Abstract
This paper addresses the accuracy and applicability of
medium resolution (MR) remote sensing estimates of
impervious surfaces (IS) for urban land cover change
analysis. Landsat-based vegetation indices (VI) are found
to provide fairly accurate measurements of sub-pixel
imperviousness for urban areas at different geographical
locations within Europe, and to be applicable for cities with
diverse morphologies and dissimilar climatic and
vegetative conditions. Detailed data on urban land cover
changes can be used to examine the diverse
environmental impacts of past and present urbanisation,
including the importance of such changes for the exposure
of cities towards the occurrence and impacts of climate
extremes like high-intensity rainfall events.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication date | 2014 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| Event | IARU Sustainability Science Congress - University of Copenhagen, Copehagen, Denmark Duration: 22 Oct 2014 → 24 Oct 2014 |
Conference
| Conference | IARU Sustainability Science Congress |
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| Location | University of Copenhagen |
| Country/Territory | Denmark |
| City | Copehagen |
| Period | 22/10/2014 → 24/10/2014 |
