Global Urban Monitoring and Assessment through Earth Observation

Download or read book Global Urban Monitoring and Assessment through Earth Observation written by Qihao Weng and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-05-23 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cities and towns are the original producers of many of the global environmental problems related to waste disposal, and air and water pollution. There is a rapidly growing need for technologies that will enable monitoring of the world's natural resources and urban assets, and managing exposure to natural and man-made risks. The Group on Earth Obser