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Abstract

This thesis answers the overall question if the use of satellite imagery could help analysing the UHI in the Netherlands and suggests mitigation actions that can be implemented in the existing urban contexts of the cities, regions and provinces assessed. In order to answer this main research question a number of sub questions were formulated and studied from a theoretical perspective in part A: method. The investigation carried out in part A was used as a basis for the assessment of the urban heat in three specific case studies in the Netherlands in part B: results.