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UrbanizationUrbanization is a dominant anthropogenic process reshaping Earth’s natural system, significantly influencing Land Use and Land CoverLand cover (LULC) and contributing to the Urban Heat IslandUrban Heat Islands (UHIs) (UHI) effectUrban heat island effect. The UHIUrban Heat Islands (UHIs) effect refers to the phenomenon where urban areas are warmer than their surrounding rural or suburban regions due to replacing natural landscapes with impervious surfacesImpervious surfaces. This study emphasizes the role of LULC changes and their implications for surface temperature dynamics. Rapid urban growth, particularly in developing regions such as Guyana, India, Argentina, and Ethiopia, has led to the expansion of impervious surfacesImpervious surfaces, replacing vegetative and permeable land, thereby intensifying UHIUrban Heat Islands (UHIs) effects. Advances in geospatial tools, including supervised and unsupervised classification techniques combined with thermal remote sensingRemote sensing, enable precise monitoring and mapping of LULC transformations. The findings emphasize the necessity of integrating long-term, high-resolution data to understand urban climateUrban climate impacts better, guide sustainable urban planningUrban planning, and mitigate UHIUrban Heat Islands (UHIs) effects.

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Land Use Land Cover Analysis: Understanding the Relationship Between Urban Development and Urban Heat Islands

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    2026年

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  • V. Anitha,
  • D. Prabha

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UrbanizationUrbanization is a dominant anthropogenic process reshaping Earth’s natural system, significantly influencing Land Use and Land CoverLand cover (LULC) and contributing to the Urban Heat IslandUrban Heat Islands (UHIs) (UHI) effectUrban heat island effect. The UHIUrban Heat Islands (UHIs) effect refers to the phenomenon where urban areas are warmer than their surrounding rural or suburban regions due to replacing natural landscapes with impervious surfacesImpervious surfaces. This study emphasizes the role of LULC changes and their implications for surface temperature dynamics. Rapid urban growth, particularly in developing regions such as Guyana, India, Argentina, and Ethiopia, has led to the expansion of impervious surfacesImpervious surfaces, replacing vegetative and permeable land, thereby intensifying UHIUrban Heat Islands (UHIs) effects. Advances in geospatial tools, including supervised and unsupervised classification techniques combined with thermal remote sensingRemote sensing, enable precise monitoring and mapping of LULC transformations. The findings emphasize the necessity of integrating long-term, high-resolution data to understand urban climateUrban climate impacts better, guide sustainable urban planningUrban planning, and mitigate UHIUrban Heat Islands (UHIs) effects.