A systematic approach to model the influence of the type and density of vegetation cover on urban heat using remote sensing

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 132, Issue , 2014, Pages 47-54

  Adams, Matthew P ^a   Smith, Peter L ^b  

^a OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation strategy; Greencover; Thermal imagery; Topography; Urban planning; Urban temperature

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; REMOTE SENSING; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TOPOGRAPHY; URBAN PLANNING; VEGETATION;

ADAPTATION STRATEGIES; CLIMATE VARIABLES; GREENCOVER; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; THERMAL IMAGERY; URBAN SURFACE TEMPERATURE; URBAN TEMPERATURES; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ELEVATION; GREENSPACE; REMOTE SENSING; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; URBAN PLANNING; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION INDEX;

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATES; FORESTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANTS;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES];

EID: 84930664472     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2014.08.008     Document Type: Article

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