Geospatial Techniques in Urban Hazard and Disaster Analysis

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Showalter, Pamela S. (Editor), Lu, Yongmei (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010.
• Series: Geotechnologies and the Environment ; 2
• Subjects: Geography.; Natural disasters.; Geographical information systems.; Remote sensing.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Urban geography.; Environmental management.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.; Natural Hazards.; Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry.; Environmental Management.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.

This book examines how Geographic Information Technologies (GIT) are being implemented to improve our understanding of a variety of hazard and disaster situations. The volume is a compilation of recent research using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing (RS) and other technologies su...