Analysis of urban growth and sprawl from remote sensing data
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
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Heidelberg ;New York
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Springer
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c2010
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xx, 172 p. , ill., map , 25 cm.
SERIES
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Advances in geographic information science,7681-4342
GENERAL NOTES
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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2.3Consequences of urban growth and sprawl --2.3.1Inflated infrastructure and related public service costs --2.3.2Energy inefficiency --2.3.3Disparity in wealth --2.3.4Impacts on wildlife and ecosystem --2.3.5Loss of farmland --2.3.6Increase in temperature --2.3.7Poor air quality --2.3.8Impacts on water quality and quantity --2.3.9Impacts on public and social health --2.3.01Other impacts --3Towards sustainable development and smart growth --3.1Introduction --3.2Sustainable development --3.3Smart growth --3.3.1Compact neighbourhoods --3.3.2.Transit-oriented development --3.3.3.Pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly design --3.3.4Other elements --3.4Restricting urban growth and sprawl --4Remote sensing, GIS, and urban analysis --4.1Introduction --4.2Remote sensing --4.3Urban remote sensing --4.4Consideration of revolutions in urban applications --4.4.1Spatial resolution --4.4.2Spectral and radiometric resolutions --4.4.3Temporal resolution --4.5Geographic Information System --4.5.1GIS in urban analysis --4.6Urban analysis --4.6.1Analysis of urban growth --Analysis of urban growth using remote sensing data --