Variations of Urban Thermal Risk with Local Climate Zones
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Data
2.3. Methods
2.3.1. LCZ Classification
2.3.2. Calculation of Heat Risk Index
Heat Hazard Index
Heat Vulnerability Index
Heat Exposure Index
3. Results
3.1. LCZ Classification
3.2. Heat Risk Index
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Data Types | Time | Resolution | Sources |
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Landsat-8 | 2020.7.22 | 30 m | http://www.gscloud.cn/ (accessed date: 21 October 2022) |
Build data | 2018 | - | https://map.baidu.com/ (accessed date: 21 October 2022) |
Land use data | 2018 | 30 m | http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4417809 (accessed date: 26 October 2022) |
WorldPop data | 2020 | 100 m | https://www.worldpop.org/ (accessed date: 21 October 2022) |
Socioeconomic and statistical data | 2020 | - | http://tjj.shenyang.gov.cn/ (accessed date: 24 October 2022) |
Index | Calculate Formula | Description |
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Building density (BD) | represents the building base area in the unit grid, represents the grid area | |
Building height (BH) | is the height of i buildings in the grid, N is the number of all buildings in the grid |
Building LCZs | Explanation | Nature LCZs | Explanation |
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LCZ 1 | Compact super-high-rise (Above 12 floors) | LCZ A | Dense trees |
LCZ 2 | Compact high-rise (10–12 floors) | LCZ B | Scattered trees |
LCZ 3 | Compact middle-high-rise (7–9 floors) | LCZ C | Bush |
LCZ 4 | Compact mid-rise (4–6 floors) | LCZ D | Grass |
LCZ 5 | Compact low-rise (1–3 floors) | LCZ E | Bare rock and paved |
LCZ 6 | Open super-high-rise (Above 12 floors) | LCZ F | Bare soil and sand |
LCZ 7 | Open high-rise (10–12 floors) | LCZ G | Water |
LCZ 8 | Open middle-high-rise (7–9 floors) | ||
LCZ 9 | Open mid-rise (4–6 floors) | ||
LCZ 10 | Open low-rise (1–3 floors) |
LCZ Types | Min | Max | Avg | Std |
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LCZ 1 | 0.21 | 0.91 | 0.42 | 0.24 |
LCZ 2 | 0.20 | 0.89 | 0.43 | 0.25 |
LCZ 3 | 0.21 | 0.90 | 0.46 | 0.20 |
LCZ 4 | 0.20 | 0.90 | 0.40 | 0.09 |
LCZ 5 | 0.18 | 0.89 | 0.30 | 0.18 |
LCZ 6 | 0.20 | 0.89 | 0.35 | 0.21 |
LCZ 7 | 0.20 | 0.88 | 0.38 | 0.24 |
LCZ 8 | 0.20 | 0.91 | 0.48 | 0.22 |
LCZ 9 | 0.20 | 0.90 | 0.41 | 0.02 |
LCZ 10 | 0.14 | 0.92 | 0.27 | 0.08 |
LCZ A | 0.00 | 0.69 | 0.21 | 0.02 |
LCZ B | 0.17 | 0.28 | 0.20 | 0.03 |
LCZ C | 0.00 | 0.66 | 0.20 | 0.25 |
LCZ D | 0.17 | 0.33 | 0.21 | 0.02 |
LCZ E | 0.13 | 0.89 | 0.31 | 0.15 |
LCZ F | 0.17 | 0.74 | 0.29 | 0.05 |
LCZ G | 0.00 | 0.87 | 0.21 | 0.06 |
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Xin, J.; Yang, J.; Jiang, Y.; Shi, Z.; Jin, C.; Xiao, X.; Xia, J.; Yang, R. Variations of Urban Thermal Risk with Local Climate Zones. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 3283. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043283
Xin J, Yang J, Jiang Y, Shi Z, Jin C, Xiao X, Xia J, Yang R. Variations of Urban Thermal Risk with Local Climate Zones. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(4):3283. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043283
Chicago/Turabian StyleXin, Jiaxing, Jun Yang, Yipeng Jiang, Zhipeng Shi, Cui Jin, Xiangming Xiao, Jianhong (Cecilia) Xia, and Ruxin Yang. 2023. "Variations of Urban Thermal Risk with Local Climate Zones" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 4: 3283. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043283