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A geographic information systems and remote sensing–based approach to assess urban micro-climate change and its impact on human health in Bartin, Turkey

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Increasing land surface temperature (LST) is one of the major urban climatology problems arising in urban development. In this paper, the impact of vegetation and built-up areas on the LST and impact of LST on human health are assessed using the Landsat thermal data in Bartin, Turkey. The results show that there is a constant change in the share of vegetation and built-up areas due to rapid urbanization in Bartin. Strong positive correlation has been found between NDBI and LST while strong negative correlation has been found between NDVI and LST, suggesting their strong impacts on land surface temperatures. Similarly, a strong positive correlation has been observed between LST, sleep deprivation, and heat stress. This study provides precise information on effects of urbanization and man-made activities, which cause major changes in micro-climate and human health in the city. This study can assist decision-makers or planners to plan future developments sustainably.

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All authors were informed about the data quality assurance tests performed by the national service. We thank the Turkish General Directorate of State Meteorology for providing data. Since the data used in the analyses were obtained from the General Directorate of State Meteorology, there was no problem in terms of reliability (TSMS, 2021). Data came from the Turkish State of Meteorological Service, accessed on 28/08/2021, https://www.mgm.gov.tr/eng/forecast-cities.aspx. The authors thank the support by the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, General Directorate of Forest Engineering and the General Directorate of Meteorology for their prompt responses to our requests. As authors, I would like to thank my Ph.D. advisor of Bartin University and the General Forest Directorate for their support and assistance. This research has been produced from a part of Ilknur Zeren Cetin’s Ph.D. dissertation in Bartin University, Institute of Science, and Department of Forest Engineering. I thank Bartin University, YOK 100/2000 Scholarship, Program of Sustainable Forestry, Institute of Graduate School, Department of Forest Engineering, Bartin, Turkey. We thank YÖK for the 100/2000 PhD Scholarship Project and TÜBİTAK for their support.

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Zeren Cetin, I., Varol, T. & Ozel, H.B. A geographic information systems and remote sensing–based approach to assess urban micro-climate change and its impact on human health in Bartin, Turkey. Environ Monit Assess 195, 540 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-11105-z

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