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Urban heat island dynamics in response to land use land cover change: a case of Jimma city, southwestern Ethiopia

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The paper attempts to investigate the urban heat islands (UHIs) effect driven by land use land cover (LULC) change over Jimma city in southwestern parts of Ethiopia. Land surface temperature (LST) estimation at city level is essential for examining UHI effect on residents. In the present study, LULC, normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), and normalized difference built-up index (NDBI) were extracted from Landsat 7 ETM + (2000) and Landsat 8 OLI/TIRS (2020) using geospatial technologies. This research evaluates the trends of UHI in response to LULC dynamics. Results show that the spatiotemporal coverage of vegetation has slightly declined from 12.3% in 2000 to 10.8% in 2020. Results confirmed that there is a negative relationship between vegetation coverage and mean LST. The mean LST in the city ranges between 24.5 and 26.3 °C in 2000 and 2020, respectively. Maximum UHI increased from 32.5 °C in 2000 to 34.7 °C in the year 2020. Maximum LST in the city is observed around built-up areas and bare land, whereas minimum temperature was recorded around vegetative and open space areas. The results of this research will be helpful for urban managers to consider the importance of urban green areas and open space in minimizing the potential impacts of UHI on city residents in the study area and beyond.

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Acknowledgements

First of all, we acknowledge Wollega University Faculty of Technology, Jimma University College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, and Oda Bultum University Institute of Land Administration for the existing resources to conduct this study. Secondly, we acknowledge the ArcGIS, ERDAS Imagine, and Google Earth for providing a crucial tool to evaluate the state of the city environment particularly with respect to the urban heat island assessment. Finally, we acknowledge the two anonymous reviewers and the editors of the Theoretical and Applied Climatology journal for their good comments and inputs.

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  1. Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Wollega University, Shambu Campus, Shambu, Ethiopia

    Mitiku Badasa Moisa

  2. Department of Geographic Information System, Institute of Land Administration, Oda Bultum University, Chiro, Ethiopia

    Biratu Bobo Merga

  3. Department of Natural Resource Management, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia

    Dessalegn Obsi Gemeda

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Moisa, M.B., Merga, B.B. & Gemeda, D.O. Urban heat island dynamics in response to land use land cover change: a case of Jimma city, southwestern Ethiopia. Theor Appl Climatol 149, 413–423 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-022-04055-y

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