Urban Remote Sensing : Monitoring, Synthesis and Modeling in the Urban Environment

Urban Remote SensingThe second edition ofUrban Remote Sensingis a state-of-the-art review of the latest progress in the subject. The text examines how evolving innovations in remote sensing allow to deliver the critical information on cities in a timely and cost-effective way to support various urban management activities and the scientific research on urban morphology, socio-environmental dynamics, and sustainability. Chapters are written by leading scholars from a variety of disciplines including remote sensing, GIS, geography, urban planning, environmental science, and sustainability science, with case studies predominately drawn from North America and Europe. A review of the essential and emerging research areas in urban remote sensing including sensors, techniques, and applications, especially some critical issues that are shifting the­directions in urban remote sensing research. Illustrated in full color throughout, including numerous relevant case studies and extensive discussions of important

concepts and cutting-edge technologies to enable clearer understanding fornon-technical audiences.Urban Remote Sensing, Second Editionwill be of particular interest to upper-division undergraduate and graduate students, researchers and professionals working in the fields of remote sensing, geospatial information, and urban environmental planning. [Publisher's Text]

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