Essays about: "urban remote sensing"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 58 essays containing the words urban remote sensing.

  1. 21. The Paradox of the Isolated Poor: An Empirical View on the Political Economy of Capital City Isolation in Sub-Saharan Africa

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Sandro Provenzano; [2018]
    Keywords : Accountability; Capital City Isolation; Inequality; Nighttime Luminosity; Sub-Saharan Africa;

    Abstract : Staggering income inequality is one of the major challenges for economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Accordingly, understanding the underlying mechanisms that cause and maintain this inequality is key for developing effective policies targeting the economic underperformance and poverty on the continent. READ MORE

  3. 22. Study of spatial and temporal variation of atmospheric optical parameters and their relation with PM 2.5 concentration over Europe using GIS technologies

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Panagiotis Symeonidis; [2017]
    Keywords : aerosols; air quality; satellite remote sensing; GIS; geography; Geographical Information Systems; particulate matter; Aerosol Optical Depth; MODIS; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study was to examine the use of remote sensing aerosol data as an estimator of ground level fine particulate matter concentration (PM 2.5). In order to examine this possible relation, daily MODIS Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) data were used, collected for an entire year. READ MORE

  4. 23. Multitemporal Satellite Data for Monitoring Urbanization in Nanjing from 2001 to 2016

    University essay from KTH/Geoinformatik

    Author : Zipan Cai; [2017]
    Keywords : Urbanization; Nanjing; Remote Sensing; GIS; Support Vector Machine; Post-Classification Comparison; Change Vector Analysis;

    Abstract : Along with the increasing rate of urbanization takes place in the world, the population keeps shifting from rural to urban areas. China, as the country of the largest population, has the highest urban population growth in Asia, as well as the world. READ MORE

  5. 24. Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems for Flood Risk Mapping and Near Real-time Flooding Extent Assessment in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area

    University essay from KTH/Geoinformatik

    Author : Priscilla Adjei-Darko; [2017]
    Keywords : Natural disasters; Floods; Remote sensing; Geographic information system;

    Abstract : Disasters, whether natural or man-made have become an issue of mounting concern all over the world. Natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes, landslides, cyclones, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions are yearly phenomena that have devastating effect on infrastructure and property and in most cases, results in the loss of human life. READ MORE

  6. 25. Integrating remotely sensed hydrologic parameters into an index of sediment connectivity

    University essay from KTH/Mark- och vattenteknik

    Author : Anna-Klara Almer; [2017]
    Keywords : Flooding; road infrastructure; soil moisture; remote sensing; sediment connectivity;

    Abstract : The expected increase in precipitation and temperature in Scandinavia, and especially short-time heavy precipitation, will increase the frequency of flooding. Urban areas are the most vulnerable, and specifically, the road infrastructure. READ MORE