Global urban monitoring and assessment through earth observation

• Other Authors: Weng, Qihao (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, 2014.
• Subjects: Urban geography > Remote sensing > International cooperation.; Land use, Urban > Remote sensing > International cooperation.; Environmental monitoring > Remote sensing > International cooperation.; Geographic information systems.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781466564503; 9781466564497
• Physical Description: 1 online zdroj (xxii, 412 pages) : illustrations

"Cities and towns are the original producers of many of the global environmental problems related to waste disposal, air and water pollution. There is a rapidly growing need for technologies that will enable monitoring of the world's natural resources and urban assets, and managing exposur...

Table of Contents:

• Section 1. Global urban observation: needs and requirements
• section 2. Global urban footprint : data sets and products
• section 3. Urban observation, monitoring, forecasting, and assessment initiatives
• section 4. Innovative concepts and techniques in urban remote sensing.