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Using EnviroAtlas to Identify Locations for Urban Heat Island Abatement
Citation:
Panlasigui, S. AND J. Daniel. Using EnviroAtlas to Identify Locations for Urban Heat Island Abatement. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, 2017.
Impact/Purpose:
This use case demonstrates how EnviroAtlas data can be used along with other data sources to explore one solution for minimizing the negative impacts of excessive summer heat due to urbanization. The analysis was conducted for Portland, Oregon and the surrounding area, and can be applied to any other location. The use case is a deliverable for the EnviroAtlas project under the SHC 1.62 and will be incorporated on the EnviroAtlas website.
Description:
For the metropolitan region of Portland, Oregon, this use case demonstrates how city planners could use EnviroAtlas data with a map of the UHI to identify areas that might benefit from heat mitigation through additional street trees. Street trees are one option, and other solutions include rooftop gardens and green roofs. Using remote sensing and geospatial analysis, we calculate differences in land surface temperature that we attribute to the urban heat island effect.
URLs/Downloads:
ORD-021720 PANLASIGUI SLIDES-FINAL URBAN HEAT ISLAND ABATEMENT CASE STUDY.PDF (PDF, NA pp, 6827.11 KB, about PDF)https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas/using-enviroatlas-identify-locations-urban-heat-island-abatement