On the effects of landscape configuration on summer diurnal temperatures in urban residential areas: application in Phoenix, AZ

作者：Yiannis KAMARIANAKIS,Xiaoxiao LI,B. L. TURNER II,Anthony J. BRAZEL

摘要：The impacts of land-cover composition on urban temperatures, including temperature extremes, are well documented. Much less attention has been devoted to the consequences of land-cover configuration, most of which addresses land surface temperatures. This study explores the role of both composition and configuration—or land system architecture—of residential neighborhoods in the Phoenix metropolitan area, on near-surface air temperature. It addresses two-dimensional, spatial attributes of buildings, impervious surfaces, bare soil/ rock, vegetation and the “urbanscape” at large, from 50 m to 550 m at 100 m increments, for a representative 30-day high sun period. Linear mixed-effects models evaluate the significance of land system architecture metrics at different spatial aggregation levels. The results indicate that, controlling for land-cover composition and geographical variables, land-cover configuration, specifically the fractal dimension of buildings, is significantly associated with near-surface temperatures. In addition, statistically significant predictors related to composition and configuration appear to depend on the adopted level of spatial aggregation.

发文机构：School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning School of Sustainability Global Institute of Sustainability

关键词：landsystemarchitectureurbanheatislandeffectlinearmixed-effectsmodelsNEAR-SURFACEairtemperatureLAND-COVERconfiguration

分类号： TP393.092[自动化与计算机技术—计算机应用技术][自动化与计算机技术—计算机科学与技术]