Recent climatological studies by scholars from different disciplines and different parts of the world have proven that the surface temperature of urban areas is generally higher than those of neigh­bouring vegetated areas. For the last five years, the Kesbewa Urban Council (KUC) area has shown an increasing trend in air temperature, related to increasing urbanisation and population growth and conversion of agricultural lands to urban activities.

This paper, Surface Temperature Variations in the Kesbewa Urban Council area, Sri Lanka, looks at the spatial pattern of surface temperature in the KUC area, and the demographic factors and surface temperature in the Kesbewa Urban Council area of Sri Lanka.

Further reading:

Project homepage: Monitoring impacts of urban and peri-urban agriculture and forestry on climate change adaptation and mitigation

Publications:

• Report on needs and requirements of (city)governments and international organisations (such as the World Bank, DFID and UN-HABITAT) for the monitoring of UPAF impacts and the use of such data in climate change programmes and strategies
• A First Framework for Monitoring the Impacts of Urban Agriculture on Climate Change
• Monitoring the Climate Change Impacts of Urban Agriculture in Rosario, Argentina
• Report on the (most relevant) potential impacts of Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture and Forestry (UPA/F) on climate change adaptation, mitigation and other co-developmental benefits