Figure 3. Distribution of impervious land covers is highly correlated with the distribution of increased surface heat within the urban environment.
UHI has been indirectly linked to global climate change due to its contribution to the greenhouse effect. As the world focuses more on global warming, UHI will become more important as cities will be searching for ways to solve their local health issues and looking for ways to reduce pollution, reduce temperatures and fighting smog. The above strategies should be used to mitigate UHI and I will continue to investigate their implementation using GIS.
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