Global Urban Monitoring and Assessment Through Earth Observation

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 exposure to natural and man-made risks. The Group on Earth Observ

List of contents

Global Urban Observation: Needs and Requirements. Global Urban Footprint: Products and Datasets. Global Urban Morphological Database and Urban Climate Modeling. Linking EO Data Products with Ancillary Data. Concepts and Techniques for Effective Urban Sensing and Sustainability.

About the author

Qihao Weng is the Director of the Center for Urban and Environmental Change and a tenured Full Professor at the Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Indiana State University, USA.

Summary

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 exposure to natural and man-made risks. The Group on Earth Observ

Product details

• Authors: Qihao Weng, Qihao (Indiana State University Weng
• Assisted by: Qihao Weng (Editor), Weng Qihao (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2020
• EAN: 9780367867621
• ISBN: 978-0-367-86762-1
• No. of pages: 440
• Series: Remote Sensing Applications Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Travel > Travel guides > World, Arctic, Antarctic; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, environmental science, engineering & technology, Human Geography, Environmental science, engineering and technology