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Mapping Local Climate Zones and Their Applications in European Urban Environments: A Systematic Literature Review and Future Development Trends
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SYSNO ASEP 0542191 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Mapping Local Climate Zones and Their Applications in European Urban Environments: A Systematic Literature Review and Future Development Trends Author(s) Lehnert, M. (CZ)
Savić, S. (RS)
Milošević, D. (RS)
Dunjić, J. (RS)
Geletič, Jan (UIVT-O) RID, ORCID, SAINumber of authors 5 Article number 260 Source Title ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. - : MDPI
Roč. 10, č. 4 (2021)Number of pages 34 s. Publication form Online - E Language eng - English Country CH - Switzerland Keywords local climate zones ; urban environment ; urban climate ; urban heat island ; heat load assessment Subject RIV DG - Athmosphere Sciences, Meteorology OECD category Meteorology and atmospheric sciences Method of publishing Open access Institutional support UIVT-O - RVO:67985807 UT WOS 000643073900001 EID SCOPUS 85106470588 DOI 10.3390/ijgi10040260 Annotation In the light of climate change and burgeoning urbanization, heat loads in urban areas have emerged as serious issues, affecting the well-being of the population and the environment. In response to a pressing need for more standardised and communicable research into urban climate, the concept of local climate zones (LCZs) has been created. This concept aims to define the morphological types of (urban) surface with respect to the formation of local climatic conditions, largely thermal. This systematic review paper analyses studies that have applied the concept of LCZs to European urban areas. The methodology utilized pre-determined keywords and five steps of literature selection. A total of 91 studies were found eligible for analysis. The results show that the concept of LCZs has been increasingly employed and become well established in European urban climate research. Dozens of measurements, satellite observations, and modelling outcomes have demonstrated the characteristic thermal responses of LCZs in European cities. However, a substantial number of the studies have concentrated on the methodological development of the classification process, generating a degree of inconsistency in the delineation of LCZs. Recent trends indicate an increasing prevalence of the accessible remote-sensing based approach over accurate GIS-based methods in the delineation of LCZs. In this context, applications of the concept in fine-scale modelling appear limited. Nevertheless, the concept of the LCZ has proven appropriate and valuable to the provision of metadata for urban stations, (surface) urban heat island analysis, and the assessment of outdoor thermal comfort and heat risk. Any further development of LCZ mapping appears to require a standardised objective approach that may be globally applicable. Workplace Institute of Computer Science Contact Tereza Šírová, sirova@cs.cas.cz, Tel.: 266 053 800 Year of Publishing 2022 Electronic address http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0319668
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