Apr 27
Beyond Land Surface Temperature: Explainable Spatial Machine Learning Reveals Urban Morphology Effects on Human-Centric Heat Stress
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This research introduces a framework to evaluate the discrepancies between land surface temperature and human-centric heat stress in urban environments. Using a novel geographically weighted XGBoost (GW-XGBoost) approach, the study reveals how urban morphology affects heat exposure through explainable spatial machine learning.
Why it matters
Integrating spatial machine learning into urban planning signals a shift toward more granular, human-centric environmental modeling in climate-sensitive infrastructure.
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#spatial ml #heat stress #xgboost #urban planning #explainable aiRelated coverage
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