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Note: Front Cover -- Remote Sensing of Ocean and Coastal Environments -- Remote Sensing of Ocean and Coastal Environments -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Biographies -- Foreword -- 1 - Remote sensing of Ocean and Coastal Environment - Overview -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Satellite remote sensing -- 2.1 Oil spill -- 2.2 Current velocity extraction and mapping -- 2.3 Sea surface temperature -- 2.4 Sea surface salinity -- 2.5 Coastal currents -- 3. Geographical information system -- 4. Fundamental techniques -- 4.1 Eulerian technique -- 4.2 Lagrangian technique -- References -- 2 - Ocean and coastal remote sensing: platforms, sensors, instruments, data products, tools, and techniques -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Platforms and sensors -- 3. Data products -- 4. Tools and techniques -- 4.1 Prominent indices used in coastal studies -- 4.2 Challenges in coastal remote sensing -- References -- Further reading -- 3 - Ocean remote sensing for seasonal predictability of phytoplankton (chl-a) biomass in the Southern Indian coastal water ... -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Study area profile -- 3. Materials and methods -- 4. Results and discussion -- 4.1 Spectral reflectance of Landsat 8 OLI for chl-a extraction -- 4.2 Estimation of phytoplankton (chl-a) biomass -- 4.3 Phytoplankton (chl-a) biomass variability in premonsoon (September 2018) -- 4.4 Phytoplankton (chl-a) biomass variability in monsoon (December 2017) -- 4.5 Phytoplankton (chl-a) biomass variability in postmonsoon (March 2018) -- 4.6 Seasonal variability of phytoplankton (chl-a) biomass during 2017-2018 -- 5. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Further reading -- 4 - Ocean remote sensing for spatiotemporal variability of wave energy density and littoral current velocity in the Souther ... -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Study area -- 3. Materials and methods -- 3.1 Wave energy density calculation. , 3.2 Littoral current velocity measurement -- 4. Result and discussion -- 4.1 Spatiotemporal variability of wave energy density -- 4.2 Seasonal variability of wave energy density in 2017-2018 -- 4.3 Littoral current velocity and seasonal movement -- 5. Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 5 - Ocean remote sensing of seawater salinity and its seasonal variability: a case study of Southern Indian coastal water u ... -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Study area -- 3. Materials and methods -- 4. Results and discussion -- 4.1 SSS spatial variability in monsoon (December 2017) -- 4.2 SSS spatial variability in premonsoon (September 2018) -- 4.3 SSS spatial variability in postmonsoon (March 2018) -- 4.4 SSS seasonal variability in 2017-2018 -- 4.5 SSS validation using linear regression analysis and RMSE estimation -- 5. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 6 - Impacts of placer mining on groundwater and air quality in the Chavara coastal stretch of Kerala: remote sensing and GI ... -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Materials and methods -- 2.1 Study area -- 2.2 Sample collection and analysis -- 2.2.1 Water environment -- 2.3 Method of study -- 2.3.1 The kriging formula -- 2.4 Air environment -- 3. Results and discussion -- 3.1 Water environment -- 3.1.1 Site A -- 3.1.2 Evaluation of saltwater contamination in site A samples -- 3.1.3 Site B -- 3.1.4 Evaluation of saltwater contamination in site B samples -- 3.2 Air environment -- 4. Conclusion -- 4.1 Mitigation measures to reduce impact -- 4.1.1 Water environment -- 4.1.2 Air environment -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Further reading -- 7 - Evaluation of coastal sediments: an appraisal of geochemistry using ED-XRF and GIS techniques -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Study area -- 3. Materials and method -- 4. Results and discussion -- 5. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References. , 8 - Assessing the impact of aquafarming on landscape dynamics of coastal West Bengal, India using remotely sensed data and ... -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Methodology -- 2.1 Area of study -- 2.2 Data acquisition and preprocessing -- 2.3 LULC classification -- 2.4 Buffer based zonation from coast to inland -- 2.5 Change detection analysis -- 2.6 Application of landscape metrics -- 3. Results -- 3.1 LULC transformation scenario -- 3.2 Spatiotemporal growth pattern of aquaculture and impact on environment -- 3.3 Change scenario of class-level landscape metrics -- 4. Discussion -- 4.1 Aquaculture as a driver of LULC change -- 4.2 Environmental impact of aquacultural spread -- 5. Conclusions -- Supplementary data -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 9 - Applications of geostationary satellite data in the study of ocean and coastal short-term processes: two cases in the E ... -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Geostationary satellite data -- 2.1 GOCI data -- 2.2 Himawari-8 data -- 3. Applications: two cases in the East China Sea short-term cross-shelf process -- 3.1 A complete evolutionary process of submesoscale frontal waves off the southeast coast of China -- 3.1.1 Evolution of frontal waves -- 3.1.2 Tidal oscillation of frontal waves -- 3.1.3 The discussion of mechanism -- 3.2 The short-term variation of surface upwelling off northeastern Taiwan -- 3.2.1 The whole short-term variation of surface upwelling -- 3.2.2 A preliminary discussion of mechanism -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- 10 - Evaluation of heavy metals in coastal aquifers and seawater: an appraisal of geochemistry using ICPMS and remote sensing -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Study area -- 3. Materials and methods -- 3.1 Sampling and laboratory analysis -- 3.2 Heavy metal pollution index -- 3.3 Principal component analysis of Landsat imagery -- 4. Results and discussion -- 4.1 ICPMS results. , 4.2 Heavy metal pollution index -- 4.3 Correlation coefficient -- 4.4 Monitoring heavy metal concentration using Landsat imagery -- 5. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 11 - Remote sensing for exploring heavy mineral deposits: a case study of Chavara and Manavalakurichi deposits, southwest c ... -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Study area -- 3. Materials and methods -- 4. Results and discussion -- 5. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 12 - Simulation studies about the role of Lakshadweep-Maldives ridge in determining tsunami characteristics along the Keral ... -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Methodology -- 2.1 Study area -- 2.2 Method -- 3. Results and discussion -- 4. The influence of LMR for 2004 Sumatra tsunami -- 5. The effect of LMR for 1945 Makran-like tsunami -- 6. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 13 - Measuring the vulnerability of coastal ecosystems in a densely populated west coast landscape, India: a remote sensing ... -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Study area -- 3. Methodology -- 3.1 Data processing -- 3.2 Taxonomic investigation -- 3.3 Coastal population study -- 3.4 Coastal regulation zone maps -- 3.5 Data source and instruments -- 4. Analysis and discussions -- 4.1 North Kerala (Kasaragod-Malappuram) -- 4.2 Central Kerala (Thrissur-Alappuzha) -- 4.3 South Kerala (Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram) -- 4.4 CRZ notification and mangrove conservation -- 5. Results -- 6. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 14 - Modeling of coastal environmental vulnerability in South India: a multiple parametric approach using remote sensing an ... -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The geographical profile of the study area -- 3. Materials and methods -- 3.1 The GIS-based EVI modeling and parameters assigned weights -- 4. Results and discussions -- 4.1 Wave energy and shoreline impacts -- 4.2 Groundwater table fluctuation. , 4.3 Coastal sediment load change rate -- 4.4 Storm surge or wave run-up -- 4.5 Suspended sediments or river discharge rate -- 4.6 Coastal vegetation change rate -- 4.7 Coastal mining and quarrying -- 4.8 Seawater intrusion impacts (GALDIT score) -- 4.9 The coastal population growth rate -- 4.10 Assessment and mapping of vulnerability to environmental damages -- 5. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 15 - Evaluation of suspended sediment concentration and heavy metal distribution in Ashtamudi Lake, a Ramsar site in the so ... -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Study area -- 3. Materials and methods -- 3.1 Estimation of SSC and its monthly variability -- 3.2 Heavy metal: spatial distribution analysis -- 4. Results and discussion -- 4.1 Estimation of suspended sediment concentration -- 4.2 GIS mapping of heavy metal spatial distribution -- 4.3 Assessment of heavy metal pollution status -- 4.3.1 Pollution load index -- 4.3.2 Contamination degree -- 4.3.3 Modified contamination degree -- 4.3.4 Potential ecological risk index -- 5. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 16 - Seasonal variability of sea surface temperature in Southern Indian coastal water using Landsat 8 OLI/TIRS images -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Study area -- 3. Materials and methods -- 4. Results and discussion -- 4.1 SST spatial variability in monsoon (December 2017) -- 4.2 SST spatial variability in premonsoon (September 2018) -- 4.3 SST spatial variability in postmonsoon (March 2018) -- 4.4 SST seasonal variability during 2017-2018 -- 4.5 SST validation using linear regression analysis and RMSE estimation -- 5. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 17 - Ocean remote sensing of suspended sediment variability in Southern Indian coastal water region using Landsat 8 OLI images -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Profile of the study area -- 3. Materials and methods. , 4. Results and discussion.

Note: Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Hazards: Impact and Assessment -- Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment for the Frontal Part of the Mishmi Hills, India and Its Role in Disaster Management -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area -- 3 Materials and Methods -- 4 Analysis -- 4.1 Selection of Source and Site -- 4.2 Inclusion of Source Seismicity -- 4.3 Spectral Ordinates -- 4.4 Consideration of Existing Attenuation Models -- 4.5 Selection of Global Parameters -- 5 Results and Discussion -- 5.1 Probability of Exceedance Versus Intensity: Hazard Curve -- 5.2 Hazard Maps for Different Return Periods -- 6 Role of PSHA in Disaster Management -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Assessment of Desertification and Land Degradation Vulnerability in Humid Tropics and Sub-tropical Regions of India Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Description of the Study Area -- 3 Materials and Methods -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Analysis of Diversified Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic Across the Indian States -- 1 Introduction -- 2 State-Wise COVID-19 Situations in India -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Critical Analysis -- 4.1 Strength -- 4.2 Weakness -- 4.3 Opportunity -- 4.4 Threats -- 4.5 Internal and External Environment -- References -- Spatio-temporal Analysis of Seasonal Drought Pattern Using Vegetation Condition Index in Latur District -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Research Methodology -- 2.1 Study Area -- 2.2 Data Used -- 2.3 Methodology -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Analysis of Normalized Difference Vegetation Index -- 3.2 Analysis of VCI for Pre-monsoon Season -- 3.3 Analysis of VCI Post-monsoon Season -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Sea Level Rise and Impact on Moushuni Island of Sundarban Delta (West bengal)-A Geospatial-Based Approach -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Area and Location. , 3 Materials and Methods -- 4 Results and Discussions -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Mapping of Affected Areas by Extreme Weather Events in Kanda Tehsil of Bageshwar District by GIS and RS Technique -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Research Methodology -- 3 Study Area -- 4 Findings/Results -- 4.1 Damage Assessment Due to Extreme Weather Events in Kanda Tehsil -- 4.2 Affected villages of Kanda tehsil -- 4.3 Villages Affected by Extreme Weather Events During 2005-2015 -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Household-Based Approach to Assess the Impact of River Bank Erosion on the Socio-economic Condition of People: A Case Study of Lower Ganga Plain -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Research Methodology -- 2.1 Selection of the Unit and Households -- 2.2 Before and After the River Bank Erosion -- 2.3 The Time Series -- 2.4 Analysis of Indicators -- 2.5 Adjustment of the Income Value -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Impact on Livelihood -- 3.2 Impact on Income -- 3.3 Loss of Agricultural Land -- 3.4 Changes in the House Type -- 3.5 Impact on Homestead Size -- 3.6 Change in the Number of Rooms -- 3.7 Average Distance of Households from Former Homestead -- 3.8 Impact on Mental Health -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Landslide Susceptibility Mapping of East Sikkim Employing AHP Method -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area -- 3 Data and Methodology -- 3.1 Landslide Conditioning Factors -- 3.2 Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) -- 3.3 Application of the AHP Model -- 4 Result and Discussion -- 4.1 Mapping and Assessment of Factors Responsible for Landslide Occurrence -- 4.2 Landslide Susceptibility Mapping -- 4.3 Landslide Inventories Validation Over Susceptibility Map -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Socio-Economic and Ecological Vulnerability to Disasters -- Socio-Environmental Vulnerability of Agriculture Communities to Climate Change in Western Himalaya: A Household-Level Review. , 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Search Strategy -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Characteristics of Included Studies -- 3.2 Bibliometric Analysis -- 3.3 Methodological Approach -- 3.4 Dynamics of Vulnerability -- 4 Discussion -- 4.1 Limitations of Reviewed Studies -- 4.2 Holistic Approach Toward Multi-stressor Studies -- 4.3 Exposure Dynamics -- 4.4 Governance Capacity and Policy Capability -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Application of Mike 11 for One-Dimensional GLOF Modeling of a Rapidly Expanding Dalung Proglacial Lake, Indus River Basin, Western Himalaya -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area -- 3 Data and Methods -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 4.1 Characteristics of DG and DPL -- 4.2 Characterizing DPL as Potentially Dangerous -- 4.3 Mechanism of GLOFs -- 4.4 Modeling GLOFs Using Mike 11 -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Hybrid Tree-Based Wetland Vulnerability Modelling -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area -- 3 Materials and Methods -- 3.1 Materials -- 3.2 Methods -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Characteristics of the Parameter Layers -- 4.2 Wetland Vulnerability Assessment (WVA) Modelling -- 4.3 Assessing the Accuracy of the WVA Models -- 4.4 Factor-Based Wetland Vulnerability Index (WVI) Analysis Using Filed Data -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Spatio-temporal Analysis of Land Use / Land Cover Change Using STAR Method in Kolkata Urban Agglomeration -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area -- 3 Research Methodology -- 3.1 Change Detection -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Change Matrix Analysis -- 4.2 LULC Expansion Rate and Change Detection -- 5 Discussions -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Vulnerability Assessment of COVID Epidemic for Management and Strategic Plan: A Geospatial-Based Solution -- 1 Introduction -- 2 General Description of the Study Area -- 3 Materials and Methods -- 3.1 Data Collection and Database Creation -- 3.2 Variable Selection. , 3.3 Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) -- 3.4 Statistical Analysis -- 4 Results -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Adaptation -- Auto-generated Gravity Canal Routes for Flood Mitigation and Groundwater Rejuvenation: A Study in Damodar-Barakar River Basin, India -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Study Area -- 2.2 Data -- 2.3 Generation of Standard Maps Using GIS Techniques -- 2.4 Operation of the Site Suitability Model for Canal Outfall -- 2.5 Operation of the Canal Routing Model (CRM) -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Assessing the Impact of Disasters and Adaptation Strategies in Sundarban Biosphere Reserve, India: A Household Level Analysis -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area -- 3 Database and Methodology -- 4 Deliberation of Results -- 4.1 Effect of Hazards on Livelihood -- 5 Conclusion and Policy Implication -- References -- Forest Fires in Tropical Deciduous Forests-A Precursor to Anticipatory Adaptation Framework -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Characterizing Forest Fire Factors -- 2.1 Vegetation Composition -- 2.2 Topography -- 2.3 Climatic Condition -- 2.4 Anthropogenic Intervention -- 2.5 Changing of Susceptibility in Relation with Factors Contributing -- 3 Ecological Consequences of Forest Fire -- 3.1 Impact on Plant Diversity -- 3.2 Impact on Soil Community -- 4 Susceptibility Modeling and Mapping -- 4.1 Fire and Remote Sensing -- 4.2 Forest Fire and Prediction Modeling -- 5 Need of Anticipatory Adaptation Strategy -- 6 Future Scope -- References -- Understanding the Flood Early Warning System, A Case Study of Transboundary Water Governance in the Gandak River Basin -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Objectives of the Study -- 2.2 Research Design -- 2.3 Methods of Data Collection -- 3 Data Analysis -- 4 Results and Discussion. , 4.1 Historical Perspective of Flood Early Warning System in Gandak River Basin -- 4.2 Traditional Early Warning System -- 4.3 Information Sharing -- 4.4 Means of Dissemination Used for Flood Early Warning System Between India and Nepal -- 4.5 Challenges in the Formal Early Warning System -- 4.6 Strategies to Address the Challenges -- 5 Suggestion -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Adaptation Policy and Community Discourse of Climate Change in the Mountainous Regions of India -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Impact of Climate Change in Mountain Areas -- 3 Research Methodology -- 4 Study Area -- 5 Results and Discussion -- 5.1 Rise in Temperatures -- 5.2 Erratic Rainfall and Water Availability -- 5.3 Socio-economic Considerations and Adaptability -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Analysis of Public Awareness, Health Risks, and Coping Strategies Against Heat Waves in NCT of Delhi, India -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Study Area -- 3 Research Methodology -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 4.1 Socio-demographic Characteristics of Respondents -- 4.2 Awareness About Heat Waves -- 4.3 Variability in Perceived Health Impacts of Heat Waves -- 4.4 Coping Strategies Adopted by Respondent Characteristics -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Resilience -- Community-Based Flood Preparedness: A Case Study of Adayar Watershed, Chennai City, Tamil Nadu, India -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Research Methodology and Analysis -- 2.1 Site and Situation Analysis -- 2.2 Case Study 1 Srinivasapuram -- 2.3 The Case Study II: Chitra Nagar -- 2.4 The Case Study III: Thideer Nagar -- 2.5 The Case Study IV: Pari Nagar -- 2.6 The Case Study V: Dr. Kanu Nagar -- 3 The Case Study VI: Shanthi Nagar -- 4 Participatory (Mind) Mapping -- 5 Seasonal Calendar -- 6 SWOT Analysis -- 7 General Profile of the Vulnerable Communities -- 7.1 Demographic Profile -- 8 Socio-economics and Infrastructures -- 9 Conclusion. , Bibliography.

Note: Intro -- Contents -- Part I: General -- Chapter 1: Introduction to Space Technology Challenges: Potential and Future Prospects -- Part II: Understanding of Sustainable Water Resource Management -- Chapter 2: Recharge Potential Mapping in Complex Hydrological System of Kosi Basin in the Mid-Himalayan Region -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Materials and Method -- 2.2.1 Characteristics of Study Area -- 2.2.2 Data Collection and Preprocessing -- 2.2.3 Multi-criteria Decision and Weightage Sum Analysis -- 2.3 Results and Discussion -- 2.3.1 Relief Aspect and Recharge Potentiality of Basin -- 2.3.2 Structural Aspect and Recharge Potentiality of Basin -- 2.3.3 Recharge Potential Evaluation and Mapping -- 2.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Application of Geoinformatics for the Integrated Watershed Management and Development Planning, Bal Ganga Basin, Te... -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.1.1 Why Watershed -- 3.1.2 Natural Resource Degradation -- 3.2 Study Area -- 3.3 Materials and Method -- 3.3.1 Physiography Variables -- 3.3.2 Soil -- 3.3.3 Land Use/Land Cover -- 3.3.4 Drainage Network -- 3.3.5 Villages -- 3.3.6 Road Network -- 3.4 Integrated Resource Planning -- 3.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4: A Semi-analytical Approach to Understand Remote Sensing-based Backscattering Characteristics for Kerala Coast Using... -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Materials and Method -- 4.3 Results and Discussion -- 4.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5: Phytoplankton (chl-a) Biomass Seasonal Variability in the Gulf of Mannar, South India: A Remote Sensing Perspective -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Gulf of Mannar: Geographical Profile -- 5.3 Materials and Method -- 5.3.1 Extraction of Phytoplankton (chl-a) Concentration -- 5.3.2 Sea Surface Temperature Estimation -- 5.3.3 Seawater Salinity Estimation -- 5.4 Results and Discussion. , 5.4.1 Landsat ETM Image Reflectance Response to Phytoplankton Concentration -- 5.4.2 Estimation of Phytoplankton Concentration -- 5.4.3 Spatio-Temporal Variation of Phytoplankton (chl-a) Biomass -- 5.4.4 Factor Influencing Phytoplankton (Chl-s) Dispersal -- 5.4.4.1 Seawater Salinity -- 5.4.4.2 Sea Surface Temperature -- 5.4.4.3 Wave Height and Littoral Current -- 5.5 Conclusion -- References -- Part III: Global Modelling of Natural Hazard Risk Assessment -- Chapter 6: Flood Inundation and Hazard Mapping of 2017 Floods in the Rapti River Basin Using Sentinel-1A Synthetic Aperture Ra... -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Study Area -- 6.3 Material and Methodology -- 6.4 Results and Discussion -- 6.4.1 Cause and Occurrence of 2017 Floods -- 6.4.2 Flooded Area of the Rapti River Basin in 2017 -- 6.4.3 Downstream Movement of 2017 Floods -- 6.4.4 Development Block-Wise Flood Hazard Assessment -- 6.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 7: Application of ASTER Remote Sensing for Lithological Mapping in the Udaipur District of Rajasthan, India -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Study Area and Geological Setting -- 7.3 Materials and Methodology -- 7.3.1 Field Spectra Reflectance Data Collection -- 7.3.2 ASTER Pre-processing and Image Calibration -- 7.3.3 Empirical Line Calibration (ELC) -- 7.3.4 Minimum Noise Fraction (MNF) Transformation -- 7.3.5 Spectral Angle Mapper Classification -- 7.4 Results and Discussion -- 7.4.1 ASTER Image Spectral Characteristics of Rock Types -- 7.4.2 Discrimination of Lithological Feature Using MNF Analysis -- 7.4.2.1 Locality 1: 73 53′ E to 74 40′ E and 24 20′ N to 24 30′ N (Area of Kotra, Jhamarkotra and Zawar) -- 7.4.2.2 Locality 2: 73 35′ E to 73 44′ E and 24 36′ N to 24 42′ N (Area of Thur, Badgaon, Fatehpura and a Part of National Hig... -- 7.4.3 SAM Classification of ASTER for Lithological Mapping -- 7.5 Conclusion -- References. , Chapter 8: Interactive Approach for Earthquake Scenario Development and Hazards Resource Estimation -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Study Area -- 8.3 Material and Methodology -- 8.3.1 Land Use/Land Cover -- 8.3.2 Cartosat DEM -- 8.3.3 Slope Approach -- 8.3.4 Relief -- 8.3.5 Weightage Assignments -- 8.3.6 Trend Surface Analysis -- 8.3.7 Co-Kriging -- 8.3.8 Isoseismic Line -- 8.4 Results and Discussion -- 8.4.1 Land Use/Land Cover -- 8.4.2 Cartosat DEM -- 8.4.3 Slope Map -- 8.4.4 Relief -- 8.4.5 Earthquake Mapping -- 8.4.6 Seismic Hazard Map -- 8.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9: A Sediment Dynamic Modelling of Landsat OLI Image for Suspended Sediment Drift Along the Southwest Coast of India -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Study Area -- 9.3 Materials and Methodology -- 9.3.1 Data Used -- 9.3.2 Conversion of DN to TOA Reflectance -- 9.3.3 Rayleigh´s Reflectance Correction -- 9.3.4 Marine Reflectance Calculation -- 9.3.5 Physiography and Drainage System -- 9.3.6 Mean Significant Wave Height -- 9.3.7 Coastal Erosion and Accretion -- 9.3.8 Relative Sea Level Rise -- 9.3.9 Extraction of Suspended Sediments -- 9.4 Results and Discussion -- 9.4.1 Landforms and Drainage System -- 9.4.2 Hydrodynamic Processes Along the Coast -- 9.4.3 Monitoring of Suspended Sediments -- 9.5 Conclusion -- Reference -- Part IV: Progress and Perspective Scenario of Urban Growth Models -- Chapter 10: Inter-calibration and Urban Light Index of DMSP-OLS Night-Time Data for Evaluating the Urbanization Process in Aus... -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Study Area -- 10.3 Materials and Methodology -- 10.3.1 Spatial Analysis: Estimation of Detected Area Under Threshold Frequency -- 10.3.2 Urban Built-Up Area Extraction -- 10.3.3 Inter-calibration of the Night-Time Light Dataset -- 10.3.4 Statistical Data for Measuring ULI -- 10.3.5 Frequency of Calibration Data. , 10.3.6 Inter-calibrated Resulted Urban Light Index (ULI) -- 10.4 Results and Discussion -- 10.4.1 Light Detection Threshold Information Retrieval -- 10.4.2 Urban Light Indexation (ULI) of NTL Time Series Data -- 10.5 Discussion -- References -- Chapter 11: Modelling Spatial Patterns of Urban Growth in Pune Metropolitan Region, India -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Study Area and Data -- 11.3 Methods -- 11.3.1 Satellite Image Classification -- 11.3.2 Model Development -- 11.3.2.1 Dependent and Explanatory Variables -- 11.3.2.2 Variable Selection -- 11.3.2.3 Ordinary Least Squares Regression -- 11.3.2.4 Spatial Regression -- 11.4 Results -- 11.4.1 Ordinary Least Squares Regression -- 11.4.2 Spatial Regression -- 11.5 Discussion -- 11.5.1 Key Findings -- 11.5.2 Proposed Framework -- 11.5.3 Methodological Limitations -- 11.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12: Analysing Urban Sprawl and Spatial Expansion of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration Using Geospatial Approach -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Study Area -- 12.3 Database and Methodology -- 12.3.1 Assessment of the Degree of Urbanization -- 12.3.2 Shannon´s Entropy Model of Urban Expansion -- 12.4 Result and Discussion -- 12.4.1 Spatiotemporal Dynamics of LULC and Urban Built-Up Area -- 12.4.2 Builtup Density -- 12.4.3 Shannon´s Entropy Model for Urban Expansion -- 12.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 13: Automated Extraction of Urban Impervious Area from Spectral-Based Digital Image Processing Techniques -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Materials and Methods -- 13.2.1 Study Area and Data Sets -- 13.2.2 Methodology -- 13.3 Results and Discussion -- 13.4 Conclusion -- References -- Part V: Future Challenges of Natural Resource Management and their Potential over Space and Time -- Chapter 14: Hybrid Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar for the Detection of Waterlogged Rice Fields -- 14.1 Introduction. , 14.2 Materials and Methods -- 14.2.1 Test Site and SAR Data -- 14.2.2 Data Analysis -- 14.3 Results and Discussion -- 14.3.1 The Importance of Dataset Selection -- 14.3.2 Performance of Prediction Models -- 14.3.3 Best Performing Data and Models -- 14.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 15: Assessment of Forest Species Diversity in Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan, India -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Materials and Methods -- 15.2.1 Study Area -- 15.2.2 Data Used -- 15.2.3 Determination of Sample Size and Species Sampling Distribution -- 15.2.4 Data Assembly and Basal Area -- 15.2.5 Empirical Analysis of Species Richness Diversity and Evenness Indices -- 15.2.5.1 Shannon-Wiener Index (H/) -- 15.2.5.2 Margalef Index of Species Richness (SR) -- 15.2.5.3 Simpson´s Diversity (D) Index -- 15.2.5.4 Pielou´s Index (J) -- 15.3 Results and Discussion -- 15.3.1 Land Use/Land Cover and Forest Stand Structure Analysis -- 15.3.2 Forest Type Classification -- 15.4 Species Diversity -- 15.5 Determination of Diversity Through Clustering -- 15.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 16: Future Challenges and Perspective of Remote Sensing Technology.