Urbanization-induced Landuse Land cover Change and its impact on Land Surface Temperature: A Study using Satellite Imageries

IJEP 42(9): 1071-1079 : Vol. 42 Issue. 9 (September 2022)

Binodini Majhi1 and Krishna Chandra Rath2*

1. Ravenshaw University, Department of Applied Geography, Cuttack – 753 003, Odisha, India
2. Utkal University, Department of Geography, Bhubaneswar – 751 004, Odisha, India

Abstract

Urbanization brings biophysical changes in the composition of landscapes. All these changes leads to the alteration in the spatial characteristics of the landscape, which resulted in altered surface temperature in urban areas in comparison to their rural counterpart. The urban heat island (UHI) has detrimental effect on human health and functioning of ecosystem. This paper deals with the urbanization-induced landuse/land cover changes and its impact on land surface temperature (LST) and the role of vegetation in mitigating LST and UHI impacts. The study result revealed that there is significant increase in the LST of the study area from 1995 to 2017 which has  resulted due to increase in built-up area and decrease in vegetation. The study documents the negative correlation exist between vegetation and LST in both the study year. An increase in built-up area and decrease in vegetation cover leads to increase in LST. The study implies that increasing vegetation cover is an effective tool for city planners to reduce the increasing LST by improving vegetation cover in critical areas.

Keywords

Urbanization, Landuse/land cover, Land surface temperature, Urban heat island, Urban microclimate, Vegetation cover, Satellite imageries

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