Phoenix, Arizona, USA: Applications of remote sensing in a rapidly urbanizing desert region

Applied Remote Sensing for Urban Planning, Governance and Sustainability

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 137-164

  Stefanov, William L ^a   Netzband, Maik ^b   Möller, Matthias S ^c   Redman, Charles L ^c   MacK, Chris ^d  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GIS Department   (United States)

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EID: 80052819836     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-68009-3_7     Document Type: Chapter

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