Historical Local Climate Zones (LCZ) maps for Hong Kong (1845-2000)

This dataset contains GIS maps of the historical urbanization of Hong Kong at 12 timeslices from 1845-2000 (1845, 1888, 1895, 1913, 1938, 1945, 1952, 1961, 1975, 1984, 1995, and 2000). These maps were compiled through classification of historical map material, photographs, paintings, and contemporary textual accounts. The maps describe the land cover of the historical urban core of the territory of Hong Kong: Victoria City on Hong Kong Island, and the Kowloon Peninsula on the mainland. Urban form is described in terms of the Local Climate Zones (LCZ) scheme presented by Stewart &amp; Oke (2012). The dataset is currently in the format of a QGIS archive, but other file formats will be made available in the future and can be requested from the authors at any time. For further details on the process of generating the maps and their application, please see Yee and Kaplan (2022). Yee, M., &amp; Kaplan, J. O. (2022). Drivers of urban heat in Hong Kong over the past 116 years. <em>Urban Climate</em>. doi:10.1016/j.uclim.2022/101308 Stewart, I. D., &amp; Oke, T. R. (2012). Local Climate Zones for Urban Temperature Studies. <em>Bulletin of The American Meteorological Society, 93</em>(12), 1879-1900. doi:10.1175/bams-d-11-00019.1本数据集包含1845年至2000年间共12个时间切片的香港历史城市化地理信息系统（Geographic Information System, GIS）地图，时间节点分别为1845、1888、1895、1913、1938、1945、1952、1961、1975、1984、1995及2000年。 这些地图通过对历史地图资料、照片、绘画作品以及同期文本记载进行分类整编而成。 本系列地图描绘了香港辖区历史城区核心的土地覆盖状况，涵盖香港岛的维多利亚城以及大陆一侧的九龙半岛。 其城市形态采用Stewart与Oke（2012）提出的局地气候区（Local Climate Zones, LCZ）分类体系进行描述。 本数据集当前采用QGIS归档格式存储，后续将开放更多文件格式支持，也可随时向作者申请获取其他格式版本。 如需了解地图制作流程与应用场景的更多细节，请参阅Yee与Kaplan（2022）的相关研究： Yee, M., & Kaplan, J. O. (2022). 过去116年间香港城市热环境的驱动因素. 《城市气候》(Urban Climate). doi:10.1016/j.uclim.2022/101308 Stewart, I. D., & Oke, T. R. (2012). 用于城市温度研究的局地气候区. 《美国气象学会公报》(Bulletin of The American Meteorological Society), 93(12), 1879-1900. doi:10.1175/bams-d-11-00019.1