The ASU School of Dance presents Grad Project Presentations, April 7-8, with works by dance graduate students, performed at Dance Studio Theatre, PEBE 132.
The ASU School of Dance presents Grad Project Presentations, March 30-31, with works by dance graduate students, performed at the Margaret Gisolo Dance Studio.
The ASU School of Dance presents Emerging Artists I, November 20-22, with works by dance MFA candidates Sammy Stephens, Jr. and LaShonda L. Williams, performed at the Dance Lab, FAC 122.
The ASU School of Dance presents Transition Projects II, February 20-22, with works by dance faculty and undergrad students, performed at Dance Studio Theatre, PEBE 132.
The ASU School of Dance presents The Dance Annual, March 5-7, with works by dance faculty, alumni, graduate, undergraduate, and visiting artists, performed at Galvin Playhouse Theatre and Plaza.
The impacts of land-cover composition on urban temperatures, including temperature extremes, are well documented. Much less attention has been devoted to the consequences of land-cover configuration, most of which addresses land surface temperatures. This study explores the role of both composition and configuration—or land system architecture—of residential neighborhoods in the Phoenix metropolitan area, on near-surface air temperature. It addresses two-dimensional, spatial attributes of buildings, impervious surfaces, bare soil/rock, vegetation and the “urbanscape” at large, from 50 m to 550 m at 100 m increments, for a representative 30-day high sun period. Linear mixed-effects models evaluate the significance of land system architecture metrics at different spatial aggregation levels. The results indicate that, controlling for land-cover composition and geographical variables, land-cover configuration, specifically the fractal dimension of buildings, is significantly associated with near-surface temperatures. In addition, statistically significant predictors related to composition and configuration appear to depend on the adopted level of spatial aggregation.