LEADER 04805oam 2200613I 450 001 9910151566503321 005 20240501162437.0 010 $a1-315-35464-0 010 $a0-367-87140-8 010 $a1-315-37193-6 024 7 $a10.1201/9781315371931 035 $a(CKB)3710000000941809 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4745253 035 $a(OCoLC)965330830 035 $a(PPN)245206574 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000941809 100 $a20180331h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 00$aRemote sensing for sustainability /$fedited by Qihao Weng 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aBoca Raton :$cTaylor & Francis, a CRC title, part of the Taylor & Francis imprint, a member of the Taylor & Francis Group, the academic division of T&F Informa, plc,$d[2017] 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (384 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aTaylor & Francis series in remote sensing applications 311 08$a1-4987-0071-3 311 08$a1-4987-0072-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreface : towards a sustainable Earth through remote sensing / Qihao Weng -- Extraction of parameters from remote sensing data for environmental indices for urban sustainability / John C. Trinder -- EO datasets for urban and regional planning / Thomas Esch -- Assessment of urban growth in the Pearl River Delta, China, using time series Landsat imagery / Lei Zhang and Qihao Weng -- InSAR monitoring of land subsidence for sustainable urban planning / Abduwasit Ghulam, Mark Grzovic, Maitiniyazi Maimaitijiang, and Mamat Sawut -- A tale of two cities : urbanization in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA and Guiyang, Guizhou, China / Honglin Xiao and Qihao Weng -- Role of remote sensing in sustainable grassland management / Alexander Tong, Yuhong He, Bing Lu, and Xulin Guo -- Classifying tree species using high spatial resolution imagery to support the conservation of an endangered bird species in Hawaii / Qi Chen -- Remote sensing of forest damage by diseases and insects / Gang Chen and Ross K. Meentemeyer -- Monitoring water quality with remote sensing image data / Bunkei Matsushita, Wei Yang, Lalu Muhamad Jaelani, Fajar Setiawan, and Takehiko Fukushima -- Urban air quality studies using EO data / Xuefei Hu -- Heat hazard monitoring with satellite derived land surface temperature / Yitong Jiang and Qihao Weng -- Remote sensing identification of threshold zones along a Mediterranean to arid climatic gradient / Maxim Shoshany -- Soil moisture using optical remote sensing and ground measurements : a case study from Pakistan / Mudassar Umar -- Global assessment of sustainable straw energy potential using EO / Thomas Esch -- Use of nighttime imaging data to assess decadal trends in energy use in China / Yanhua Xie and Qihao Weng -- Support of wind resource modeling using Earth Observation / Thomas Esch -- Assessing solar energy potential and building energy use in Indianapolis using geospatial techniques / Yuanfan Zheng and Qihao Weng. 330 $aRemote Sensing for Sustainability introduces the current state of the art remote sensing knowledge integral for monitoring the world's natural resources and environments, managing exposure to natural disasters and man-made risks, and helping understand the sustainability and productivity of natural ecosystems. This comprehensive guide, which can serve to professors, researchers, and students alike, takes in consideration the United Nations set of sustainable development goals and intends to contribute to the GEO's Strategic Plan by addressing and exemplifying a number of societal benefit areas of remote sensing data sets, methods, and techniques for sustainable development. 410 0$aTaylor & Francis series in remote sensing applications. 606 $aEnvironmental monitoring$xRemote sensing 606 $aSustainable development$xRemote sensing 606 $aSustainable urban development$xRemote sensing 606 $aSustainable agriculture$xRemote sensing 606 $aNatural resources$xRemote sensing 606 $aRenewable energy sources$xRemote sensing 615 0$aEnvironmental monitoring$xRemote sensing. 615 0$aSustainable development$xRemote sensing. 615 0$aSustainable urban development$xRemote sensing. 615 0$aSustainable agriculture$xRemote sensing. 615 0$aNatural resources$xRemote sensing. 615 0$aRenewable energy sources$xRemote sensing. 676 $a363.7/063028 702 $aWeng$b Qihao 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910151566503321 996 $aRemote sensing for sustainability$92091137 997 $aUNINA