Ryan R Jensen

Geo-Spatial Technologies in Urban Environments: Policy, Practice, and Pixels Ryan R Jensen 2nd ed. 2007 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: 1. Applying Geospatial Technologies in Urban Environments / Ryan R. Jensen, Jay D. Gatrell, Daniel D. McLean -- 1.1. About this book -- 1.2. Chapters -- References -- 2. Remote Sensing Change Detection in Urban Environments / John R. Jensen, Jungho Im -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Remote Sensing Change Detection Process -- 2.2.1. Digital Frame Camera Remote Sensing -- 2.2.2. LIDAR Remote Sensing -- 2.3. Case Study 1 -- 2.4. Case Study 2 -- 2.5. Conclusion -- References -- 3. Assesement of Risk in Urban Environments Using Geo-Spatal Analysis / James D. Hipple -- 3.1. Defining Risk -- 3.2. Methods for Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment -- 3.2.1. Photogrammetry -- 3.2.2. Remote Sensing -- 3.2.3. Results of the Analysis -- 3.2.4. How Much Development is Occurring? -- 3.2.5. Case Study Conclusions -- 3.3. Summary -- References -- 4. Intraurban Population Estimation Using Remotely Sensed Imagery / Perry J. Hardin, Mark W. Jackson, J. Matthew Shumway -- 4.1. Traditional Approaches to Population Estimation -- 4.2. Population Estimation Using Remote Sensing -- 4.2.1. Dwelling Identification -- 4.2.2. Landtype Surrogates -- 4.2.3. Pixel-Based Estimation -- 4.3. Case Study -- 4.4. Concluding Comments -- References -- 5. Using Satellite Data to Estimate Urban Leaf Area Index / Ryan R. Jensen, Perry J. Hardin -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.1.1. Urban Remote Sensing -- 5.2. Data and Methods -- 5.2.1. Study Area -- 5.2.2. LAI Field Measurements -- 5.2.3. Satellite Sensor Data -- 5.2.4. Estimating LAI Using Regression -- 5.2.5. Estimating LAI Using a Back-Propagation Feed-Forward Network -- 5.3. Results and Discussion -- 5.3.1. Regression Results -- 5.3.2. Artificial Neural Network Results -- 5.5. Conclusion -- References -- 6. Public Participation Geographic Information Systems as Surveillance Tools in Urban Health / Daniel P. Johnson -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.1.1. Urban Development and Medical Geography -- 6.2. Health and the Built Environment -- 6.3. Public Participation Geographic Information Systems (PPGIS) -- 6.4. Heat Related Deaths -- 6.5. PPGIS for Heat Wave Surveillance -- 6.6. Summary -- References -- 7. Examining Urban Environment Correlates of Childhood Physical Activity and Walkability Perception with GIS and Remote Sensing / Gilbert C. Liu, James T. Colbert, Jeffrey S. Wilson, Ikuho Yamada, Shawn C. Hoch -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Data and Methods -- 7.3. Results -- 7.4. Discussion -- 7.5. Conclusions -- References -- 8. Mapping, Measuring, and Modeling Urban Growth / Perry J. Hardin, Mark W. Jackson, Samuel M. Otterstrom -- 8.1. Urban Growth and Planning Policy -- 8.2. Mapping Urban Growth -- 8.2.1. Change Detection -- 8.2.2. Comparative Studies -- 8.3. Quantification and Modeling of Urban Growth -- 8.3.1. Urban Growth Measurement with Landscape Metrics -- 8.3.2. Urban Growth Modeling with Cellular Automata -- 8.4. Future Research Directions -- References -- 9. Deer-Vehicle Collisions Along the Suburban-Urban Fringe / Rusty A. Gonser, J. Scott Horn -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.1.1. Background -- 9.1.2. Mitigation: Reducing the Number of DVCs -- 9.1.3. Spatial Autocorrelation and Likelihood Maps -- 9.2. Methods -- 9.2.1. Location -- 9.2.2. Data -- 9.2.3. Data Analysis -- 9.3. Results -- 9.4. Discussion -- 9.5. Conclusions and Broader Impacts -- References -- 10. Scale and Spatial Autocorrelation from a Remote Sensing Perspective / J. Scott Spiker, Timothy A. Warner -- 10.1. Introduction -- 10.2. Measuring Spatial Autocorrelation -- 10.2.1. Global Measures of Spatial Autocorrelation -- 10.2.2. Local Measures of Spatial Autocorrelation -- 10.3. Data and Processing -- 10.4. Discussion -- 10.5. Concluding Remarks -- References -- 11. The Spatial Imperatives of Environmental Justice / Trevor Fuller, Jay D. Gatrell, E. LaFary -- 11.1. Study Area -- 11.2. Placing and Scaling Environmental Justice -- 11.3. GIScience: GIS, RS and GWR -- 11.4. Data and Methods -- 11.4.1. Environmental Data Sets -- 11.4.2. NDVI -- 11.4.3. Socioeconomic/Demographic Characteristics -- 11.5. Methods -- 11.5.1. Interaction Terms -- 11.6. The Models -- 11.7. Results -- 11.8. Discussion -- References -- 12. Geotechnologies, Public Policy, and Practical Applications / Jay D. Gatrell, Ryan R. Jensen, Daniel D. McLean -- 12.1. Technolgies and Methods -- 12.2. Risk -- 12.3. Planning -- Subject Index. Publisher Marketing: I was introduced to cities as ecosystems by the late Professor Forest Stearns (University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee) who was an early pioneer in the studies of the urban ecology in the 1970s. I still recall the various terms: Urban ecosystem, Urban zones Urban corridors Megacities or Megacities complexes and Megalopolis used by various discipline experts as they grappled with the complex of all the terrestrial habitats-the city. Cities have been humanity s habitat since ancient times and one can find references to the cities even in biblical writings and other ancient texts from many parts of the world. So what is different now? It is the rate of global urbanization that has brought urban systems and urban envir- ments into focus once again. This has captured our attention in the past several months. For example, the British Broadcasting Corporation News (BBC news) devoted a series of highly educational programs titled Urban planet in July 2006. I was impressed with the breadth and the depth of - ban issues discussed in the series and the fact that many academic and government experts were featured to provide an assessment of the current state of global urbanization. The United Nations reports that increased - banization has created a range of serious issues, including access to clean water, sanitation, shelter, urban poverty, HIV/AIDS and problems with - ban governance, not to mention the issues related to urban environments."