The Current Status of ERS-1 and the Role of Radar Remote Sensing for the Management of Natural Resources in Developing Countries

1991 ◽  
pp. 111-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. N. Churchill ◽  
A. J. Sieber
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Radar Remote Sensing

Measuring and Monitoring Urban Sprawl of Jaipur City using Remote Sensing and GIS

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 46-65
Author(s):  
Pushpendra Singh Sisodia ◽  
Vivekanand Tiwari ◽  
Anil Kumar Dahiya
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Image Processing ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Maximum Likelihood ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Remote Sensing And Gis ◽  
Direct Impact ◽  
Maximum Likelihood Classification

The world's population increased drastically and forced people to migrate from rural area to major cities in search of basic amenities. The majority of the World's population are already living in the major cities and it is continuously increasing. The increase in population forced the major cities to expand. Expansion of cities acclaimed more unplanned settlement that leads unplanned growth. This is a global phenomenon that has a direct impact on natural resources. It is the biggest challenge for urban planners to achieve sustainable development. Developing countries like India, where the population is increasing at an alarming pace, require more attention towards this problem. In this study, an attempt has been made to measure and monitor urban sprawl in Jaipur (Capital, State of Rajasthan, India). Built-up area with corresponding population has been analysed over a period of 41 years (1972-2013). Remotely sensed images of 1972-2013 (MSS, TM and ETM+) have been classified using Supervised Maximum Likelihood Classification (MLC) for digital image processing. Shannon's entropy has been used to quantify the degree of urban sprawl, and eight landscape metrics have also been used to quantify urban sprawl and its pattern.

Measuring and Monitoring Urban Sprawl of Jaipur City Using Remote Sensing and GIS

2019 ◽  
pp. 694-713
Author(s):  
Pushpendra Singh Sisodia ◽  
Vivekanand Tiwari ◽  
Anil Kumar Dahiya
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Image Processing ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Maximum Likelihood ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Remote Sensing And Gis ◽  
Direct Impact ◽  
Maximum Likelihood Classification

The world's population increased drastically and forced people to migrate from rural area to major cities in search of basic amenities. The majority of the World's population are already living in the major cities and it is continuously increasing. The increase in population forced the major cities to expand. Expansion of cities acclaimed more unplanned settlement that leads unplanned growth. This is a global phenomenon that has a direct impact on natural resources. It is the biggest challenge for urban planners to achieve sustainable development. Developing countries like India, where the population is increasing at an alarming pace, require more attention towards this problem. In this study, an attempt has been made to measure and monitor urban sprawl in Jaipur (Capital, State of Rajasthan, India). Built-up area with corresponding population has been analysed over a period of 41 years (1972-2013). Remotely sensed images of 1972-2013 (MSS, TM and ETM+) have been classified using Supervised Maximum Likelihood Classification (MLC) for digital image processing. Shannon's entropy has been used to quantify the degree of urban sprawl, and eight landscape metrics have also been used to quantify urban sprawl and its pattern.

scholarly journals Geoheritage and Geotourism Resources

Resources ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
Nicoletta Santangelo ◽  
Ettore Valente
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Geological History ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Geological Sciences

This Special Issue wants to outline the role of Geoheritage and Geotourism as potential touristic resources of a region. The term “Geoheritage” refers to a peculiar type of natural resources represented by sites of special geological significance, rarity or beauty that are representative of a region and of its geological history, events and processes. These sites are also known as “geosites” and, as well as archaeological, architectonic and historical ones, they can be considered as part of the cultural estate of a country. “Geotourism” is an emerging type of sustainable tourism, which concentrates on geosites, furnishing to visitors knowledge, environmental education and amusement. In this meaning, Geotourism may be very useful for geological Sciences divulgation and may furnish additional opportunities for the development of rural areas, generally not included among the main touristic attractions. The collected papers focused on these main topics with different methods and approaches and can be grouped as follows: (i) papers dealing with geosites promotion and valorisation in protected areas; (ii) papers dealing with geosites promotion and valorisation in non-protected areas; (iii) papers dealing with geosites promotion by exhibition, remote sensing analysis and apps; (iv) papers investigating geotourism and geoheritage from the tourists’ perspective.

The Moderating Role of Natural Resources Between Institutional Quality and CO2 Emissions: Evidence From Developing Countries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bashir Muhammad
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
Generalized Method Of Moments ◽  
Institutional Quality ◽  
Fixed Effect ◽  
System Gmm ◽  
Instrumental System ◽  
Moderating Role

Abstract The recent study aim is to scrutinize the moderating role of natural resources between institutional quality and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 106 developing countries from 1996 to 2017 by using dynamic fixed effect, generalized method of moments (GMM) and system generalized method of moments (system GMM) estimators as well as apply the instrumental fixed effect, the instrumental time fixed effect and instrumental system GMM estimators as robustness. We make use of dynamic models and instrumental system GMM to reduce the result of autocorrelation increasing from misspecification of a model as well as clear the biases from unnecessary data and solve the possible endogeneity issues. The empirical results indicate that financial development, trade, and institutional factors: corruption perception control, government effectiveness, political stability, regulatory quality, rule of law, and voice and accountability play a vital role in CO2 emissions reduction but natural resources along with economic growth are the core factors that cause CO2 emission in developing countries. On the opposing, natural resources boost the indirect impact of institutional quality on CO2 emissions in developing countries.

Role of computational EM in radar remote sensing of water resources

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahta Moghaddam ◽  
Alireza Tabatabaeenejad ◽  
Richard Chen ◽  
Ruzbeh Akbar ◽  
Agnelo Silva
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Radar Remote Sensing

The Role of Food-Security Solutions in the Protection of Natural Resources and Environment of Developing Countries

2008 ◽  
Vol 1140 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farhad Lashgarara ◽  
Seyyed Mehdi Mirdamadi ◽  
Seyyed Jamal Farajollah Hosseini ◽  
Mohammad Chizari
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Natural Resources

Natural Resources and Cultural Heritage of the Libyan Desert: report on a conference held in Libya 14-21 December 2002

2003 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
pp. 183-190
Author(s):  
David Mattingly
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
British Council ◽  
Travel Costs ◽  
Practical Support ◽  
Environment Agency ◽  
Council Staff ◽  
British Embassy ◽  
Libyan Desert

The Society for Libyan Studies (SLS), in concert with the Libyan Environment Agency (EGA), the Biruni Remote Sensing Agency, the British Council and the British Embassy, Tripoli, organised a major international and interdisciplinary conference on the Sahara desert, held in Tripoli and southern Libya in December 2002. This marked the culmination of two years' planning and preparation after the idea was initiated by David Mattingly, whilst Chair of the SLS. On the Libyan side, the organising committee was chaired by Dr Ehtuish F. Ehtuish (Secretary of Natural Resources, Environment and Urban Planning), with the main organisational work being carried out by Dr Khaled Gadgood and Dr Ahmed Tawangi of the EGA, along with Dr Yahya al-Fasatwi of the Biruni Remote Sensing Centre. The conference received strong backing from successive British Ambassadors, Richard Dalton and Anthony Layden, and the role of Tony Jones, British Council Director in Tripoli was crucial in finalising all the practical arrangements. Anthony and Josephine Layden kindly hosted a reception to welcome conference delegates on 14th December. The British Council and British Embassy also provided financial support towards travel costs of external speakers and the hire of facilities in Tripoli. Additional sponsorship for the conference was received from Shell, BAE Systems, the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce. British Council staff worked tirelessly during the conference to ensure close liaison with our Libyan hosts. The southern tour (see below) received considerable practical support from the local government agencies (shaʿabiyāt) in Fazzan. The general organisation of the conference was superb, for which our Libyan hosts were much congratulated.

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