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The Urban-Environment-Sustainability-Technology Nexus

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This book series examines global urbanization's environmental impacts across different geographical settings and development stages. Rapid worldwide urbanization has dramatically altered ecosystems, biodiversity, climate, and water resources, creating complex challenges for assessment and monitoring. While urbanization generates local effects, evidence shows significant implications for regional environments and global climate change. The series addresses sustainable urban development strategies across continents, involving interdisciplinary research from environmental science, urban studies, data science, engineering, and social theories. Key topics include green cities, resilient cities, smart cities, urban computing, land use planning, climate, ecosystems, and geospatial AI.

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Urban Observation and Social Sensing

Urban Observation and Social Sensing

1st Edition

Forthcoming

Edited By Bin Chen, Fan Zhang
May 21, 2026

Urban Observation and Social SensingĀ helps readers see cities in a way they have seldom imagined before. Advanced technologies such as satellites in space, near surface drones, or even smartphones, can be used to explain how a city functions, or why certain areas are more populated than others. It ...

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