Parameters

Criteria

Unit

Urban environmental quality indicator rating

High

Moderate

Marginal

Not suitable

Land-cover

LU/LC

Class

Forest/ vegetation land

Crop/land/grass land

Water body

Bare land

Settlement

NDVI

Value

0.22 - 0.52

0.15 - 0.22

0.09 - 0.15

−0.15

−0.01

Existing LU/LC

Built up area

Density

0.05 - 0.08

0.08 - 0.09

0.09 - 0.14

>0.14

Urban heat

Surface temperature

˚C

17 - 24

24 - 27

27 - 29

>29

Population

Population size

Density

0.0018 - 0.003

0.003 - 0.005

0.005 - 0.006

>0.006

Green house gas

Carbon emission

Tone

0.02 - 0.03

0.03 - 0.14

0.14 - 0.23

>0.23