Big Earth Data in Support of the Sustainable Development Goals（2019）

Contents

Preface i

Foreword v

Executive Summary xi

Map of Cases on Big Earth Data for the SDGs xvi

List of Cases on Big Earth Data for the SDG sxvii

Chapter 1

Big Earth Data for SDGs /1

Data-intensive Paradigm /2

Big Earth Data /3

Big Earth Data for Implementing SDGs /4

Chapter 2 SDG 2 Zero Hunger

Background /10

Contributions /11

Case Study /12

Global crop production per labor unit assessment based on Big Earth Data /12

Assessing progress towards sustainable cropping systems: the case of China /19

Conclusions /23

Chapter 3 SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation

Background /28

Contributions /29

Case Study /31

Monitoring the proportion of urban population using safely managed drinking water services in China /31

Analysis of surface water quality in China /34

Crop water productivity for the SDG assessment of agricultural water use efficiency: the case of a typical irrigation district in Morocco /37

Mapping the extent and dynamic change of mangrove forests in Southeast Asia /42

Surface water changes in Central Asia /46

Conclusions /50

Chapter 4 SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Background /54

Contributions /55

Case Study /57

Proportion of the population with easy access to public transportation in China /57

Monitoring and assessing urbanization progress in the countries and regions along the Belt and Road /61

Preliminary study and suggestions for modifying indicator SDG 11.4.1 /68

Monitoring and analyzing fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in China /74

Proportion of urban open public space in China /77

Conclusions /81

Chapter 5 SDG 13 Climate Action

Background /84

Contributions /85

Case Study /86

Disaster monitoring and analysis of the SDG 13.1.1 indicator in countries and regions along the Belt and Road /86

Global atmospheric CO2 concentration changes in response to climate change /92

Cognition of climate response to glaciers and Arctic sea ice /96

Conclusions /100

Chapter 6 SDG 14 Life below Water

Background /104

Contributions /105

Case Study /106

Construction and application of an integrated eutrophication assessment model for typical coastal waters of China /106

Ecosystem health assessment in Jiaozhou Bay， China /110

Conclusions /115

Chapter 7 SDG 15 Life on Land

Background /118

Contributions /119

Case Study /121

Forest cover mapping to monitor terrestrial ecosystems in Southeast Asia /121

Assessment of conservation priority for global national parks /125

Study on forest protection proportion indicators /130

Evaluating the effectiveness of the management of protected areas: an example from Qianjiangyuan National Park in China /134

Big Earth Data for global land degradation assessment /140

The proportion of degraded land to the total land area in Central Asia /143

Identifying land degradation area and risk control countermeasures in Mongolia and along the China-Mongolia railway /146

Applications of the Mountain Green Cover Index in countries and regions along the Belt and Road /150

Evaluation of the Red List Index of threatened species in China /155

Assessment of giant panda habitat fragmentation /159

Conclusions /164

Chapter 8

Summary and Prospects /167

References /172