People and Pixels
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People and Pixels

Linking Remote Sensing and Social Science

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eBook - ePub

People and Pixels

Linking Remote Sensing and Social Science

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About this book

Space-based sensors are giving us an ever-closer and more comprehensive look at the earth's surface; they also have the potential to tell us about human activity. This volume examines the possibilities for using remote sensing technology to improve understanding of social processes and human-environment interactions. Examples include deforestation and regrowth in Brazil, population-environment interactions in Thailand, ancient and modern rural development in Guatemala, and urbanization in the United States, as well as early warnings of famine and disease outbreaks. The book also provides information on current sources of remotely sensed data and metadata and discusses what is involved in establishing effective collaborative efforts between scientists working with remote sensing technology and those working on social and environmental issues.

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Information

Publisher
National Academies Press
Year
1998
eBook ISBN
9780309174367
Edition
0
Topic
Social Sciences
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. COMMITTEE ON THE HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF GLOBAL CHANGE 1996-1997
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. PEOPLE and PIXELS
  5. 1 Linking Remote Sensing and Social Science: The Need and the Challenges
  6. 2 A Brief History of Remote Sensing Applications, with Emphasis on Landsat
  7. 3 "Socializing the Pixel" and "Pixelizing the Social" in Land-Use and Land-Cover Change
  8. 4 Land-Use Change After Deforestation in Amazonia Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon
  9. 5 Land-Use Change After Deforestation in Amazonia
  10. 6 Land-Use/Land-Cover and Population Dynamics, Nang Rong, Thailand
  11. 7 Validating Prehistoric and Current Social Phenomena upon the Landscape of the Peten, Guatemala
  12. 8 Extraction and Modeling of Urban Attributes Using Remote Sensing Technology
  13. 9 1Social Science and Remote Sensing in Famine Early Warning
  14. 10 Health Applications of Remote Sensing and Climate Modeling
  15. Appendix A An Annotated Guide to Earth Remote Sensing Data and Information Resources for Social Science Applications
  16. Appendix B Glossary
  17. Biographical Sketches of Contributors and Editors