Luan Hou

Associational and Causal Effects of Urban Characteristics on the Block-Scale Thermal Environment in Beijing

With the increasing frequency of extreme-heat events, there is an urgent need to identify the key drivers of the urban thermal environment at fine spatial scales. Focusing on urban blocks within Beijing’s Fifth Ring Road, this study integrates Landsat 8 imagery acquired from March 2020 to February 2021 with multi-sourc...