International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development ISSN:2093-761X(Print) 2093-7628(Online)

The urbanization is accelerating and becoming more aggressive in developing nations, such as India. Lucknow, being the capital of state of Uttar Pradesh in India, has experienced substantial development and urbanization in recent years. Several recent findings imply that changes within land use and land cover are substantial manmade agents to the changing climate. This study uses remotely detected LANDSAT 8 satellite information and Geographical Information Systems from the Lucknow district to illustrate changes in land use/land cover from 2014 to 2019. The land use classifications exhibited significant variation in the analysis using Maximum Likelihood Classification. The categorization denotes that the built-up area has expanded and due to the rapid advancement of the urban region, massive quantities of agricultural land; thick green stretch; and water body regions have altered during the study period. The changes in temperature of surface land and the creation of heat islands in cities are two main implications of alterations in land use/land cover in an urban environment. The study’s goal is to determine and analyze how altering land use/land cover affects land surface temperature over time. The findings of the investigation show that distinct zones are affected by Urban Heat Island occurrence. The study emphasizes the importance of vegetation in moderating Urban Heat Island impacts. The research also proposes several viable mitigation techniques for reducing the Urban Heat Island effect and providing a scientific foundation for the long-term growth.