Title: Spatio-temporal dynamics of land use effects on surface temperature in a Mediterranean city: a case study

Authors: Pınar Zeğerek Altunbey; Sıla Balta

Addresses: Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Nigde Omer Halisdemir University, 51240, Niğde, Türkiye ' Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, Inonu University, 44280, Malatya, Türkiye

Abstract: This research investigates the impact of LULC changes on LST in Antalya from 1984 to 2022. It also statistically analysed the effects of spectral indices such as NDVI and NDBI on LST. Antalya is experiencing a rapid land transformation with agricultural lands decreasing by 44.79% and natural lands by 72.16%, changing to artificial surfaces. Over this period, the maximum surface temperature value increased from 37.7°C in 1984 to 50.5°C in 2022. Therefore, the research highlights the consequences of transforming agricultural lands to urban areas, in Antalya, where tourism is dominant in land use change.

Keywords: land surface temperature; LST; Mediterranean; remote sensing; urban heat island; UHI; urbanisation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGW.2025.143851

International Journal of Global Warming, 2025 Vol.35 No.1, pp.33 - 50

Received: 09 May 2024
Accepted: 24 Oct 2024
Published online: 10 Jan 2025 *

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