Methods and Applications of Geospatial Technology in Sustainable Urbanism

While megacities are a reality, so too are the environmental disturbances that they cause, including air and water pollution. These disturbances can be modeled with technology and data obtained by modern methods, such as by drone, to monitor cities in near real-time as well as help to simulate risk situations and propose future solutions. These solutions can be inspired by the theoretical principles of sustainable urbanism. Methods and Applications of Geospatial Technology in Sustainable Urbanism is a collection of innovative research that combines theory and practice on analyzing urban environments and applying sustainability principles to them. Highlighting a wide range of topics including geographic information systems, internet mapping technologies, and green urbanism, this book is ideally designed for urban planners, public administration officials, landscape analysts, geographers, engineers, entrepreneurs, academicians, researchers, and students.

José António Tenedório is a Portuguese geographer, urbanist and remote sensing scientist. He is Associate Professor at Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, School of Social Sciences and Humanities (NOVA FCSH), Lisbon, and Integrated Researcher at CICS.NOVA. He has been Visiting Professor at Polytechnic University of Catalonia, BarcelonaTech (UPC), CPSV, Spain, since 2005. His research is focused on geographic analysis, urban remote sensing and modelling of urban environments. In 2013 and 2015 (the latter, ex aequo) he received the SANTANDER Award (first prize) for the Internationalization of the NOVA FCSH Scientific Production.

Rossana Estanqueiro is a geographer. Assistant Professor at Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, School of Social Sciences and Humanities (NOVA FCSH), Lisbon, where since 2012 she teaches aggregate subjects in the area of Geographic analysis, Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems for territorial and urban planning. Integrated Researcher at Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences (CICS.NOVA). Graduated in Geography and Regional Planning (2002), Master in Territorial Management (2007) and PhD in Geography and Territorial Planning, specialization area in Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (2012).

Cristina Delgado Henriques is a Geographer and Urban and Regional Planner, Assistant Professor at the Lisbon School of Architecture, Universidade de Lisboa, since 1997. PhD in Urban Planning from the Technical University of Lisbon. Graduated in Geography and Regional Planning from Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Holder of a scholarship from the Institute of Tropical Research, for the development of Cabo Verde Atlas, and of a scholarship, from FCT (Portuguese national funding agency, for science, research and technology) in the Military Geographical Institute, for the working up of the international project Vector Smart Map. Post-graduated in Land Information Surveying, from Erasmus Program (Ghent University and Roskilde University), and in GIS from Instituto Superior Técnico, (Universidade de Lisboa).Author of the book "Maputo. Cinco décadas de mudança territorial. O uso do solo observado por tecnologias de informação geográfica", published in 2008 by Instituto Português para o Desenvolvimento (IPAD). Her main scientific areas of research are Applied Geography, GIS, Spatial Analysis, Urban Modelling, Urban Planning, African Studies.