Applying a novel urban structure classification to compare the relationships of urban structure and surface temperature in Berlin and New York City

Applied Geography

Volumn 53, Issue , 2014, Pages 427-437

  Larondelle, Neele ^a,b   Hamstead, Zoé A ^c   Kremer, Peleg ^c   Haase, Dagmar ^a,d   McPhearson, Timon ^c  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^d HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cities; Comparative approaches; Land cover classification; Temperature regulation; Urban structure

Indexed keywords

BUILDING; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LAND COVER; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; URBAN GEOGRAPHY;

BERLIN; GERMANY; NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84934878216     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2014.07.004     Document Type: Article

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