Remote Sensing for Sustainability
by Weng, Qihao
Driven by the societal needs and improvement in sensor technology and image processing techniques, remote sensing has become an essential tool for understanding the Earth and managing human-Earth interactions. This book aims to explore the current state of remote sensing knowledge needed for monitoring the world's natural resources and environments, managing exposure to natural disasters and man-made risks, and helping understand the sustainability and productivity of natural and human ecosyste…
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Driven by the societal needs and improvement in sensor technology and image processing techniques, remote sensing has become an essential tool for understanding the Earth and managing human-Earth interactions. This book aims to explore the current state of remote sensing knowledge needed for monitoring the world's natural resources and environments, managing exposure to natural disasters and man-made risks, and helping understand the sustainability and productivity of natural and human ecosystems.
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- Publisher(s):CRC Press LLC, Taylor & Francis Group [distributor]
- Place of Publication:Boca Raton
- Language:eng
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- Description:1 online resource
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:1498700721, 9781498700726, 9781315354644, 1315354640
- oclc:ocn960708003
- LC Classification:GE45.R44
- Dewey Decimal:363.7/063028
Table of Contents
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword ; Preface ; Acknowledgments; Editor ; Contributors; Section I: Remote Sensing for Sustainable Cities; Chapter 1: Extraction of Parameters from Remote Sensing Data for Environmental Indices for Urban Sustainability; Chapter 2: Earth Observation for Urban and Spatial Planning; Chapter 3: Assessment of Urban Growth in the Pearl River Delta, China, Using Time Series Landsat Imagery.
Chapter 4: InSAR Monitoring of Land Subsidence for Sustainable Urban PlanningChapter 5: A Tale of Two Cities: Urbanization in Greensboro, North Carolina, and Guiyang, Guizhou, China; Section II: Remote Sensing for Sustainable Natural Resources; Chapter 6: Role of Remote Sensing in Sustainable Grassland Management: A Review and Case Studies for a Mixed-Grass Prairie Ecosystem; Chapter 7: Classifying Tree Species Using Fine Spatial Resolution Imagery to Support the Conservation of an Endangered Bird Species in Hawaii; Chapter 8: Remote Sensing of Forest Damage by Diseases and Insects.
Chapter 9: Monitoring Water Quality with Remote Sensing Image DataSection lII: Remote Sensing for Sustainable Environmental Systems; Chapter 10: Urban…
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