Geo-spatial technologies in urban environments : with 14 tables

The purpose of this book is to investigate and develop alternate methodological approaches to understand urban environmentsand urban change. In particular, thestudydemonstrates the application of remote-sensing data and geographic information systems to the exploration ofissues often ignored by the mainstream community of geo-technical specialists such as urban forestry,urban traffic, migration orquality of life in urban areas. Case studies showhow disciplines like environmental scienceand planning, sociology, landscape ecologyand architecture, regional science and policy design,and assessment can benefit from employing remote-sensing data and GIS. TOC:Applying Geo-Spatial Technologies in Urban Environments.- Remote Sensing of Impervious Surfaces and Building Infrastructure.- Policy Implications of Remote Sensing in Understanding Urban Environments.- Making Spatial Data Usable to the General Public.-Modeling Human-Environment Interactions with the Expansion Method.- The Relationship Between Urban Leaf Area and Summertime Household Energy Usage.- The Urban Environment, Socioeconomic conditions, and Quality of Life: An Alternative Framework for Understanding and Assessing Environmental Justice.- Image Homogeneity and Urban Demographics:An Integrated Approach to Applied Geotechniques.- Local Government Perceptions of Urban Forestry.- Satellite Remote Sensing of Urban Heat Islands.- Remote Sensing as a Program Assessment Device.- Urban Sprawl Detection Using Satellite Imagery and Geographically Weighted Regression.- Satellites, Census, and the Quality of Life.- Urban Environmental Approaches:Policy, Application & Method.

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• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• ISBN: 9783540222637 ; 3540222634
• Dimensions: 24 cm
• Extent: XVI, 176 S.
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Ill., graph. Darst., Kt. ; Literaturangaben

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Landschaftsgestaltung, Raumplanung
• Keyword: Stadtplanung ; Umweltplanung ; Fernerkundung ; Geoinformationssystem

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Berlin, Heidelberg, New York
• (who): Springer
• (when): 2005
• Contributor: Jensen, Ryan R. ; Gatrell, Jay D. ; McLean, Daniel D.

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• Table of contents: https://d-nb.info/971271011/04
• Rights: Bei diesem Objekt liegt nur das Inhaltsverzeichnis digital vor. Der Zugriff darauf ist unbeschränkt möglich.