Remote Sensing For Sustainability (remote Sensing Applications Series)

Driven by the societal needs and improvement in sensor technology and image processing techniques, remote sensing has become an essential geospatial tool for understanding the Earth and managing Human-Earth interactions. **__Remote 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. Bridging the gap between remote sensing and sustainability science this book examines theories and methods as well as practical applications of sustainable development for cities using remote sensing; focuses on remote sensing methods and techniques for sustainable natural resources with emphasize on forests; answers questions on how and what the remote sensing methods and techniques can do for the sustainability of environmental systems; and examines the issues of energy use and sustainable energy sources using remote sensing technology in countries such as Germany, China, the U.S, drawing on case studies to demonstrate the applicability of remote sensing techniques. 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. Preface : 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. Edited By Qihao Weng. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Content: Preface : 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.