Long-term changes in urban sprawl and its impact on surface urban heat island in a rapidly developing tropical coastal city, Kochi, India (2003–2020)
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Long-term changes in urban sprawl and its impact on surface urban heat island in a rapidly developing tropical coastal city, Kochi, India (2003–2020)

Peediyakkathodi Sajna, K. S. Krishnamohan, J. Kuttippurath, Asif Mustafa, Usha K. Aravind, M.G. Manoj, G. Bindu, V. Vijith

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SDG 11:Sustainable cities and communities
SDG 13:Climate action
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Sajna PeediyakkathodiLead Author

School of Environmental Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, Kerala, 682022, India

KS
K. S. KrishnamohanCorresponding

School of Environmental Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, Kerala, 682022, India

JK
J. Kuttippurath

CORAL, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India

AM
Asif Mustafa

Department of Geography, Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kaladi, Kerala, India

UK
Usha Kulankara Aravind

School of Environmental Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, Kerala, 682022, India

MM
M.G. Manoj

Advanced Centre for Atmospheric Radar Research, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, Kerala, 682022, India

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G. Bindu

Nansen Environmental Research Centre (India), KUFOS Amenity Centre, Madavana Junction, Cochin, 682506, India

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V. Vijith

Department of Physical Oceanography, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, Kerala, 682016, India

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@article{sajna2026,
  title     = {Long-term changes in urban sprawl and its impact on surface urban heat island in a rapidly developing tropical coastal city, Kochi, India (2003–2020)},
  author    = {Peediyakkathodi Sajna, K. S. Krishnamohan, J. Kuttippurath, Asif Mustafa, Usha K. Aravind, M.G. Manoj, G. Bindu, V. Vijith},
  journal   = {Discover Sustainability},
  year      = {2026},
  doi       = {10.1007/s43621-026-04255-w},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-026-04255-w}
}

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