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Effect of landscape pattern and spatial configuration of vegetation patches on urban warming and cooling in Harare metropolitan city, Zimbabwe by Pedzisai Kowe; Onisimo Mutanga; John Odindi; Timothy Dube is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.
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The spatial configuration of vegetation patches in the landscape has implications for the provision of ecosystem services, human adaptation to climate change, enhancement, or mitigation of urban heat island. Until recently, the effect of spatial configuration of vegetation to enhance or mitigate urban heat island has received little consideration in urban thermal assessments. This study examines the impact of spatial configuration of vegetation patches on urban thermal warming and cooling in Harare metropolitan city, Zimbabwe. The study used Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER), Landsat and Sentinel 2 data acquired between 1994 and 2017 to derive detailed information on vegetation patches, landscape metrics, and land surface temperature LST(°C). The spatial configuration of urban vegetation patterns was analyzed using landscape metrics in Fragstats program. Getis Ord Gi\* as a Local Indicator of Spatial Association (LISA) was used to characterize the spatial clustering and dispersion of urban vegetation patches. Results of the Getis Ord Gi\* showed that clustered vegetation lowers surface temperatures more effectively than dispersed and fragmented
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- Author
- Pedzisai Kowe; Onisimo Mutanga; John Odindi; Timothy Dube
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)
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