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Book SynopsisDriven by the societal needs and improvement in sensor technology and image processing techniques, remote sensing has become an essential geospatial tool for understanding the Earth and managing Human-Earth interactions. Remote Sensing for Sustainability introduces the current state of the art remote sensing knowledge integral for monitoring the worldâs natural resources and environments, managing exposure to natural disasters and man-made risks, and helping understand the sustainability and productivity of natural ecosystems.
Bridging the gap between remote sensing and sustainability science this book examines theories and methods as well as practical applications of sustainable development for cities using remote sensing; focuses on remote sensing methods and techniques for sustainable natural resources with emphasize on forests; answers questions on how and what the remote sensing methods and techniques can do for the sustainability of environmental systems;
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"This excellent book presents the use of remote sensing in the context of sustainability and cities in areas such as land subsidence, grassland management, Tree Species, Forest Damage, Water Quality, Air Quality, Heat Hazards, Soil Moisture, Energy Supply and Use, Wind and Solar Energy Resources. Since urban growth affects earth systems, which are innately complex in space and time, continued innovative approaches will be needed to advance sustainable development for cities in the future; and the many authors here employ a variety of remote sensing technologies and analyses to advance our basic understandings for this overall endeavor. The book is extremely valuable for students, faculty, and basic and applied researchers in both remote sensing and sustainability. As the author of Chapter 1 (J. Trinder) says: ‘A great deal has yet to be learnt about these processes and how the full potential of remote sensing can be achieved in this very important issue of environmental sustainability of urban areas.’ The book goes a long way to advance this learning with its timely chapter offerings and a top rate author selection of scientists and practitioners."
—Anthony J. Brazel, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
Table of ContentsForeword. Preface. Editor. Contributors. Section I Remote Sensing for Sustainable Cities. Extraction of Parameters from Remote Sensing Data for Environmental Indices for Urban Sustainability. Earth Observation for Urban and Spatial Planning. Assessment of Urban Growth in the Pearl River Delta, China, Using Time Series Landsat Imagery. InSAR Monitoring of Land Subsidence for Sustainable Urban Planning. A Tale of Two Cities: Urbanization in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA, and Guiyang, Guizhou, China. Section II Remote Sensing for Sustainable Natural Resources. Role of Remote Sensing in Sustainable Grassland Management: A Review and Case Studies for a Mixed-Grass Prairie Ecosystem. Classifying Tree Species Using Fine Spatial Resolution Imagery to Support the Conservation of an Endangered Bird Species in Hawaii. Remote Sensing of Forest Damage by Diseases and Insects. Monitoring Water Quality with Remote Sensing Image Data. Section III Remote Sensing for Sustainable Environmental Systems. Urban Air Quality Studies Using EO Data. Heat Hazard Monitoring with Satellite-Derived Land Surface Temperature. Remote Sensing Identification of Threshold Zones along a Mediterranean to Arid Climatic Gradient. Remote Sensing Identification of Threshold Zones along a Mediterranean to Arid Climatic Gradient. Section IV Remote Sensing for Sustainable Energy. Earth Observation and Its Potential to Implement a Sustainable Energy Supply—A German Perspective. Use of Nighttime Imaging Data to Assess Decadal Trends in Energy Use in China. Support of Wind Resource Modeling Using Earth Observation—A European Perspective on the Status and Future Options. Assessing Solar Energy Potential and Building Energy Use in Indianapolis Using Geospatial Techniques. Index.
