Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
PROBLEMY EKOROZWOJU, cilt.20, sa.2, ss.86-100, 2025 (SSCI, Scopus)
Climate change is making urban heat islands (UHIs) more crucial. This research examines the dynamic association between economic and environmental variables and UHI severity in 13 nations from 2000 to 2022. This study supports Sustainable Development Goals 11 (Climate Action) and 13 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) by researching financial and ecological ways to reduce UHIs. The panel fixed effect regression analysis yields intriguing results, i.e., increasing building energy efficiency decreases urban heat island intensity. However, UHI intensity increases R&D expenditure, renewable energy consumption, and green roof area, revealing complicated dynamics. UHI trends over the following decade may be seen using the Impulse Response Function panel. The amount of green space, energy efficiency in buildings, community resilience, renewable energy consumption, and spending on research and development are expected to impact UHI negatively, emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and flexibility. Green roof area and tree canopy coverage are predicted to improve UHI, highlighting the benefits of planned urban greening programs. Variance decomposition methodology evaluates how each variable proportionally affects UHI variance. Green space, building efficiency, tree canopy coverage, and renewable energy utilization are important factors, followed by community resilience. Energy efficiency, urban greenery, and resilience may reduce UHIs and create climate-adaptive cities in the coming decade.