Geo-spatial Technologies in Urban Environments

by Jensen, Ryan R.; Gatrell, Jay D.; Mclean, Daniel

• ISBN13: 9783642088902
• ISBN10: 3642088902
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-16
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

This book expands the current frame of reference of remote sensing and geographic information specialists to include an array of socio-economic and related planning issues. Using remotely sensed data, the project explores the efficacy and policy implications of new approaches toward analyzing data, integrates approaches from human geography and explores the utility of employing geo-technologies to further the politics of local growth and smart growth coalitions, as in green space programs.

Table of Contents

Applying Geospatial Technologies in Urban Environments	p. 1
About this book	p. 1
Chapters	p. 3
References	p. 4
Remote Sensing Change Detection in Urban Environments	p. 7
Introduction	p. 7
Remote Sensing Change Detection Process	p. 8
Digital Frame Camera Remote Sensing	p. 10
LIDAR Remote Sensing	p. 10
Case Study 1	p. 14
Case Study 2	p. 22
Conclusion	p. 30
References	p. 30
Assesement of Risk in Urban Environments Using Geo-Spatal Analysis	p. 33
Defining Risk	p. 33
Methods for Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment	p. 34
Photogrammetry	p. 34
Remote Sensing	p. 35
Results of the Analysis	p. 41
How Much Development is Occurring?	p. 42
Case Study Conclusions	p. 43
Summary	p. 44
References	p. 45
Intraurban Population Estimation Using Remotely Sensed Imagery	p. 47
Traditional Approaches to Population Estimation	p. 48
Population Estimation Using Remote Sensing	p. 51
Dwelling Identification	p. 52
Landtype Surrogates	p. 60
Pixel-Based Estimation	p. 66
Case Study	p. 75
Concluding Comments	p. 87
References	p. 89
Using Satellite Data to Estimate Urban Leaf Area Index	p. 93
Introduction	p. 93
Urban Remote Sensing	p. 94
Data and Methods	p. 95
Study Area	p. 95
LAI Field Measurements	p. 95
Satellite Sensor Data	p. 97
Estimating LAI Using Regression	p. 97
Estimating LAI Using a Back-Propagation Feed-Forward Network	p. 98
Results and Discussion	p. 100
Regression Results	p. 100
Artificial Neural Network Results	p. 101
Conclusion	p. 102
References	p. 105
Public Participation Geographic Information Systems as Surveillance Tools in Urban Health	p. 109
Introduction	p. 109
Urban Development and Medical Geography	p. 110
Health and the Built Environment	p. 113
Public Participation Geographic Information Systems (PPGIS)	p. 114
Heat Related Deaths	p. 115
PPGIS for Heat Wave Surveillance	p. 116
Summary	p. 118
References	p. 118
Examining Urban Environment Correlates of Childhood Physical Activity and Walkability Perception with GIS and Remote Sensing	p. 121
Introduction	p. 121
Data and Methods	p. 123
Results	p. 131
Discussion	p. 134
Conclusions	p. 137
References	p. 137
Mapping, Measuring, and Modeling Urban Growth	p. 141
Urban Growth and Planning Policy	p. 142
Mapping Urban Growth	p. 145
Change Detection	p. 145
Comparative Studies	p. 152
Quantification and Modeling of Urban Growth	p. 162
Urban Growth Measurement with Landscape Metrics	p. 162
Urban Growth Modeling with Cellular Automata	p. 164
Future Research Directions	p. 165
References	p. 167
Deer-Vehicle Collisions Along the Suburban-Urban Fringe	p. 177
Introduction	p. 177
Background	p. 178
Mitigation: Reducing the Number of DVCs	p. 182
Spatial Autocorrelation and Likelihood Maps	p. 182
Methods	p. 184
Location	p. 184
Data	p. 186
Data Analysis	p. 186
Results	p. 191
Discussion	p. 192
Conclusions and Broader Impacts	p. 194
References	p. 194
Scale and Spatial Autocorrelation from a Remote Sensing Perspective	p. 197
Introduction	p. 197
Measuring Spatial Autocorrelation	p. 199
Global Measures of Spatial Autocorrelation	p. 199
Local Measures of Spatial Autocorrelation	p. 201
Data and Processing	p. 202
Discussion	p. 205
Concluding Remarks	p. 211
References	p. 212
The Spatial Imperatives of Environmental Justice	p. 215
Study Area	p. 215
Placing and Scaling Environmental Justice	p. 217
GIScience: GIS, RS and GWR	p. 218
Data and Methods	p. 219
Environmental Data Sets	p. 219
NDVI	p. 221
Socioeconomic/Demographic Characteristics	p. 222
Methods	p. 222
Interaction Terms	p. 223
The Models	p. 223
Results	p. 224
Discussion	p. 229
References	p. 230
Geotechnologies, Public Policy, and Practical Applications	p. 233
Technolgies and Methods	p. 233
Risk	p. 234
Planning	p. 234
Subject Index	p. 237
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