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EarthLocal Climate Zones (LCZs) have become a foundational framework for urban climate modeling, yet their use across model families has not been systematically evaluated.
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Mapping Local Climate Zones (LCZ) Change in the 5 Largest Cities of Switzerland
Urban ScienceIn the face of climate change and population growth, Local Climate Zone (LCZ) maps have emerged as crucial tools for urban planners and policymakers to address Urban Heat Island (UHI) effects, thereby playing a significant role in mitigating climate ...
Estelle Moix, Gregory Giuliani
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LCZ Generator: A Web Application to Create Local Climate Zone Maps [PDF]
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2021 Since their introduction in 2012, Local Climate Zones (LCZs) emerged as a new standard for characterizing urban landscapes, providing a holistic classification approach that takes into account micro-scale land-cover and associated physical properties. In 2015, as part of the community-based World Urban Database and Access Portal Tools (WUDAPT) project,
Benjamin Bechtel +2 more
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LCZ4r package R for local climate zones and urban heat islands
Scientific ReportsThe LCZ4r is a novel toolkit designed to streamline Local Climate Zones (LCZ) classification and Urban Heat Island (UHI) analysis. Built on the open-source R statistical programming platform, the LCZ4r package aims to improve the usability of the LCZ ...
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Journal of Urban ManagementTemperature extremes threaten thermal comfort and public health, making it essential to understand the spatial factors influencing urban heat. This study investigated land surface temperature (LST) variation across boundaries of Local Climate Zones (LCZs)
Terence Darlington Mushore +3 more
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Transactions in GISABSTRACT Urban heat islands (UHIs) pose a significant environmental issue in rapidly urbanizing areas, intensifying the need for accurate methods to assess and mitigate their effects. The Local Climate Zones (LCZ) classification system is a standardized land use approach for urban heat island (UHI) research.
Izni Zahidi
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Journal of Environmental ManagementUnderstanding the relationship between urban form and CO2 emissions is essential for developing mitigation measures. However, most studies so far have been limited to examining the urban form at the macro level. Existing studies have limitations, such as a lack of granularity and a standardized approach, and focus on a limited set of urban form ...
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Atmosphere, 2021 At present, conflicts between urban development and the climate environment are becoming increasingly apparent under rapid urbanization in China. Revealing the dynamic mechanism and controlling factors of the urban outdoor thermal environment is the ...
Hai Yan +6 more
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EVALUATION OF THE SEASONAL NIGHTTIME LST-AIR TEMPERATURE DISCREPANCIES AND THEIR RELATION TO LOCAL CLIMATE ZONES (LCZ) IN STRASBOURG [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2021 Abstract. More and more uses and applications are being given to local climate zone (LCZ) maps, which describe the structure of the urban and semi-urban areas. Among others, it is worth highlighting its use in studies of urban heat islands (UHI), sustainability and urban energy balance.
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A Case Study on Urban Ventilation Assessment with Local Climate Zone (LCZ) Parameters
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2021 Abstract The local climate zone (LCZ) partitions are widely used in urban climate investigations. Parameters characterizing LCZ types could be used in investigations about urban heat island (UHI) intensity and air ventilation modelling and assessment.
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