Mapping urban composition and green infrastructure using remote sensing in support of urban ecosystem service assessment KU Leuven
Urbanization presents one of the major challenges to humankind in the current century. Our cities are true drivers of global environmental change, but at the same time also represent the most susceptible areas to be suffering from the local impacts of these ongoing changes (e.g. through heat waves, flooding and air pollution). Sustainable urban management and development therefore focuses on safeguarding the local quality of life by reducing ...