Search Results - "Taubenboeck, H"

Free and open-access satellite data are key to biodiversity conservation by Turner, W., Rondinini, C., Pettorelli, N., Mora, B., Leidner, A.K., Szantoi, Z., Buchanan, G., Dech, S., Dwyer, J., Herold, M., Koh, L.P., Leimgruber, P., Taubenboeck, H., Wegmann, M., Wikelski, M., Woodcock, C.

“…•Satellite remote sensing increases understanding of global biodiversity change.•Data continuity, affordability, and access determine its utility in this…”
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Seven city types representing morphologic configurations of cities across the globe by Taubenböck, H., Debray, H., Qiu, C., Schmitt, M., Wang, Y., Zhu, X.X.

“…What we understand by the simple term ‘city’ is in fact describing highly diverse domains: different economies, demographics, ways of living, land uses,…”
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A conceptual vulnerability and risk framework as outline to identify capabilities of remote sensing by Taubenböck, H., Post, J., Roth, A., Zosseder, K., Strunz, G., Dech, S.

“…This study aims at creating a holistic conceptual approach systematizing the interrelation of (natural) hazards, vulnerability and risk. A general hierarchical…”
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Flood risks in urbanized areas – multi-sensoral approaches using remotely sensed data for risk assessment by Taubenböck, H., Wurm, M., Netzband, M., Zwenzner, H., Roth, A., Rahman, A., Dech, S.

“…Estimating flood risks and managing disasters combines knowledge in climatology, meteorology, hydrology, hydraulic engineering, statistics, planning and…”
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"Last-Mile" preparation for a potential disaster – Interdisciplinary approach towards tsunami early warning and an evacuation information system for the coastal city of Padang, Indonesia by Taubenböck, H., Goseberg, N., Setiadi, N., Lämmel, G., Moder, F., Oczipka, M., Klüpfel, H., Wahl, R., Schlurmann, T., Strunz, G., Birkmann, J., Nagel, K., Siegert, F., Lehmann, F., Dech, S., Gress, A., Klein, R.

“…Extreme natural events, like e.g. tsunamis or earthquakes, regularly lead to catastrophes with dramatic consequences. In recent years natural disasters caused…”
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A NOVEL 3D CITY MODELLING APPROACH FOR SATELLITE STEREO DATA USING 3D ACTIVE SHAPE MODELS ON DSMS by Sirmacek, B., Taubenboeck, H., Reinartz, P.

“…Since remote sensing provides new sensors and techniques to accumulate stereo data on urban regions, three-dimensional (3D) repre- sentation of these regions…”
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The spatial network of megaregions - Types of connectivity between cities based on settlement patterns derived from EO-data by Taubenböck, H., Wiesner, M.

“…Megaregions are important phenomena of globalization's new urban scale and form. These regions are considered the drivers of global economy, innovation,…”
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How good is the map? A multi-scale cross-comparison framework for global settlement layers: Evidence from Central Europe by Klotz, M., Kemper, T., Geiß, C., Esch, T., Taubenböck, H.

“…Mapping of settlement areas from space is entering a new era. With the recently developed Global Urban Footprint (based on radar data from TanDEM-X) and the…”
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Monitoring urbanization in mega cities from space by Taubenböck, H., Esch, T., Felbier, A., Wiesner, M., Roth, A., Dech, S.

“…Mega cities, the largest category of urban agglomerations, attract considerable attention because of their population size, economic, socio-cultural,…”
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A new ranking of the world's largest cities—Do administrative units obscure morphological realities? by Taubenböck, H., Weigand, M., Esch, T., Staab, J., Wurm, M., Mast, J., Dech, S.

“…With 37 million inhabitants, Tokyo is the world's largest city in UN statistics. With this work we call this ranking into question. Usually, global city…”
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Measuring morphological polycentricity - A comparative analysis of urban mass concentrations using remote sensing data by Taubenböck, H., Standfuß, I., Wurm, M., Krehl, A., Siedentop, S.

“…Polycentricity belongs to the most versatile and fuzzy concepts in urban geography. It basically points to the existence of more than one center within a…”
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Border regions across the globe: Analyzing border typologies, economic and political disparities, and development dynamics by Taubenböck, H., Otto, C., Gülzau, F., Mau, S.

“…The cosmopolitan dream of a borderless world has little to do with reality. Today's borders bear witness to regulatory intervention in the circulation of…”
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Global differences in urbanization dynamics from 1985 to 2015 and outlook considering IPCC climate scenarios by Taubenböck, H., Mast, J., Geiß, C., Wurm, M., Esch, T., Seto, K.C.

“…Cities are expanding all over the world. In this study we aim to understand how the pace and scale of urban growth dynamics vary across geographies. This study…”
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Which city is the greenest? A multi-dimensional deconstruction of city rankings by Taubenböck, H., Reiter, M., Dosch, F., Leichtle, T., Weigand, M., Wurm, M.

“…The question “which city is the greenest” sounds trivial, but in reality, this question contains statistical ambiguities. In this study, we approach this issue…”
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The physical face of slums: a structural comparison of slums in Mumbai, India, based on remotely sensed data by Taubenböck, H., Kraff, N. J.

“…The term "slum" is difficult to define, but if we see one, we know it. Definitions for slums are qualitative such as "areas of people lacking, for example,…”
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Urban Footprint Processor-Fully Automated Processing Chain Generating Settlement Masks From Global Data of the TanDEM-X Mission by Esch, T., Marconcini, M., Felbier, A., Roth, A., Heldens, W., Huber, M., Schwinger, M., Taubenbock, H., Muller, A., Dech, S.

“…The German TerraSAR-X add-on for Digital Elevation Measurement (TanDEM-X) mission (TDM) collects two global data sets of very high resolution (VHR) synthetic…”
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To be, or not to be ‘urban’? A multi-modal method for the differentiated measurement of the degree of urbanization by Taubenböck, H., Droin, A., Standfuß, I., Dosch, F., Sander, N., Milbert, A., Eichfuss, S., Wurm, M.

“…Today, 56.6% of the world's population is urban and the trend is rising; in Germany, the urbanization process is almost complete at 80.3%. This is the…”
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New dimensions of urban landscapes: The spatio-temporal evolution from a polynuclei area to a mega-region based on remote sensing data by Taubenböck, H., Wiesner, M., Felbier, A., Marconcini, M., Esch, T., Dech, S.

“…Currently our world is facing a migration process of a huge dimension – from rural to urban areas. In 1975 37.7% of the global population were urban dwellers,…”
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Risk and space: modelling the accessibility of stroke centers using day- & nighttime population distribution and different transportation scenarios by Rauch, S, Taubenböck, H, Knopp, C, Rauh, J

“…Abstract Purpose Rapid accessibility of (intensive) medical care can make the difference between life and death. Initial care in case of strokes is highly…”
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Patterns of Eastern European urbanisation in the mirror of Western trends – Convergent, unique or hybrid? by Taubenböck, H, Gerten, C, Rusche, K, Siedentop, S, Wurm, M

“…This paper presents a cross-sectional analysis of the urban land use patterns of 230 city regions in 34 European countries and an in-depth longitudinal…”
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