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Applications of Remote Sensing to the Understanding and Management of Cultural Heritage Sites

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Remote Sensing in Archaeology

Part of the book series: Interdisciplinary Contributions To Archaeology ((IDCA))

Abstract

Remote Sensing imagery can be used as the baseline dataset in documenting and analyzing the historical and contemporary effects of human activities at cultural heritage sites. An integrated Remote Sensing (RS)/Geographic Information System (GIS) allows cultural resource managers, historians, planners, and engineers to catalogue and assess the organizational and structural patterns of such sites, and determine sustainable tourism and urban development within their regions. A regional dynamics survey can be used for analysis of cultural heritage resources by applying a multiscalar remote sensing approach to demonstrate patterns of land use and land cover. This method can be used to create an urban dynamic model that visualizes future consequences of environmental and man-made threats, thereby enabling mitigation and management of these non-renewable resources.

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  1. John H. Stubbs
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  1. Center for Archaeological Studies, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA

    James Wiseman

  2. Center for Remote Sensing, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA

    Farouk El-Baz

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Stubbs, J.H., McKee, K.L. (2006). Applications of Remote Sensing to the Understanding and Management of Cultural Heritage Sites. In: Wiseman, J., El-Baz, F. (eds) Remote Sensing in Archaeology. Interdisciplinary Contributions To Archaeology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-44455-6_21

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