Modeling In-Use Steel Stock in China’s Buildings and Civil Engineering Infrastructure Using Time-Series of DMSP/OLS Nighttime Lights

China’s rapid urbanization has led to increasing steel consumption for buildings and civil engineering infrastructure. The in-use steel stock in the same is considered to be closely related to social welfare and urban metabolism. Traditional approaches for determining the in-use steel stock are labo...

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Main Authors: Hanwei Liang, Hiroki Tanikawa, Yasunari Matsuno, Liang Dong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-05-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/6/6/4780