Geo-Spatial Technologies in Urban Environments Policy, Practice, and Pixels

Geo-Spatial Technologies in Urban Environments Policy, Practice, and Pixels / edited by Ryan R. Jensen, Jay D. Gatrell, Daniel McLean.

I was introduced to cities as “ecosystems” by the late Professor Forest Stearns (University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee) who was an early pioneer in the studies of the urban ecology in the 1970s. I still recall the various terms: “Urban ecosystem”, “Urban zones” Urban corridors” Megacities” or “Megaciti...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Jensen, Ryan R. (Editor), Gatrell, Jay D. (Editor), McLean, Daniel (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edition:2nd ed. 2007.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Geographical information systems.
Earth sciences.
Regional planning.
Urban planning.
Ecotoxicology.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:
  • Applying Geospatial Technologies in Urban Environments
  • Remote Sensing Change Detection in Urban Environments
  • Assessment of Risk in Urban Environments Using Geo-Spatial Analysis
  • Intraurban Population Estimation Using Remotely Sensed Imagery
  • Using Satellite Data to Estimate Urban Leaf Area Index
  • Public Participation Geographic Information Systems as Surveillance Tools in Urban Health
  • Examining Urban Environment Correlates of Childhood Physical Activity and Walkability Perception with GIS and Remote Sensing
  • Mapping, Measuring, and Modeling Urban Growth
  • Deer-Vehicle Collisions Along the Suburban-Urban Fringe
  • Scale and Spatial Autocorrelation From A Remote Sensing Perspective
  • The Spatial Imperatives of Environmental Justice
  • Geotechnologies, Public Policy, & Practical Applications.

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