In the past few decades, urban flooding and water shortages caused by the rapid expansion
of cities and the destruction of construction ecology have been harshly lost. The current …

Infrastructure is a fundamental sector for sustainable development and Earth observation
has great potentials for sustainable infrastructure development (SID). However …

China has begun a rapid move towards Sponge City implementation, which will include
widespread installation of various Low Impact Development (LID) stormwater infrastructure …

The natural and semi-natural areas within cities provide important refuges for biodiversity, as
well as many benefits to people. To study urban ecology and quantify the benefits of urban …

Torrential rainfall can generate landslides, flash floods, and debris flows which might
become disasters, causing loss of life and damage to property and infrastructure. To …

Considering the high-level details in an ultrahigh-spatial-resolution (UHSR) unmanned
aerial vehicle (UAV) dataset, detailed mapping of heterogeneous urban landscapes is …

Urban populations benefit greatly from the ecosystem services provided by urban green and
blue spaces. While the equity of provision of and access to urban green and blue spaces …

With recent increases of heavy rainfall during the summer season, South Korea is hit by
substantial flood damage every year. To reduce such flood damage and cope with flood …

Urban water systems face severe challenges such as urbanisation, population growth and
climate change. Traditional technical solutions, ie, pipe-based, grey infrastructure, have a …

Adequate forecasting and preparation for heavy rain can minimize life and property damage.
Some studies have been conducted on the heavy rain damage prediction model (HDPM) …