People and Pixels: Linking Remote Sensing and Social Science

by Board on Environmental Change and Society, Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change, National Research Council, et al.

Book Overview

Space-based sensors are giving us an ever-closer and more comprehensive look at the earth's surface; they also have the potential to tell us about human activity. This volume examines the possibilities for using remote sensing technology to improve understanding of social processes and human-environment interactions. Examples include deforestation and regrowth in Brazil, population-environment interactions in Thailand, ancient and modern rural...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309064082
• ISBN13: 9780309064088
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"