Long-term trends of vegetation greenness under different urban development intensities in 889 global cities.

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      • Long-term trends of vegetation greenness was analyzed in 889 global cities. • Vegetation greenness increased in European cities but decreased in African cities. • Vegetation greenness decreased in suburban and urban areas, but increased in exurban, and urban core areas. Long-term trends in urban vegetation greenness were systematically analyzed. However, long-term trends in vegetation greenness under different urban development intensities (UDIs) in global cities remain poorly understood. In this study, exurban, suburban, urban and urban core areas were defined according to their UDI in 2001. Subsequently, changes in the UDI and long-term trends in vegetation greenness were analyzed in these four areas in 889 global cities from 2001 to 2019. African and Asian cities have witnessed rapid urbanization, whereas European cities have experienced slow urbanization. The UDI increased significantly in suburban, exurban and urban areas, whereas it remained stable in urban core areas. The enhanced vegetation index (EVI) and normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) increased in all four areas in European cities but decreased in all four areas of the African cities. The EVI and NDVI decreased in suburban and urban areas due to urbanization, but increased in exurban, and urban core areas. Changes in UDI were an important driver of EVI and NDVI trends in exurban and suburban areas. The results of this study enhance our understanding of long-term trends in vegetation greenness in urban and surrounding areas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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