Applications of local climate zone classification scheme to improve urban sustainability: A bibliometric review

Jiao Xue, Ruoyu You, Wei Liu, Chun Chen, Dayi Lai

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Abstract

Many of the sustainable urban development issues, such as human heath, energy consumption, carbon emission, are related to the climate of cities. As a result, research insights gained in urban climate study can be applied to improve urban sustainability. Although the Local Climate Zones (LCZ) scheme was originally proposed to provide a standardized classification of landscapes to study urban air temperature, its use was not limited to the study of urban heat islands. This study explores the applications of LCZ scheme in various research domains by conducting a bibliometric analysis in CiteSpace on over 800 articles that cites the original article of LCZ. These articles cover a wide range of research categories including meteorology, atmospheric science, environmental science, remote sensing, building technology, civil engineering, ecology, urban studies, etc. The LCZ scheme facilitates urban climate data collection by refining monitoring network, providing reasonable modelling input, and improving database documentation. In addition to the study of urban heat islands, the LCZ scheme was applied in studies of urban thermal comfort, human health, building energy consumption, and carbon emission. The diffusion of the LCZ scheme to other research domains offers an example that the development of urban climate research advances sustainable urban development. This review provides insights of multidisciplinary studies related to urban climate for policy-makers, urban specialists, architects, ecologists, and others.

Original languageEnglish
Article number8083
Pages (from-to)1-14
Number of pages14
JournalSustainability (Switzerland)
Volume12
Issue number19
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2020

Keywords

  • Building energy consumption
  • Carbon emission
  • Local Climate Zone (LCZ)
  • Sustainable urban development
  • Thermal comfort
  • Urban climate
  • Urban heat island

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geography, Planning and Development
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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