Remote Sensing of Urban and Suburban Areas

• Urban and Suburban Areas as a Research Topic for Remote Sensing.- Urban and Suburban Areas as a Research Topic for Remote Sensing.- Theoretical Aspects.- The Structure and Form of Urban Settlements.- Defining Urban Areas.- The Spectral Dimension in Urban Remote Sensing.- The Spatial and Temporal Nature of Urban Objects.- The V-I-S Model: Quantifying the Urban Environment.- Techniques and Applications.- A Survey of the Evolution of Remote Sensing Imaging Systems and Urban Remote Sensing Applications.- Classification of Urban Areas: Inferring Land Use from the Interpretation of Land Cover.- Processing Techniques for Hyperspectral Data.- Segmentation and Object-Based Image Analysis.- Data Fusion in Remote Sensing of Urban and Suburban Areas.- Characterization and Monitoring of Urban/Peri-urban Ecological Function and Landscape Structure Using Satellite Data.- Remote Sensing of Desert Cities in Developing Countries.- Remote Sensing of Urban Environmental Conditions.- Remote Sensing of Urban Land Use Change in Developing Countries: An Example from Büyükçekmece, Istanbul, Turkey.- Using Satellite Images in Policing Urban Environments.- Using DMSP OLS Imagery to Characterize Urban Populations in Developed and Developing Countries.

From the reviews: "The book presents theoretical issues and worthwhile practical applications of remote sensing of urban and suburban environments. ... book provides dedicated contributions to several topics of fundamental importance, especially for undergraduate and graduate students as well as researchers and practitioners. ... a valuable contribution to the current discussions regarding remote sensing of urban settlements." (Tobias Matusch and Nima Ahmadian, Erde, Vol. 143 (3), 2012)