This paper reviews how remotely sensed data have been used to understand the impact of
urbanization on global environmental change. We describe how these studies can support …

Remote sensing data and methods are widely deployed in order to contribute to the
assessment of numerous components of earthquake risk. While for earthquake hazard …

Remote sensing image products (eg brightness of nighttime lights and land cover/land use
types) have been widely used to disaggregate census data to produce gridded population …

Urban heat waves pose a significant risk to the health and safety of city dwellers, with
urbanization potentially amplifying the health impact of extreme heat. Accurate assessments …

The increase in the number and severity of weather extremes (including excessive heat)
potentially associated with climate change has highlighted the needs for research into risk …

In an emergency situation shelter space is crucial for people affected by natural hazards.
Emergency planners in disaster relief and mass care can greatly benefit from a sound …

Vulnerability assessment is considered as a key step towards effective disaster risk
reduction. It is multi-dimensional, and its assessment is complicated due to the social …

Fine-resolution population distribution mapping is necessary for many purposes, which
cannot be met by aggregated census data due to privacy. Many approaches utilize ancillary …

Mapping population distribution at fine spatial scales is significant and fundamental for
resource utilization, assessment of city disaster, environmental regulation, and urbanization …

High-resolution population mapping is of high relevance for developing and implementing
tailored actions in several fields: From decision making in crisis management to urban …