all the villages resulted in the increase of the land-surface temperature. FGDs results recognize the recurrent land-use/land-cover change as the major driver of the increase in LST (86%). However, it was predicted that farmland and built-up area will still increase within all the villages, while the forest land will decline. As for the complex of secondary and degraded forest, it will decrease in Tsumba kituti, while, in Kiobo and Kisavu, it is expected to increase. Through a combination of remote-sensing and primary data, this study provides accurate information that will benefit decision-makers to implement appropriate landscape-planning techniques to mitigate the effect of the increased land-surface temperature in the villages.

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Predicting the impacts of land use/land cover change on land surface temperature using remote sensing approach in Al Kut, Iraq

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C ◽

10.1016/j.pce.2021.103012 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 103012

Author(s):

Mohanad Hassan Edan ◽

Ruba Muhsen Maarouf ◽

Jabbar Hasson

Keyword(s):

Remote Sensing ◽

Land Use ◽

Land Cover ◽

Surface Temperature ◽

Land Cover Change ◽

Land Surface Temperature ◽

Land Surface ◽

Land Use Land Cover

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Impact of Multitemporal Land Use and Land Cover Change on Land Surface Temperature Due to Urbanization in Hefei City, China

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information ◽

10.3390/ijgi10120809 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (12) ◽

pp. 809

Author(s):

Jing Sun ◽

Suwit Ongsomwang

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Land Cover ◽

Surface Temperature ◽

Land Surface Temperature ◽

Land Surface ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Decomposition Analysis ◽

Lulc Change ◽

Main Components ◽

The Impact

Land surface temperature (LST) is an essential parameter in the climate system whose dynamics indicate climate change. This study aimed to assess the impact of multitemporal land use and land cover (LULC) change on LST due to urbanization in Hefei City, Anhui Province, China. The research methodology consisted of four main components: Landsat data collection and preparation; multitemporal LULC classification; time-series LST dataset reconstruction; and impact of multitemporal LULC change on LST. The results revealed that urban and built-up land continuously increased from 2.05% in 2001 to 13.25% in 2020. Regarding the impact of LULC change on LST, the spatial analysis demonstrated that the LST difference between urban and non-urban areas had been 1.52 K, 3.38 K, 2.88 K and 3.57 K in 2001, 2006, 2014 and 2020, respectively. Meanwhile, according to decomposition analysis, regarding the influence of LULC change on LST, the urban and built-up land had an intra-annual amplitude of 20.42 K higher than other types. Thus, it can be reconfirmed that land use and land cover changes due to urbanization in Hefei City impact the land surface temperature.

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Assessing the impact of land use land cover changes on land surface temperature over Pune city, India

Quaternary International ◽

10.1016/j.quaint.2020.04.052 ◽

2020 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kashyap Jyoti Gohain ◽

Pir Mohammad ◽

Ajanta Goswami

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Land Cover ◽

Surface Temperature ◽

Land Surface Temperature ◽

Land Surface ◽

Land Cover Changes ◽

Land Use Land Cover ◽

The Impact

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The impact of land use and land cover changes on land surface temperature in a karst area of China

Journal of Environmental Management ◽

10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.07.016 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 85 (1) ◽

pp. 245-257 ◽

Cited By ~ 116

Author(s):

Honglin Xiao ◽

Qihao Weng

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Land Cover ◽

Surface Temperature ◽

Land Surface Temperature ◽

Land Surface ◽

Karst Area ◽

Land Cover Changes ◽

The Impact

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Assessment and simulation of land use and land cover change impacts on the land surface temperature of Chaoyang District in Beijing, China

PeerJ ◽

10.7717/peerj.9115 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

pp. e9115 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Muhammad Amir Siddique ◽

Liu Dongyun ◽

Pengli Li ◽

Umair Rasool ◽

Tauheed Ullah Khan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Land Cover ◽

Surface Temperature ◽

Land Cover Change ◽

Land Surface Temperature ◽

Land Surface ◽

Rapid Urbanization ◽

K Value ◽

Vegetation Water ◽

Landsat Satellite

Rapid urbanization is changing the existing patterns of land use land cover (LULC) globally, which is consequently increasing the land surface temperature (LST) in many regions. The present study is focused on estimating current and simulating future LULC and LST trends in the urban environment of Chaoyang District, Beijing. Past patterns of LULC and LST were identified through the maximum likelihood classification (MLC) method and multispectral Landsat satellite images during the 1990–2018 data period. The cellular automata (CA) and stochastic transition matrix of the Markov model were applied to simulate future (2025) LULC and LST changes, respectively, using their past patterns. The CA model was validated for the simulated and estimated LULC for 1990–2018, with an overall Kappa (K) value of 0.83, using validation modules in IDRISI software. Our results indicated that the cumulative changes in built-up to vegetation area were 74.61 km2 (16.08%) and 113.13 km2 (24.38%) from 1990 to 2018. The correlation coefficient of land use and land cover change (LULCC), including vegetation, water bodies and built-up area, had values of r = − 0.155 (p > 0.005), −0.809 (p = 0.000), and 0.519 (p > 0.005), respectively. The results of future analysis revealed that there will be an estimated 164.92 km2 (−12%) decrease in vegetation area, while an expansion of approximately 283.04 km2 (6% change) will occur in built-up areas from 1990 to 2025. This decrease in vegetation cover and expansion of settlements would likely cause a rise of approximately ∼10.74 °C and ∼12.66 °C in future temperature, which would cause a rise in temperature (2025). The analyses could open an avenue regarding how to manage urban land cover patterns to enhance the resilience of cities to climate warming. This study provides scientific insights for environmental development and sustainability through efficient and effective urban planning and management in Beijing and will also help strengthen other research related to the UHI phenomenon in other parts of the world.

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STUDY INFLUENCE OF LAND COVER CHANGE IN WETLAND AND VEGETATION ON LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE

Journal of Civil Engineering Science and Technology ◽

10.33736/jcest.3970.2021 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 66-74

Author(s):

Ricky Anak Kemarau ◽

Oliver Valentine Eboy

Keyword(s):

Land Cover ◽

Surface Temperature ◽

Land Cover Change ◽

Land Surface Temperature ◽

Land Surface ◽

Geographical Information ◽

Gis Technology ◽

Heat Effects ◽

Urban Heat ◽

The Impact

Wetlands are a vital component of land cover in reducing impacts caused by urban heat effects and climate change. Remote sensing technology provides historical data that can study the impact of development on the environment and local climate. The studies of wetland in reducing Land Surface Temperature (LST) in a tropical climate are still lacking. The objective of the study is to examine the influence of land cover change wetland and vegetation on land surface temperature between the years 1988 and 2019. First of all, step, pre-processing, namely geometric correction, atmosphere correction, and radiometric correction, were performed before retrieval of the LST dataset from thermal band Landsat 5 and 8. Then, Iso Cluster, unsupervised was chosen to produce the land cover map for 1988 and 2019. Geographical Information System (GIS) technology was utilized to determine changes to land cover and LST change between the years 1988 and 2019. With GIS technology, a study of the impact of wetland deforestation on local temperatures at a local scale was carried out. Next to that, correlations between LST and the wetland were analyzed. The results indicated the different land cover between the years 1988 and 2019. The areas of land cover for wetland and vegetation decrease and while area of urban increased. The land cover changed the influences of LST significantly in the study area. The LST increased with the decreasing in areas wetland areas for every 5-kilometer square (km²) wetland lost an increase in 1-degree Celsius of LS was estimated. The size of wetland influence on LST was significant. Wetland and vegetation function in reducing the urban heat island effect was vital in providing a comfortable environment to the Kuching population and indirectly reduce the demand for power energy.

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