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To analyze land-use/land-cover change and its impact on land surface temperature over three decades in Dilla Town.

April 12, 2026Global ChallengesOpen Access

Spatio‐Temporal Modeling of Land‐Use/Land‐Cover Change and Land Surface Temperature Using SVM and CA–Markov in Dilla Town, Ethiopia

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Spatial analysis identifies urban expansion impacts on land surface temperature, suggesting future patterns in Dilla Town.

To analyze land-use/land-cover change and its impact on land surface temperature over three decades in Dilla Town.
Classified Landsat imagery into LULC classes using Support Vector Machine
Retrieved land surface temperature from thermal bands
Analyzed correlations between LST, NDVI, and NDBI
Applied CA-Markov model for future projections
Built-up area increased by approximately 5.34 million m² from 2001 to 2021
LST rose significantly from 27.47°C to 30.61°C
Strong positive correlation between LST and NDBI (R² ≈ 0.64)
Negative correlation observed between LST and NDVI (R² ≈ 0.36)
CA-Markov model predicts further urban expansion and hotter LST classes by 2031

Kebede et al. (2026) studied this question.

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