Search for dissertations about: "using satellite for urbanization"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words using satellite for urbanization.
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1. Satellite Monitoring of Urbanization and Indicator-based Assessment of Environmental Impact
Abstract : As of 2018, 55% of the world population resides in urban areas. This proportion is projected to increase to 68% by 2050 (United Nations 2018). The Stockholm region is no exception to this urbanizing trend: the population of Stockholm City has risen by 28% since the year 2000. READ MORE
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2. Remote Sensing of Urbanization and Environmental Impacts
Abstract : This thesis aims to establish analytical frameworks to map urban growth patterns with spaceborne remote sensing data and to evaluate environmental impacts through Landscape Metrics and Ecosystem Services. Urbanization patterns at regional scale were evaluated in China's largest urban agglomerations and at metropolitan scale in Shanghai, Stockholm and Beijing using medium resolution optical satellite data. READ MORE
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3. Earth Observation based Monitoring of Urbanizationand Environmental Impact in Kigali, Rwanda
Abstract : Urbanization is one of the great challenges in the 21st century. Despite being an engine for the global economy, urban areas consume 78% of World's energy and emit more than 60% of greenhouse gas emission. Sub-SaharanAfrican cities, e.g. READ MORE
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4. Remote Sensing of Urbanization and Environmental Impacts
Abstract : The unprecedented growth of urban areas all over the globe is nowadays maybe most apparent in China having undergone rapid urbanization since the late 1970s. The need for new residential, commercial and industrial areas leads to new urban regions challenging sustainable development and the maintenance and creation of a high living standard as well as the preservation of ecological functionality. READ MORE
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5. Multi-Modal Deep Learning with Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 Data for Urban Mapping and Change Detection
Abstract : Driven by the rapid growth in population, urbanization is progressing at an unprecedented rate in many places around the world. Earth observation has become an invaluable tool to monitor urbanization on a global scale by either mapping the extent of cities or detecting newly constructed urban areas within and around cities. READ MORE