Complex environmental challenges increasingly demand sophisticated solutions. GIS for Environmental Management outlines the ways that GIS is fulfilling the need of humanity to better manage, protect, and preserve the environment.
These case studies explore some of the innovative GIS projects presented in GIS for Environmental Management. Each study showcases GIS solutions and balances GIS technology with the human element. GIS for Environmental Management covers topics ranging from biodiversity and pollution to more specific subjects such as coastal zone management and change detection. This reader friendly text is relevant for non-technical audiences and GIS professionals. Participants in each case study tell in their own words how they made use of GIS.
GIS for Environmental Management shows how this powerful technology is helping us manage our environment.
Preface
Chapter 1 : Biodiversity : Expanding Madagascar's National Parks and Protected Areas
Chapter 2 : Pollution : Settling The Dust Along The International Border
Chapter 3 : Coastal Zone Management : Conserving California's Underwater Forests
Chapter 4 : Wetlands : Drawing The Line Between Wet and Dry Along Lake Ontario
Chapter 5 : Resource Management : Reviving Nebraska's Historic Platte River
Chapter 6 : Brownfields : Reclaiming Land at England's Epicenter of The Industrial Revolution
Chapter 7 : Change Detection : Monitoring Habitat In California's Central Valley
Chapter 8 : Urban Forest Management : Seeing The Trees for The City in New York
Chapter 9 : Wildlife Management : Saving Birds of Prey In Northern California
Chapter 10 : Military Use and Mitigation : Charting Unexploded Ordnance in West Virginia's Wilderness
Chapter 11 : Petroleum : Cooperating in The Gulf Coast to Plan For Oil Spills
Chapter 12 : Public Policy and Regulation : Influencing Environmental Decisions in Maine
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