Remote Sensing Applications for the Urban Environment

ISBN-13: 9780367864408 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 220 str.

George Z. Xian

Opis

As more natural lands are transformed into urban lands with more people in urban areas, it is important to understand how these environmental changes may impact living conditions and the ecosystem. This book summarizes current satellite observing capacities and the growing demand for continuous local, regional, and global observation data by dif

Spis treści

Introduction. Characteristics of Urban Landscape Feature in Local and Regional Scales. Characterization of Urban Land Cover in a Moderate Resolution. Regional and Global Urban Land Cover Characterizations. Assessment of Water Quality in Urban Areas. Natural Hazard Assessment for Urban Environments. Air Quality in Urban—Local and Regional Aspects. Air Quality in Urban Area—Global Aspects. Urban Heat Island and Regional Climate Effect. References.

O autorze

George Xian has extensive experience in remote sensing data applications for the assessment of land cover change and climate variations. He has focused on using remote sensing information to investigate urban land use and land cover changes on both regional and national scales. He has also incorporated remote sensing derived urban land cover and land use information with other environmental information to investigate local and regional climate change, and air and water quality. In addition, Dr. Xian has published numerous journal papers and book chapters.