Index

	Introduction and Contents
	1. Soil Degradation Monitoring soil degradation from space Modelling soil erosion Remote sensing of desertification Estimating desertification risk with remote sensing Monitoring the progress of desertification
	2. Water resources management Where do we get our water and how much is available? Water cycle Monitoring water storage Water shortage Flooding
	3. Sustainable forest management Exploiting our forests while planning for the future Deforestation: Hazards and impacts Dealing with forest fires, before, during and after Developing management plans with remote sensing
	4. Waste management What happens to all our waste? Landfill sites Mine waste management Monitoring gas escaping from mines

	5. Urban planning Arranging the towns and cities we live in Change detection Land-use planning Deciding location of city lights Road network
	6. Additional Material Additional information to specific topics, exercises, answers, tutorials and games
	7. References A list of references of literature and data sources as well as suggestions for further reading
	8. Links A list of useful external links to deepen your knowledge about remote sensing in natural resource management
	9. Image Credits A list of all images used in the tutorial with indications of their sources
	10. Authors A list of the authors who created the tutorial about remote sensing in natural resource management
	11. Worksheets A list of worksheets and related information for use in class (This link is only visible for teachers)

Natural Resource Management