Sustainable Development Practices Using Geoinformatics

This exciting new volume will provide a comprehensive overview of the applications of geoinformatics technology for engineers, scientists, and students to become more productive, more aware, and more responsive to global climate change issues and how to manage sustainable development of Earth's resources.

Over the last few years, the stress on natural resources has increased enormously due to anthropogenic activities especially through urbanization and industrialization processes. Sustainable development while protecting the Earth's environment involves the best possible management of natural resources, subject to the availability of reliable, accurate and timely information on regional and global scales. There is an increasing demand for an interdisciplinary approach and sound knowledge on each specific resource, as well as on the ecological and socio-economic perspectives related to their use.

Geoinformatics, including Remote Sensing (RS), Geographical Information System (GIS), and Global Positioning System (GPS), is a groundbreaking and advanced technology for acquiring information required for natural resource management and addressing the concerns related to sustainable development. It offers a powerful and proficient tool for mapping, monitoring, modeling, and management of natural resources. There is, however, a lack of studies in understanding the core science and research elements of geoinformatics, as well as larger issues of scaling to use geoinformatics in sustainable development and management practices of natural resources. There is also a fundamental gap between the theoretical concepts and the operational use of these advance techniques.

Sustainable Development Practices Using Geoinformatics, written by well-known academicians, experts and researchers provides answers to these problems, offering the engineer, scientist, or student the most thorough, comprehensive, and practical coverage of this subject available today, a must-have for any library.

Autorentext

Shruti Kanga, PhD, is an associate professor and coordinator at the Centre for Climate Change and Water Research, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur, India. She has experience teaching at several universities and working in industry in the areas of land management and resource development. She has several articles in scientific journals and a few books to her credit as an author. She is presently on the reviewer panel for several research journals, and she is supervising several PhD students on their dissertations.

Varun Narayan Mishra, PhD, is an assistant professor at the Centre for Climate Change and Water Research, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur, India. He has published around 40 research papers in various reputed international peer-reviewed journals and is a reviewer of several reputed international journals.

Suraj Kumar Singh, PhD, is an associate professor and coordinator at the Centre for Sustainable Development, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur, India. He has published various research papers in national and international journals and participated and organized international conferences, workshops, symposiums, and webinars. He is presently on the reviewer panel for several research journals, and he is supervising several PhD students on their dissertations.

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Preface xv

Acknowledgement xxi

**1 The Impact of Rapid Urbanization on Vegetation Cover and Land Surface Temperature in Barasat Municipal Area 1
**Aniruddha Debnath, Ritesh Kumar, Taniya Singh and Ravindra Prawasi

1.1 Introduction 2

1.2 Study Area 4

1.3 Datasets and Methodology 4

1.3.1 Datasets 4

1.3.2 Methodology 4

1.4 Results and Discussion 7

1.4.1 Pattern of LULC in Barasat 8

1.4.2 Urban Sprawl 9

1.4.3 Impact of Urban Sprawl on Vegetation Cover 10

1.4.4 Impact of Urban Sprawl on LST 11

1.4.5 Relationship Between NDVI and LST 12

1.4.6 Urban Heat Island 12

1.5 Conclusion 16

Acknowledgement 19

References 19

**2 Geo-Environmental Hazard Vulnerability and Risk Assessment Over South Karanpura Coalfield Region of India 23
**Akshay Kumar, Shashank Shekhar, Anamika Shalini Tirkey and Akhouri Pramod Krishna

2.1 Introduction 24

2.2 Study Area 26

2.3 Methodology and Data Used 28

2.4 Result and Discussion 30

2.4.1 Thematic Layers of GHI 30

2.4.1.1 AOT, PWV, and Temperature 30

2.4.1.2 Land Use/Land Cover 32

2.4.2 Thematic Layers of SVI 33

2.4.2.1 Population Density 34

2.4.2.2 Total Worker 36

2.4.2.3 Children Age Group (06 years) (CAG) 36

2.4.2.4 Literacy Rate 36

2.4.3 Geo-Environmental Hazard and Socio-Economic Vulnerability Assessment 37

2.4.3.1 Geo-Environmental Hazard Index 37

2.4.3.2 Socio-Economic Vulnerability Index 39

2.4.4 CMRI Assessment 39

2.5 Conclusion 41

References 42

Appendix: List of Abbreviations 44

**3 Bistatic Scatterometer Measurements for Soil Moisture Estimation Using Grid PartitionBased Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System at L-Band 47
**Ajeet Kumar Vishwakarma and Rajendra Prasad

3.1 Introduction 48

3.2 Methods and Materials 49

3.2.1 Bistatic Scatterometer System 49

3.2.2 Measurement of Soil Moisture Content 49

3.2.3 Methods 51

3.2.3.1 G-ANFIS 51

3.3 Result and Discussions 51

3.4 Conclusions 53

References 54

**4 Morphometric Analysis of Tapi Drainage Basin Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques 57
**Pavankumar Giri, Pranaya Diwate and Yadao Kumar Mawale

4.1 Introduction 57

4.2 Study Area 58

4.3 Methodology 59

4.4 Results and Discussion 60

4.4.1 Morphometric Analysis of Basin 60

4.4.1.1 Linear Aspect 60

4.4.1.2 Relief Aspects 64

4.4.1.3 Aerial Aspects 65

4.5 Conclusion 69

Acknowledgments 70

References 70

**5 Efficacy of GOSAT Data for Global Distribution of CO2 Emission 73
**Laxmi Kant Sharma and Rajani Kant Verma

5.1 Introduction 73

5.2 Monitoring of Greenhouse Gases From Space 74

5.3 GOSAT Satellite 74

5.3.1 Sensors Description of GOSAT 75

5.4 Methodology 75

5.5 Results and Discussion 80

5.6 Conclusion 83

References 83

**6 Development of a Smart Village Through Micro-Level Planning Using Geospatial TechniquesA Case Study of Jangal Aurahi Village of Gorakhpur District 85
**Swati Pandey and Gaurav Tripathi

6.1 Introduction 86

6.2 Study Area 87

6.3 Data Used and Methodology 87

6.3.1 Satellite Data 89

6.3.2 Cadastral Data 89

6.3.3 Ground Truth Data 89

6.3.4 Survey of India Toposheet 89

6.3.5 Methodology 89

6.4 Result and Discussion 98

6.4.1 Action Plan Map 98

6.4.1.1 Soil Resources Action Plan 99

6.4.1.2 Water Resources Action Plan 100 6.4.1.3 Action Plan for Waste Water Mana...