Rodge et al. (2025) Frontier technologies and remote sensing applications for climate change mitigation and adaptation

Identification

• Journal: Elsevier eBooks
• Year: 2025
• Date: 2025-12-06
• Authors: Rahul R. Rodge, Rajni Rajan
• DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-443-36396-2.00015-9

Research Groups

• Department of Horticulture, School of Agriculture, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India
• Centre for Climate Change, Bankers Institute of Rural Development, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Short Summary

This chapter reviews frontier technologies and remote sensing applications, including satellite remote sensing and IoT, for monitoring and addressing climate change impacts and facilitating mitigation and adaptation strategies.

Objective

• To review and synthesize the role of frontier technologies and remote sensing applications in climate change mitigation and adaptation, covering various aspects from greenhouse gas monitoring to environmental hazard tracking.

Study Configuration

• Spatial Scale: Global (review of technologies applicable worldwide)
• Temporal Scale: Not explicitly defined, but covers current and emerging technologies and their historical development, implying continuous monitoring capabilities.

Methodology and Data

• Models used: Not applicable; this is a review chapter discussing various technologies and applications rather than employing specific models.
• Data sources: Not applicable; this is a review chapter discussing various data sources (e.g., satellite, in-situ, IoT) but not utilizing specific datasets.

Main Results

• The chapter identifies satellite remote sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and the Internet of Things (IoT) as key frontier technologies for climate change monitoring and response.
• It highlights diverse applications including the monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions, comprehensive planetary, ocean, and atmospheric sensing, and the function of space-borne satellite navigation techniques in environmental and urban hazard monitoring.
• These technologies are crucial for providing essential data to inform climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies.

Contributions

• Provides a comprehensive overview and synthesis of diverse frontier technologies and remote sensing applications relevant to climate change.
• Integrates the role of emerging technologies like IoT with traditional remote sensing for enhanced climate change tracking.
• Serves as a foundational resource for understanding the technological landscape available for climate action.

Funding

• Not specified in the provided text.

Citation

@article{Rodge2025Frontier,
  author = {Rodge, Rahul R. and Rajan, Rajni},
  title = {Frontier technologies and remote sensing applications for climate change mitigation and adaptation},
  journal = {Elsevier eBooks},
  year = {2025},
  doi = {10.1016/b978-0-443-36396-2.00015-9},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-443-36396-2.00015-9}
}