Urban Remote Sensing: Global Comparisons

Over three decades of satellite remote sensing has supplied a rich, largely untapped archive for urban designers and thinkers. Existing and concurrent images have the potential to allow us not only to trace through multitemporal observations of urban agglomerations, but also to predict emerging urban trends. Christopher Small of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University provides some essential insights into the applications of remote-sensing technology, while also outlining its capabilities and limitations. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.