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The surface urban heat island (UHI) is the temperature in the lowest layers of the urban atmosphere; it is critical to the surface\u2019s energy balance and makes it possible to determine internal climates that affect the livability of urban residents. Therefore, the surface UHI is recognized as one of the crucial global issues in the 21st century. This phenomenon affects sustainable urban planning, the health of urban residents, and the possibility of living in cities. In the context of sustainable landscapes and urban planning, more weight is given to exploring solutions for mitigating and adapting to the surface UHI effect, currently a hot topic in urban thermal environments. This study evaluated the relationship between land use\/land cover (LULC) and land surface temperature (LST) formation in the temperate mountain valley city of Kathmandu, Nepal, because it is one of the megacities of South Asia, and the recent population increase has led to the rapid urbanization in the valley. Using Landsat images for 2000, 2013, and 2020, this study employed several approaches, including machine learning techniques, remote sensing (RS)-based parameter analysis, urban-rural gradient analysis, and spatial composition and pattern analysis to explore the surface UHI effect from the urban expansion and green space in the study area. The results revealed that Kathmandu\u2019s surface UHI effect was remarkable. In 2000, the higher mean LST tended to be in the city\u2019s core area, whereas the mean LST tended to move in the east, south, north, and west directions by 2020, which is compatible with urban expansion. Urban periphery expansion showed a continuous enlargement, and the urban core area showed a predominance of impervious surface (IS) on the basis of urban-rural gradient analysis. The city core had a lower density of green space (GS), while away from the city center, a higher density of GS predominated at the three time points, showing a lower surface UHI effect in the periphery compared to the city core area. This study reveals that landscape composition and pattern are significantly correlated with the mean LST in Kathmandu. Therefore, in discussing these findings in order to mitigate and adapt to prominent surface UHI effects, this study provides valuable information for sustainable urban planning and landscape design in mountain valley cities like Kathmandu.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs14164047","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,8,22]],"date-time":"2022-08-22T01:56:40Z","timestamp":1661133400000},"page":"4047","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["Assessing Surface Urban Heat Island Related to Land Use\/Land Cover Composition and Pattern in the Temperate Mountain Valley City of Kathmandu, Nepal"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Siri","family":"Karunaratne","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8572, Japan"},{"name":"Land Use Policy Planning Department, Ministry of Lands, Colombo 00500, Sri Lanka"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3490-7474","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Darshana","family":"Athukorala","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8572, Japan"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4397-6882","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yuji","family":"Murayama","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8572, Japan"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6203-5933","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Takehiro","family":"Morimoto","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8572, Japan"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,8,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"390","DOI":"10.1016\/j.apgeog.2008.12.005","article-title":"Land use and land cover change in Greater Dhaka, Bangladesh: Using remote sensing to promote sustainable urbanization","volume":"29","author":"Dewan","year":"2009","journal-title":"Appl. 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