GIS for Sustainable Development
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“[This book] aims at driving the GIS community towards a deeper awareness of sustainable development issues in setting research programs and in application design, while on the other hand offering a wide spectrum of tools professionals and practitioners may draw off after they understand how GIS can assist them in spatial planning, management, and decision-making to achieve sustainable development objectives.”
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Giancarlo Deplano, Università degli Studi di Cagliari
“...this book represents the state of the art in the field as it exists today. This is clearly the most up-to-date and definitive book on the subject.”
Books-On-Line, 2005
GIS for Sustainable Development examines how GIS applications can improve collaboration in decision making among those involved in promoting sustainable development. This volume reviews leading GIScience, providing an overview of research topics and applications that enable GIS newcomers and professionals to apply GIScience methods to sustainable spatial planning. Les mer
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GIS for Sustainable Development examines how GIS applications can improve collaboration in decision making among those involved in promoting sustainable development. This volume reviews leading GIScience, providing an overview of research topics and applications that enable GIS newcomers and professionals to apply GIScience methods to sustainable spatial planning. Divided into three parts, the book begins with an introduction to the issues of sustainability, focusing on concepts concerning GIS adoption and use within public organizations that are planning development. Part II focuses on GIScience methods, which can be used to support sustainable development and solve environmental problems. Part III presents research projects and best practices relating to different areas of application within the field.
This text provides the latest research findings, delivers complete references to related publications, and supplies you with a complete reference framework for each topic.
This text provides the latest research findings, delivers complete references to related publications, and supplies you with a complete reference framework for each topic.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- CRC Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 556
- ISBN
- 9780367578046
- Utgivelsesår
- 2020
- Format
- 23 x 16 cm
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“[This book] aims at driving the GIS community towards a deeper awareness of sustainable development issues in setting research programs and in application design, while on the other hand offering a wide spectrum of tools professionals and practitioners may draw off after they understand how GIS can assist them in spatial planning, management, and decision-making to achieve sustainable development objectives.”
»
Giancarlo Deplano, Università degli Studi di Cagliari
“...this book represents the state of the art in the field as it exists today. This is clearly the most up-to-date and definitive book on the subject.”
Books-On-Line, 2005