Earth Observation in Urban Monitoring

Techniques and Challenges

1st Edition - November 9, 2023
Editors: Amit Kumar, Prashant K. Srivastava, Purabi Saikia, Rajesh Kumar Mall
Language: English
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Earth 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.

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

Amit Kumar

Dr. Amit Kumar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geoinformatics, Central University of Jharkhand, India. He is involved in interdisciplinary research with a focus on man-environment interaction, disaster risk and resilience, and climate change implications primarily in the urban milieu. His main areas of research are improving urban ecology through physio-socio-economic-hazard-risk investigations and methods to augment ecological quality using geoinformatics and machine learning techniques. He is engaged with various research projects including state-of-the-art LTEO projects of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; NASA-ISRO SAR; GISAT; and Airborne Hyperspectral Sensing missions. Dr Kumar has published over 60 research articles in various journals and books of international and national repute. He is a member of various academic societies including IUCN-Commission on Ecosystem Management (South Asia), National Association of Geographers India, and Global Forest Biodiversity Initiatives, USA.

Affiliations and expertise

Assistant Professor, Department of Geoinformatics, Central University of Jharkhand, India

Prashant K. Srivastava

Prashant K. Srivastava is working at IESD, Banaras Hindu University, as a faculty and was affiliated with Hydrological Sciences, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, as research scientist on SMAP satellite soil moisture retrieval algorithm development, instrumentation, and simulation for various applications. He received his PhD degree from the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom. Prashant was the recipient of several awards such as NASA Fellowship, USA; University of Maryland Fellowship, USA; Commonwealth Fellowship, UK; Early Career Research Award (ECRA, DST, India), CSIR, as well as UGCJRF-NET (2005, 2006). He is leading a number of projects funded from reputed agencies in India as well as world. He was also a collaborator with NASA JPL on SMAP soil moisture calibration and validation as well as Scatsat-1, NISAR, AVIRIS-NG missions of India. Prashant made more than 200+ publications in peer-reviewed journals and published 14 books with reputed publishing house such as Springer, Taylor and Francis, AGU-Wiley, and Elsevier, and several book chapters with good citation index. He presented his work in several conferences and workshops and is acting as a convener for the last few years in EGU, Hydroinformatics (HIC), and other conferences. He is also acting as Regional Editor Asia-Geocarto International (T & F), Associate Editor-Journal of Hydrology (Elsevier), GIScience and Remote Sensing (T & F), Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment (Elsevier), Sustainable Environment (T & F), Water Resources Management (Springer), Frontiers Remote Sensing, Associate Editor- Remote Sensing-MDPI, Associate Editor- Environment, Development and Sustainability (Springer), Environmental Processes (Springer), Bull of Env and Sci Res.

Affiliations and expertise

Remote Sensing Laboratory, IESD, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

Purabi Saikia

Dr. Purabi Saikia is working in the broad areas of plant ecology including phytosociology, population and regeneration ecology, conservation of rare, endangered plant species, plant-soil interactions, plant population and invasive species mapping, and biomass estimation. She is presently working as Assistant Professor in Department of Environmental Sciences, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi. She is an active member of IUCN-Commission on Ecosystem Management, South Asia as well as Global Forests Biodiversity Initiatives (GFBI), USA. She is recipient of PHSS-Foundation Young Women Leadership award 2018-2019, SERB-Young Scientists Scheme, UGC-start-up grant, international travel support scheme from SERB, and DBT Research Associate. She is engaged with various R&D projects including NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR), and Airborne Hyperspectral Sensing (AVIRIS-NG) missions for vegetation monitoring as well as DBT sponsored mapping and quantitative assessment of plant resources of Central India. She has published several articles in various journals and books including one in Nature as well as in Science.

Affiliations and expertise

Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, Central University of Jharkhand, India

Rajesh Kumar Mall

Professor R. K. Mall is Dean and Head of the Institute of Environment & Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University. Prof Mall received his Ph.D. in Geophysics from Banaras Hindu University. With about thirty years of professional experience, he has gained extensive knowledge in the field of research and academia, administration, and managerial capacity in the fields of simulation modelling, climate change / disaster risk management and related issues, sustainable development and poverty alleviation, agro-advisory services for farmers. Prof. Mall has been the principal investigator of various projects with a combined total grant exceeding £150 million. As a major milestone Prof. Mall has established the “DST-Mahamana Centre of Excellence in Climate Change Research” at BHU under Prime Minister’s National Action Plan on Climate Change in 2017. As of now, Prof. Mall has visited more than 25 countries for various international conferences, seminars, training and international collaborations and received several awards and recognitions worldwide. He has conferred several awards such as Senior & Regular Associateship of ICTP-Italy, TWAS-CAS fellow (2006), Visiting Scientist/Professor at ANU-Australia, GMU-USA, Purdue-USA & ICTP-Italy etc. Prof. Mall has published over 100 research papers, 17 books, and various book chapters, and supervised over 8 Ph.D. students. He has developed robust models based on social, economic, and environmental vulnerability of India and the South Asia region, found to be immensely applicable for regional and sub regional planning (UNDRR, SAARC-Disaster Management Centre, UNDP, World Bank, IMD, CGWB etc.). He also serves as consultant and policy adviser for various State Government, Central Government Departments as well as UN and other international agencies. He has also represented several Government of India delegations in the Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) and Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) in Indonesia, Switzerland, Thailand, Japan, and India.

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Dean and Head of the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, India

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