Impacts of land use and topography on the cooling effect of green areas on surrounding urban areas |
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| Authors: | Shuko Hamada Takafumi Tanaka Takeshi Ohta |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Hydrospheric Atmospheric Research Center, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan;2. Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan;1. International Institute for Earth System Science (ESSI), Nanjing University, No. 163 Xianlin Ave., Nanjing 210023, China;2. Department of Urban Planning and Design, Nanjing University, No. 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing 210093, China;3. School of Environment and Life Sciences, University of Salford, Salford M5 4WT, UK;4. Department of Earth & Environment, Boston University, 685 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA;5. School of Natural Resources, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65203, USA;1. Department of Ornamental Horticulture, College of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China;2. National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, Beijing 100083, China;1. Group Building Environmental Research, Physics Department, University of Athens, Athens, Greece;2. Environmental Engineering School, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Crete, Greece;3. The Cyprus Institute, 20 Constantinou Kavafi Street, Nicosia 2121, Cyprus |
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| Abstract: | Few studies have examined the influence of land use and terrain on the cooling effect of green areas on surrounding urban areas. We investigated the spatial distribution of the cooling effect of green areas on surrounding urban areas in Heiwa Park, Nagoya, central Japan, by applying surface temperature (Ts) information obtained from Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) image data. The cooling effect was found to extend in many directions into the urban areas. The spatial distribution of Ts showed that commercial areas interrupted the flow of park cooling, whereas other types of urban areas expanded park cooling more effectively. We hypothesise that this was the result of differences in geometric and thermal properties and anthropogenic heat release between commercial and other areas. The spatial distribution of Ts also reflected the effects of topography on park cooling. The green area at our study site was located on a hill, and the downward slope and valley terrain inside the park increased the cooling effect towards the surrounding urban areas. To improve the thermal environment of urban areas and the comfort levels of residents, effective utilisation of the cooling effect of green areas should be incorporated into urban designs that consider the effects of land use and topography. |
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| Keywords: | Cooling effect Remote sensing Surface temperature Urban green area |
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