People and pixels : linking remote sensing and social science / Diana Liverman ... [et al.], editors.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council Staff, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Liverman, Diana M.

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land use--Remote sensing.

Land use.

Social sciences--Methodology.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

PEOPLE and PIXELS

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Contents

Preface

1 Linking Remote Sensing and Social Science: The Need and the Challenges

WHAT CAN REMOTE SENSING DO FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE?

Measuring the Context of Social Phenomena

Measuring Social Phenomena and Their Effects

Providing Additional Measures for Social Science

Making Connections Across Levels of Analysis

Providing Time-Series Data on Socially Relevant Phenomena

WHAT CAN SOCIAL SCIENCE DO FOR REMOTE SENSING?

Validation and Interpretation of Remote Observations

Data Confidentiality and Public Use

HOW CAN REMOTE SENSING AND SOCIAL SCIENCE IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS?

Interpreting, Modeling, and Predicting the Dynamics of Natural Resources

Understanding the Human Consequences of Climate Flux

MAJOR INTELLECTUAL ISSUES

Finding the Appropriate Spatial and Temporal Resolution

Linking People to Pixels

INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES: MAKING IT HAPPEN

Building a Community of Scholars

Training Future Scholars

Providing Necessary Data

PLAN OF THE VOLUME

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

NOTES

REFERENCES

2 A Brief History of Remote Sensing Applications, with Emphasis on Landsat

GROWTH OF THE REMOTE SENSING COMMUNITY

STIMULI FOR AN ORBITING RESOURCES SATELLITE

FORCES MOTIVATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF REMOTE SENSING

Need For Better Information

National Security

Commercial Opportunities

International Cooperation

International Law

THE EVOLUTION OF LANDSAT

The Landsat Concept

THE LANDSAT SYSTEM

Landsats-1, -2, and -3

Landsats-4 and -5

Landsat-6

ASSESSING THE IMPACT

A New Paradigm

Privatization/Commercialization

The Legacy

Landsat-7

Beyond Landsat-7

CONCLUSIONS

3 "Socializing the Pixel" and "Pixelizing the Social" in Land-Use and Land-Cover Change.

SOCIALIZING THE PIXEL

PIXELIZING THE SOCIAL

SCALAR DYNAMICS AND PATH DEPENDENCE

CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

4 Linking Satellite, Census, and Survey Data to Study Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon

THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON

Defining the Region

Development Policy, Land Settlement, and Deforestation

RATIONALE FOR THE RESEARCH DESIGN

DATA AND DESIGN

Satellite Estimates of Deforestation

Census Estimates of Demographic and Economic Structure

SPATIAL SCALES AND SPATIAL CORRESPONDENCE

PRELIMINARY FINDINGS

FINDING ANSWERS IN THE ERRORS

ANNEX 4-1

5 Land-Use Change After Deforestation in Amazonia

THE VALUE ADDED OF SOCIAL SCIENTISTS' INTEREST IN REMOTE SENSING ANALYSIS

METHODS

Levels of Analysis and Site Selection

Study Areas

Distribution of Research Locations

Vegetation and Soil Inventory and Processing

PATTERNS OF SECONDARY SUCCESSION IN AMAZONIA

Soil Physical and Chemical Patterns in the Study Regions

Variation in Rates of Regrowth

Basin-Wide Patterns of Rates of Regrowth: Defining Stages of Regrowth in Amazonia

IMPLICATIONS FOR TRAINING AND RESEARCH

6 Land-Use/Land-Cover and Population Dynamics, Nang Rong, Thailand

NANG RONG, THAILAND: LABORATORY FOR STUDY

PROJECT HISTORY

DATA

Social Survey Data

Remotely Sensed Data

RESEARCH ISSUES

Linking People and Pixels

Availability of Exogenous Variables

Scale of Analysis

7 Validating Prehistoric and Current Social Phenomena upon the Landscape of the Peten, Guatemala

BACKGROUND

ARCHEOLOGICAL RESEARCH

DEFORESTATION

RESEARCH CHALLENGES: COLLECTING GROUND-TRUTH INFORMATION

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

REFERENCES.

8 Extraction and Modeling of Urban Attributes Using Remote Sensing Technology

REMOTE SENSING OF URBAN/SUBURBAN ATTRIBUTES

Land Use/Land Cover

Building and Cadastral (Property Line) Infrastructure

Transportation Infrastructure

Utility Infrastructure

Creation of a Digital Elevation Model

Socioeconomic Characteristics

Energy Demand and Conservation

Meteorological Data

Critical Environmental Area Assessment

Disaster Emergency Response

USE OF REMOTE SENSING FOR FORECASTING URBAN RESIDENTIAL EXPANSION

9 Social Science and Remote Sensing in Famine Early Warning

PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION OF FAMINE MODELS

OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTEGRATION OF SOCIAL SCIENCE

10 Health Applications of Remote Sensing and Climate Modeling

MONITORING COASTAL ALGAL BLOOMS

MONITORING TERRESTRIAL HABITATS OF DISEASE VECTORS

MODELING CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND DISEASE OUTBREAKS

USING CLIMATE CHANGE MODELS TO PROJECT DISEASE DISTRIBUTION

UNDERSTANDING THE SPREAD OF DISEASE AT HIGH ALTITUDES

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

ADDITIONAL READINGS

Appendix A An Annotated Guide to Earth Remote Sensing Data and Information Resources for Social Science Applications

I. BASIC INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION ON EARTH REMOTE SENSING

I.A General Overviews and Compendia

I.B. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

I.C Glossaries

I.D. Tutorials and Other Educational Materials

II. SELECTED LISTINGS OF EARTH REMOTE SENSING DATA AND INFORMATION RESOURCES

II.A Comprehensive Lists

II. B Selective Lists

III. SELECTED REMOTE SENSING DATA CATALOGS AND SEARCH TOOLS

III.A Multiple Data Center Catalogs and Search Tools

III.B Selected Data Center Catalogs and Search Tools

IV. SELECTED EARTH REMOTE SENSING DATA SYSTEMS AND CENTERS.

IV.A Selected Multinational Data Systems and Centers

IV.B Selected National Centers

V. OTHER NOTEWORTHY RESOURCES RELATED TO EARTH REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS AND EDUCATION

VI. SELECTED E-MAIL/WWW GATEWAYS

Appendix B Glossary

Biographical Sketches of Contributors and Editors.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610210268

9780309174367

0309174368

9781280210266

1280210265

9780309593045

0309593042

9780585027883

0585027889

OCLC:

42329338