Quantifying the contribution of diminishing green spaces and urban sprawl to urban heat island effect in a rapidly urbanizing metropolitan city of Pakistan
Salman Arshad, Sajid Rashid Ahmad, Sawaid Abbas, Ather Asharf, Nadia Asad Siddiqui, Zia Ul Islam
Topics & Concepts
Impervious surfaceUrban sprawlMetropolitan areaGeographyInfillLand coverUrban heat islandLand useUrban planningUrbanizationUrban climateSustainable developmentPhysical geographyEnvironmental protectionEnvironmental planningEconomic growthMeteorologyEcologyBiologyArchaeologyEconomicsUrban Heat Island MitigationUrban Green Space and HealthLand Use and Ecosystem Services