Vegetation's Role on Modifying Microclimate of Urban Resident

This study focuses on investigation of vegetation growth effect on lowering land surface temperature (LST) within the urban residential area. The area of study is located in residential area of USJ Puchong, Selangor. Two dates of Landsat 5 TM is used to generate land use map, NDVI maps and LST maps. Results show that the replacement of natural green areas into vegetated areas demonstrated significant low temperature of the residential in urban area after 20 years of development. Hence, provide better quality of environment of urban resident and create sustainable development. Subsequently, it is important to consider an environment factors to plan a sustainable urban development, and furthermore to provide a quality environment for urban residents.