Overview of the Special Issue on Applications of Remote Sensing Imagery for Urban Areas

Li, Xinghua; Yu, Yongtao; Guan, Xiaobin; Feng, Ruitao

doi:10.3390/rs14051204

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“…Urban areas are where people primarily settle, characterised by high levels of human activity and dense infrastructure. They experience significant changes in population, land use, and industrial production over time (Li et al, 2022). Due to the high population density and complex infrastructure, urban areas can be susceptible to natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes, and droughts.…”

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The Rationale for Collaborative Approach with Military Involvement to Strengthen Urban Disaster Management Strategy: A Case Study of Malaysia

Safiudin¹,

Kutty²

2023

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This article discusses the rationale for a collaborative approach involving military involvement to strengthen Malaysia's urban disaster management strategy. The article highlights the limitations of the existing approach in effectively responding to urban disasters through analysis of available resources. This research found that a collaborative approach with military involvement can offer several advantages, including improved communication and coordination, increased resources and expertise, and enhanced capacity building. However, a few challenges and concerns must be addressed, especially regarding civil liberties. This study underscores the importance of managing and integrating the military's involvement with civilian authorities transparently and responsibly and reviewing the policies governing civil-military coordination in the country's disaster legislation. The article provides a case study of the implementation of this approach during the 2021 floods in Malaysia to discourse on the lesson learnt from the catastrophic event. Overall, the article concludes that a collaborative approach involving military involvement is essential for improving Malaysia's urban disaster management strategy and ensuring effective disaster response and recovery. Ultimately, this research aims to inspire further research and discussion on this topic and contribute to developing more effective disaster management strategies.

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The Rationale for Collaborative Approach with Military Involvement to Strengthen Urban Disaster Management Strategy: A Case Study of Malaysia

Safiudin¹,

Kutty²

2023

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Assessment of Sustainable World Heritage Areas in Saudi Arabia Based on Climate Change Impacts on Vulnerability Using RS and GIS

Ramadan

Alkadi

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Heritage is considered a pillar of civilized cultural identity and an important income resource. Climate change is one of the main threats to cultural heritage as fragile buildings are highly vulnerable to its impacts, as a result, many world heritage sites, unfortunately, have been lost. This study used Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to develop risk maps that determine spatial environmental changes regarding climatic parameters. The study used satellite images to analyze changes over 20 years for three climatic factors: temperature, humidity, and precipitation patterns. The average rate of change for each indicator was developed by comparing each month over 20 years. Three sub-models classifying changes for the selected factors were created, while the climatology model integrated the three sub-models with equal weights to assess the most vulnerable World Heritage sites. The vulnerable sites were classified into five categories, from less risk to the riskier. The study showed that most of Saudi’s Heritage sites are in the moderate-risk area. The study achieved the sustainable development goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 11 and SDG 13. This paper supports decision-makers to preserve heritage sustainably and to create proactive plans for it.

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Overview of the Special Issue on Applications of Remote Sensing Imagery for Urban Areas

Abstract: Urban areas are the center of human settlement with intensive anthropic activities and dense built-up infrastructures, suffering significant evolution in population shift, land-use change, industrial production, and so on [...]

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The Rationale for Collaborative Approach with Military Involvement to Strengthen Urban Disaster Management Strategy: A Case Study of Malaysia

The Rationale for Collaborative Approach with Military Involvement to Strengthen Urban Disaster Management Strategy: A Case Study of Malaysia

Assessment of Sustainable World Heritage Areas in Saudi Arabia Based on Climate Change Impacts on Vulnerability Using RS and GIS

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