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Impact of urban land cover change on the garden city status and land surface temperature of Kumasi
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SYSNO ASEP 0533143 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Impact of urban land cover change on the garden city status and land surface temperature of Kumasi Author(s) Mensah, Caleb (UEK-B) ORCID, SAI, ORCID
Atayi, J. (GH)
Kabo-bah, A. T. (GH)
Švik, Marian (UEK-B) SAI, RID, ORCID
Acheampong, D. (GH)
Kyere-Boateng, Richard (UEK-B)
Prempeh, N. A. (SK)
Marek, Michal V. (UEK-B) RID, ORCID, SAINumber of authors 8 Article number 1787738 Source Title Cogent Environmental Science. - : Taylor & Francis - ISSN 2331-1843
Roč. 6, č. 1 (2020)Number of pages 16 s. Language eng - English Country NO - Norway Keywords green infrastructure ; heat-island ; climate ; urbanization ; landscape ; comfort ; ventilation ; cities ; energy ; urban expansion ; climate change ; garden city model ; green vegetation ; landsat Subject RIV EH - Ecology, Behaviour OECD category Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7) Research Infrastructure CzeCOS III - 90123 - Ústav výzkumu globální změny AV ČR, v. v. i. Method of publishing Open access Institutional support UEK-B - RVO:86652079 UT WOS 000551822900001 EID SCOPUS 85099799983 DOI 10.1080/23311843.2020.1787738 Annotation 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. Workplace Global Change Research Institute Contact Nikola Šviková, svikova.n@czechglobe.cz, Tel.: 511 192 268 Year of Publishing 2021 Electronic address https://www.cogentoa.com/article/10.1080/23311843.2020.1787738
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