Sustainable Development Goals Connectivity Dilemma: Land and Geospatial Information for Urban and Rural Resilience

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Forewords
Preface
Acknowledgements
Biographies of Authors
Part I: Setting the Scene
1. Sustainable Development Goals Connectivity Dilemma
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Addressing SDGs and Land Tenure: The Need for a Roadmap
1.3 Book Structure and Overview
2. SDGs Roadmap
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Sustainable Development
2.3 Goals, Targets and Indicators
2.4 Geospatial Data and Enabling Technologies
2.5 Bridging the Geospatial Digital Divide
2.6 A National Strategic Geospatial Information Policy Framework
2.7 Vision and Mission
2.7.1 Vision
2.7.2 Mission
2.8 Principles
2.9 Strategic Drivers
2.10 Goals
2.11 Strategic Pathways
2.12 Benefits
2.13 Implementing the National Strategic Geospatial Information Policy Framework
2.14 Conclusions
Bibliography
3. Marriage of Opposites: Strategies for Public and Private Sectors Working Together in Land Tenure Reform Projects That Support SDGs
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Background: Land Administration and the Trend of Involving the Private Sector
3.3 SDGs and Land Tenure Reform Projects
3.4 Land Reform Projects: Achievements and Challenges
3.5 Lessons Learnt From Involving the Private Sector in LTS
3.5.1 Switzerland
3.5.2 Canada
3.5.3 Australia
3.5.4 Philippines
3.5.5 India
3.6 Strategies to Align Private Participation in Land Tenure Reform Projects With SDGs
3.7 Conclusions
Bibliography
4. Spatially Enabling the SDGs: The Social, Economic, and Environmental Impacts of Spatial Enablement
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Spatially Enabling the SDGs
4.2.1 What Does It Mean to Be Spatially Enabled?
4.2.2 Sustainable Development Goals in an Interconnected World
4.2.3 Integrating Spatial Enablement Into the SDG Framework
4.3 Narrowing the Connectivity and Spatial Gap
4.4 The Social Impact of Spatially Enabling the SDGs
4.5 Land: The Driving Force of Spatial Enablement for the SDGs
4.6 Conclusion
Bibliography
Part II: Enhancing SDGs Connectivity and Disaster Resilience
5. Leveraging National Land and Geospatial Systems for Improved Disaster Resilience
5.1 Introduction - Supporting SDGs With Land and Geospatial Information
5.2 Addressing Global Problems With Land and Geospatial Systems
5.3 Global Land and Geospatial Systems
5.4 Working Towards the SDGs: Achieving Land Resilience
5.5 Global Development Frameworks
5.6 A Roadmap for Building Land Resilience
5.7 Conclusion
Bibliography
6. Geospatial Information Technologies in Support of Disaster Risk Reduction, Mitigation and Resilience: Challenges and Recommendations
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Why are technologies alone not enough in disasters loss reduction
6.3 Integration of Geospatial Knowledge
6.4 Geospatial Rapid Visual Screening for Earthquake Disaster Risk Reduction, Mitigation and Resilience
6.5 Human Search and Rescue in Drone Images
6.6 An Example of Lack of Laws in Geospatial and Environmental Issues
6.7 Conclusions and General Remarks
Bibliography
7. Application of Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Coastal Mapping and Resiliency
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Overview of UAS Technology
7.3 Aerial Mapping with UAS
7.3.1 Mission Planning
7.3.2 Flight Design
7.3.3 Image GSD and Overlap
7.3.4 Structure-from-Motion Photogrammetry
7.4 Regulations
7.5 Case Study: Hurricane Harvey Impact Assessment
7.6 Conclusion
Bibliography
Part III: Supporting SDGs: Legal, Policies and Institutional Components and Capacity Building
8. Legal and Policy Paths for Effective Sustainable Development
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Fundamental Economic Policies Germane to Traditional Resources
8.3 Role of Legal Controls
8.4 Policies and Laws Germane to Digital Economy Resources
8.4.1 Settling Disputes
8.4.2 Protecting People Against Excessive or Unfair Private Power
8.4.3 Protecting Citizens Against Excessive or Unfair Government Power
8.4.4 Ensuring People an Opportunity to Enjoy the Minimum Decencies of Life
8.5 Maintaining Order
8.6 Open Access to Domestic Government Data
8.7 Correcting Unjust Laws and Policies Within Growing Information Economies
8.8 Conclusions
Bibliography
9. Developing a Framework for National Institutional Arrangements in Geospatial Information Management
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Framework Development
9.2.1 Introduction
9.2.2 Concepts
9.2.3 Instruments
9.3 Framework Application
9.3.1 Introduction
9.3.2 Application Approach
9.4 Key Examples
9.4.1 Introduction
9.4.2 Description of Key Practice Examples
9.5 Lessons Learnt
Bibliography
10. Considerations for Institutional Interconnectivity
10.1 Introduction
10.2 SDGs as a `Wicked' Problem
10.3 Institutions
10.4 Wicked Problems and Institutional Challenges for Coordination and Collaboration in the Public Sector
10.5 Challenges of Coordination for Spatial Enablement
10.6 Institutional Considerations: Moving Forward
Bibliography
11. Implementing SDGs in Smart Cities Beyond Digital Tools
11.1 Introduction
11.2 SDGs and Means of Implementation in Smart Cities
11.2.1 Three-Tier SDGs
11.2.2 Means of Implementation-Framework
11.2.3 Means of Implementation - Data and Indicators
11.3 Smart City Context
11.3.1 Smart City Concept
11.3.2 Argument of Smart City and Sustainability
11.3.3 Making Cities Smart and Sustainable
11.3.4 Needs of Digital Tools and Living Labs
11.4 Key Components Beyond Digital Tools
11.4.1 Networked Infrastructure
11.4.2 Knowledgeable Community
11.4.3 Intelligent Governance
11.5 Action Agenda of Smart Cities Towards SDGs Beyond Digital Tools
11.5.1 Integration of Innovation Capacity in Smart Cities
11.5.2 Transformation of Smart Growth in Smart Cities
11.5.3 Evolvement of the Socio-Economic Ecosystem in Smart Cities
11.6 Discussion and Conclusion
Bibliography
12. Spatial Enablement to Facilitate the New Urban Agenda Commitments for Sustainable Development
12.1 Introduction: Background and Driving Forces
12.2 Urbanisation; From a Threat to an Opportunity
12.3 AFINUA and Its Relation to SDGs and CPI
12.4 Spatial Data Infrastructure Advancements and Opportunities
12.5 Conclusion and Discussion
Bibliography
13. The Geospatial Capacity Building Ecosystem - Developing the Brainware for SDI
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Status
13.3 Mix of Actors in an Education Ecosystem
13.4 Case Study: the Copernicus Master in Digital Earth
13.5 Educational Ecosystem Services
13.6 Conclusions
Bibliography
Part IV: Enabling Tools and Technical Components
14. The Role of Geospatial Information Standards for Sustainable Development
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Digitization Forces Standardization
14.3 The Framework of International Standardization for Geospatial Information
14.3.1 Technical Standards Link Environmental Standards to IT Innovations
14.3.2 Standardization Driven by Innovation and Technical Evolution
14.3.3 New Information Communities Emerge
14.4 Case Studies
14.4.1 Australia
14.4.2 New Zealand
14.4.3 South Africa
14.5 Case Studies of Relevant Standards for Specific Goals
14.5.1 New Zealand Government Use of WaterML and SOS
14.5.2 Urban Environment - Multiple Urban Implementations Including UK, Singapore, Germany, Finland, Australia, USA, Canada. Key
14.5.3 Arctic SDP
Bibliography
15. Urban Analytics Data Infrastructure: Critical SDI for Measuring and Monitoring The National and Local Progress of SDGs
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Global Indicator Framework
15.3 The Urban Analytics Data Infrastructure
15.4 UADI's Contribution to SDGs
15.5 Discussion and Conclusion
Bibliography
16. New Technical Enabling Tools for Data Acquisition and Maintenance of Topographic Data of Urban and High Mountain Areas to Suppor
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Global Progress in Mapping From 1900 to 2000
16.3 Large Scale Mapping of Urban Areas
16.4 Large Scale Mapping in Europe
16.5 Future Alternatives by New Technology
16.5.1 High Resolution Satellite Imagery
16.5.2 Mobile Mapping
16.5.3 3D Oblique Imaging via 3D City Models With Automated Object Creation of Buildings
16.6 The Use of New Stereo Satellite High Resolution Satellites by China for the Mapping of High Mountain Areas
Bibliography
17. Night-Light Remote Sensing: Data, Processing and Applications
17.1 Introduction
17.2 DMSP/OLS Night-light Data
17.2.1 VIIRS DNB Night-light Data
17.2.2 VIIRS DNB Night-light Data
17.2.3 Jilin1-03B Night-light Data
17.2.4 Luojia 1-01 Night-light Data
17.3 Data Processing
17.3.1 DMSP/OLS Intercalibration
17.3.2 Improvement of VIIRS DNB Daily Data
17.3.3 Saturation Correction
17.4 Applications
17.4.1 The Applications of Night-light Data
17.4.2 Case: The Study of Syrian Crisis
Bibliography
Part V: SDGs Perspectives: Current Practices and Case Studies
18. Why and How Informal Development Should Be Formalized Quickly, Inclusively and AffordablyExperience From UNECE Region
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Informality Is Considered a Social, Economic and Environmental Challenge
18.3 Fit-for-Purpose Formalization Policies
Bibliography
19. SDGs and Geospatial Information Perspective From Nigeria-Africa
19.1 Introduction
19.2 Existing Knowledge About Interconnection Within SDGs and Between Geospatial Information
19.2.1 The Interconnection Between the SDGs, Geospatial Information, Urban and Rural Resilience
19.2.2 Geospatial Information to Support Inclusive Urbani-sation, Resilient Development, and the SDGs
19.2.3 Approaches to Integrating Geospatial Information and Technologies in the Implementation of the SDGs
19.3 Framework and Methods
19.4 Findings and Analysis
19.4.1 The Interactions Between Various Elements of GIM and the SDGs in African Context
19.4.2 Geospatial Information: Strengthening Community, Infrastructure, and Institutional Resilience
19.4.3 The Role of Geospatial Data Infrastructures and Services in Achieving the SDGs in African Context
19.5 Inferences, Future Direction and Conclusion
Bibliography
20. Openness and Community Geospatial Science for Monitoring SDGs - An Example From Tanzania
20.1 Introduction
20.2 Open Data and Open Software
20.3 Community Geospatial Science
20.4 The Use Case and Training Material
20.5 Conclusion
Bibliography
21. Modernizing Land Administration Systems to Support Sustainable Development Goals Case Study of Victoria, Australia
21.1 Land Administration Systems
21.2 Selected LAS Works
21.3 Land Administration Systems Related Requirements to Support Sustainable Development Goals
21.4 Case Study of Victoria, Australia
21.5 Conclusion
Bibliography
Index