Time series + panel analysis on the Urban heat island effect (UHI) and vegetation indices of the Portland Oregon Metro area from 1984 to 2017. This work has been published in the Hatfield Journal of Public Affairs: https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1042&context=hgjpa
Spoiler alert: The city is actually quite good at keeping its vegetation and green spaces intact.