Monitoring and Managing Environmental Sustainability Using Remote Sensing

Dear Colleagues,

Environmental sustainability is essential for maintaining the health and viability of our planet for current and future generations. As human activities are increasingly putting a strain on the environment, promoting sustainability becomes crucial to mitigate the adverse impacts of climate change, deforestation, habitat loss, and more. Sustainable practices not only protect natural habitats but also enhance quality of life by ensuring clean air, water, and soil, which are fundamental to human health and well-being. Remote sensing technology plays a pivotal role in monitoring and managing environmental sustainability. By utilizing satellites and airborne sensors, remote sensing provides comprehensive and real-time data on various environmental parameters, such as land use changes, deforestation rates, natural disasters, and the health of ecosystems with high precision and temporal resolution. The insights gained from remote sensing are invaluable for designing effective conservation strategies, implementing sustainable land management practices, and enforcing environmental regulations. As a result, remote sensing technology is indispensable for achieving and maintaining environmental sustainability in an era of rapid environmental change.

This Special Issue aims to compile a comprehensive collection of innovative research and insights into how remote sensing technology can be leveraged to monitor and manage environmental suitability, thus supporting sustainable development.

This Special Issue is mainly directed toward participants of the 31st International Conference on Geomatics, “Geospatial Sciences for Sustainability”. However, we also welcome other suitable manuscripts from around the world.

Authors are invited to submit their original research articles and review papers on topics including, but not limited to, the following:

• Land use and land cover change: remote sensing applications in detecting and analyzing changes in land use and land cover.
• Climate change monitoring: using remote sensing data to assess and model the impacts of climate change on different ecosystems.
• Biodiversity and habitat mapping: techniques for monitoring biodiversity and habitat health through remote sensing data.
• Agricultural monitoring: Remote sensing for assessing soil health, crop conditions, and agricultural sustainability.
• Water resource management: Utilizing remote sensing technology for monitoring water quality, distribution, and management.
• Urban environment analysis: Assessing urban heat islands, green spaces, and environmental quality in urban areas using remote sensing.
• Disaster management: Remote sensing in predicting, monitoring, and managing natural disasters such as floods, droughts, and wildfires.
• Forest and vegetation monitoring: Techniques for tracking forest health, deforestation, and reforestation efforts.
• Environmental pollution monitoring: Monitoring air quality, atmospheric composition, and pollution using remote sensing technologies.
• Innovative remote sensing technologies for environmental monitoring: Advances in sensors, platforms, and data processing techniques that enhance environmental monitoring capabilities.

Prof. Dr. Dongmei Chen
Prof. Dr. Yuhong He
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Remote Sensing is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• remote sensing
• environmental sustainability
• land use/cover change
• habitat health
• climate change monitoring
• satellite imagery
• environmental monitoring
• ecosystem assessment