Remote Sensing of Urban Environmental Conditions
2010
Surface temperature and vegetation abundance are two environmental conditions that can be accurately measured from satellites. This chapter gives an overview of the following: (1) urbanization and the urban environment; (2) urban vegetation, surface temperature and public health issues; (3) techniques for urban vegetation mapping; (4) urban thermal mapping; and (5) comparison of urban vegetation and surface temperature and their impact on environmental conditions in New York City and Kuwait City.
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