Impact of urban land cover change on the garden city status and land surface temperature of Kumasi
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F86652079%3A_____%2F20%3A00533143" target="_blank" >RIV/86652079:_____/20:00533143 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.cogentoa.com/article/10.1080/23311843.2020.1787738" target="_blank" >https://www.cogentoa.com/article/10.1080/23311843.2020.1787738</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311843.2020.1787738" target="_blank" >10.1080/23311843.2020.1787738</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Impact of urban land cover change on the garden city status and land surface temperature of Kumasi
Original language description
Rapid urban expansion and development have resulted in the conversion of many natural green surfaces within cities to non-transpiring built-up surfaces, such as concrete and asphalt. These artificial urban surfaces cause substantial variation in land surface temperatures that affect the urban microclimate. Thus, there is the need to substantially quantify the extent of green cover loss within growing cities and its impact on surface temperatures. This study used LANDSAT data to spatially assess the extent of urban expansion and its effect on land surface temperature within Kumasi, Ghana. Subsequently, the results showed significant changes in the land cover, which had an effect on the observed land surface temperatures from 1986 to 2015. Generally, there was an overall increase in the built-up areas by 24.13% (55.81 km(2)) from 1986 to 2015, with a corresponding increase in the mean land surface temperature by 4.16 degrees C. As such, there is the need for the adoption of sustainable urban planning strategies with green vegetation conservation initiatives for modern city planners. This would help reduce urban land surface temperatures while promoting clean air circulation within the city.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10511 - Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2020
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
COGENT ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
ISSN
2331-1843
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
6
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
NO - NORWAY
Number of pages
16
Pages from-to
1787738
UT code for WoS article
000551822900001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85099799983