The Geography and Remote Sensing Analysis of Sri Lanka

This book presents a survey, dynamic monitoring and comprehensive analysis of Sri Lanka's land, vegetation, surface water, ocean and other environmental resources, as well as its economic, transportation, urban, agricultural and tourism development. It offers readers accurate, systematic and comprehensive information on Sri Lanka's ecological setting and socio-economic development. It also sheds light on policies for the protection of the environment and biodiversity.

Shares the latest findings from remote sensing monitoring of Sri Lanka from the ChinaSri Lanka Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Includes hundreds of high-resolution remote sensing images to show Sri Lanka's ecological setting, social and economic status and evolution process Contributes to the Belt and Road Initiative and shows its significant social benefits

Autorentext

Xianhu Wei, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at the Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Devoted to research on remote sensing surveys, monitoring and evaluation of land resources and the environment, as well as spatial and temporal variation of land surface water and regional responses to global changes, he is the Leading Researcher at two institutions for talent cultivation and scientific research, i.e., the China-Sri Lanka Joint Research and Demonstration Center for Water Technology and the Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has participated in more than 20 research projects and hosted more than 10 others, including national and provincial key projects. He has published more than 30 papers and two books, and copyrighted one computer software program.

Inhalt
Introduction.- The location of Sri Lanka in "One Belt And One Road.- National Geography.- Remote Sensing Analysis of Resources and Environment.- Remote Sensing Analysis of Socioeconomic Development.