
Earth Observation in Urban Monitoring
Techniques and Challenges
- 1st Edition - November 9, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Amit Kumar, Prashant K. Srivastava, Purabi Saikia, Rajesh Kumar Mall
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 9 1 6 4 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 5 7 9 6 - 0
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Request a sales quoteEarth Observation in Urban Monitoring: Techniques and Challenges presents the latest techniques of remote sensing in urban monitoring, along with methods for quantitative and qualitative assessment using state-of-the-art Earth observation technologies. The book details the advances of remote sensing technologies in urban environmental monitoring for a range of practical and research applications, Earth observation datasets, remote sensing of environmental considerations, geostatistical techniques and resilience perspectives. Chapters cover sensor applications, urban growth modelling, SAR applications, surveying techniques, satellite time series analysis and a variety of other remote sensing technologies for urban monitoring.
Each chapter includes detailed case studies at a variety of scales and from a variety of geographies, offering up-to-date, global, urban monitoring methodologies for researchers, scientists and academics in remote sensing, geospatial research, environmental science and sustainability.
- Focuses on a variety of interdisciplinary applications using Earth observation data, GIS and soft computing techniques to address various challenges in urban monitoring
- Provides numerous case studies at a variety of scales, from local to global, to aid readers in implementing urban monitoring techniques at any level
- Includes theoretical and applied research contributions along with background information on the use of concurrent technologies in the disciplines of urban studies
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- Chapter 1. Introduction to earth observation in urban monitoring
- Abstract
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Urban complexities
- 1.3 Needs for urban monitoring
- 1.4 Earth observations in urban monitoring
- 1.5 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 2. Major challenges in the urbanizing world and role of earth observations for livable cities
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Major urban challenges faced by the global cities
- 2.3 Impacts of geoenvironmental hazards in global cities
- 2.4 Ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction strategies
- 2.5 Challenges in the implementation of urban planning strategies
- 2.6 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 3. The role of nocturnal earth observation in urban environment monitoring
- Abstract
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Applications of DMSP/OLS
- 3.3 Visible infrared imaging radiometer suite
- 3.4 Applications of VIIRS
- 3.5 Other systems
- 3.6 Case studies
- 3.7 Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 4. Surveying techniques for urban areas
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Types of modern surveying
- 4.3 Case study: urban river width mapping using unmanned aerial vehicle
- 4.4 Pros and cons of various surveying tools
- 4.5 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 5. Geoinformation for integrated urban water resource management
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 A case study
- 5.3 Integrated water management in Rajkot City
- 5.4 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 6. Advances in remote sensing in measuring urban heat island effect and its management
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Urban heat island and its impacts
- 6.3 Monitoring and measurement of urban heat island effect
- 6.4 Urban heat island effect, diurnal temperature range, and heatwaves
- 6.5 Application of remote sensing in urban planning and urban heat island management
- 6.6 Conclusions
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Chapter 7. Impact of seasonality and land use changes on urban heat island using earth-observing satellites
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 A case study
- 7.3 Materials and methodology
- 7.4 Results and discussions
- 7.5 Conclusions
- Acknowledgment
- Disclosure statement
- References
- Chapter 8. Using PlanetScope imagery and GEOBIA to map urban green spaces
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Experimental setup
- 8.3 Methodology
- 8.4 Results
- 8.5 Discussion
- 8.6 Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 9. Deep learning approach for monitoring urban land cover changes
- Abstract
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Case studies of Bengaluru and Mumbai metropolitan cities
- 9.3 Data preparation
- 9.4 Methods
- 9.5 Results
- 9.6 Discussion
- 9.7 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 10. Earth observation applications for urban mapping and monitoring: research prospects, opportunities and challenges
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Urbanization and urban mapping using earth observation datasets
- 10.3 Land use/land cover mapping in the context of urban city
- 10.4 Advancement in urban mapping
- 10.5 Recommendations and future research perspectives
- 10.6 Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter 11. Earth observations and AIML for urban growth modeling
- Abstract
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Drivers of urban growth and their implications
- 11.3 Urban growth indices
- 11.4 Urban growth modeling
- 11.5 Case study
- 11.6 Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 12. Monitoring urban ecological conditions using remote sensing
- Abstract
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 Remote sensing techniques for assessing ecological conditions
- 12.3 Major ecological consequences of rapid urbanization
- 12.4 Case study: ecological conditions of Pune city, India
- 12.5 Sustainable measures to improve urban ecological conditions
- 12.6 Future research prospects and recommendations
- 12.7 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 13. Landscape modeling for management of the urban environment
- Abstract
- 13.1 Introduction
- 13.2 Case study of Prayagraj district, India
- 13.3 Materials and methods
- 13.4 Results and discussion
- 13.5 Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 14. Artificial intelligence for sustainable urban climate studies
- Abstract
- 14.1 Introduction
- 14.2 Significance of sustainable urban climate studies
- 14.3 Artificial intelligence in urban climate studies
- 14.4 Effects of sustainable urban climate
- 14.5 Challenges and opportunities
- 14.6 Utilization of artificial intelligence approach for sustainable urban climate research
- 14.7 Future of artificial intelligence for sustainable urban climate research
- 14.8 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 15. Geoinformation for urban Geoenvironmental hazard-risk and vulnerability assessment
- Abstract
- 15.1 Introduction
- 15.2 Urban hazard-risk
- 15.3 EO for Geoenvironmental hazard risk and vulnerability analysis
- 15.4 Geoenvironmental hazard risk and vulnerability analysis: a case study
- 15.5 Strategies to augment resilience in the current scenario
- 15.6 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 16. Nature-based solutions and ecological urban planning and design for the sustainable urban environments
- Abstract
- 16.1 Introduction
- 16.2 Major challenges of urbanization
- 16.3 Urban ecosystem services
- 16.4 Sustainable urban planning and design
- 16.5 Case study: impact of urbanization on blue-green infrastructure in Bangalore city
- 16.6 Ecosystem-based adaptations and nature-based solutions for sustainable cities
- 16.7 Challenges for designing ecologically sustainable cities
- 16.8 Recommendations and future research pathways
- 16.9 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 17. Shrinking urban green spaces, increasing vulnerability: solving the conundrum of the demand-supply gap in an urbanizing city
- Abstract
- 17.1 Introduction
- 17.2 A case study
- 17.3 Methodology
- 17.4 Results and discussion
- 17.5 Recommendations
- 17.6 Conclusions
- Conflict of interest
- References
- Chapter 18. Earth observations for urban policies and future pathways for urban environmental research
- Abstract
- 18.1 Introduction
- 18.2 Integration of environmental considerations in urban planning and design
- 18.3 Major urban policies and implementation status
- 18.4 Earth observation in urban policy formulation and implementation
- 18.5 Prospects of Earth observation application in urban environmental research
- 18.6 Recommendations and future research pathways
- 18.7 Conclusions
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 9, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 422
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323991643
- eBook ISBN: 9780323957960
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Amit Kumar
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Prashant K. Srivastava
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Purabi Saikia
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