In　this　paper,　we　present　surface　urban　heat　island　(SUHI)　analysis　of　Shanghai　(China)　based　on　the　change　in　land　use　and　land　cover　using　satellite　Landsat　images　from　2002　to　2013.　With　the　rapid　development　of　urbanization,　urban　ecological　and　environmental　issues　have　aroused　widespread　concern.　The　urban　heat　island　(UHI)　effect　is　a　crucial　problem,　as　its　generation　and　evolution　are　closely　related　to　social　and　economic　activities.　Land-use　and　land-cover　change　(LUCC)　is　the　key　in　analyzing　the　UHI　effect.　Shanghai,　one　of　China＇s　major　economic,　financial　and　commercial　centers,　has　experienced　high　development　density　for　several　decades.　A　tremendous　amount　of　farmland　and　vegetation　coverage　has　been　replaced　by　an　urban　impervious　surface,　leading　to　an　intensive　SUHI　effect,　especially　in　the　city＇s　center.　Luckily,　the　SUHI　trend　has　slowed　due　to　reasonable　urban　planning　and　relevant　green　policies　since　the　2010　Expo.　Data　analyses　demonstrate　that　an　impervious　surface　(IS)　has　a　positive　correlation　with　land　surface　temperature　(LST)　but　a　negative　correlation　with　vegetation　and　water.　Among　the　three　factors,　impervious　surface　is　the　most　relevant.　Therefore,　the　policy　implications　of　land　use　and　control　of　impervious　surfaces　should　pay　attention　to　the　relief　of　the　current　SUHI　effect　in　Shanghai.