| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Remote Sensing Applications Series |
| 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 |
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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 |
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Chapter 9: Monitoring Water Quality with Remote Sensing Image DataSection lII: Remote Sensing for Sustainable Environmental Systems; Chapter 10: Urban Air Quality Studies Using EO Data; Chapter 11: Heat Hazard Monitoring with Satellite-Derived Land Surface Temperature; Chapter 12: Remote Sensing Identification of Threshold Zones along a Mediterranean to Arid Climatic Gradient; Chapter 13: Soil Moisture Using Optical Remote Sensing and Ground Measurements: A Case Study from Pakistan; Section IV: Remote Sensing for Sustainable Energy |
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Chapter 14: Earth Observation and Its Potential to Implement a Sustainable Energy Supply-A German PerspectiveChapter 15: Use of Nighttime Imaging Data to Assess Decadal Trends in Energy Use in China; Chapter 16: Support of Wind Resource Modeling Using Earth Observation-A European Perspective on the Status and Future Options; Chapter 17: Assessing Solar Energy Potential and Building Energy Use in Indianapolis Using Geospatial Techniques; Index |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force. WlAbNL |
| Subject |
Environmental monitoring -- Remote sensing
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Sustainable development -- Remote sensing
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Sustainable urban development -- Remote sensing
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Sustainable agriculture -- Remote sensing
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Natural resources -- Remote sensing
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Renewable energy sources -- Remote sensing
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Environmental monitoring -- Remote sensing
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Natural resources -- Remote sensing
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Weng, Qihao, editor
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| ISBN |
1498700721 |
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9781498700726 |
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9781315354644 |
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1315354640 |
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