Developments in GIS for Environmental Decision-Making / Introduction -- The role of GIS -- The structure of the book -- Where next? -- References -- Data for Decision-Making -- An Optimized Semi-Automated Methodology for Populating a National Land-Use Dataset / Introduction -- Data -- Previous approaches to land-use classification -- Ordnance Survey classification methodology -- Accuracy assessment of SADDA and OSLUM -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- A New Framework for Feature-Based Digital Mapping in Three-Dimensional Space / Introduction -- Case studies of existing frameworks -- Design issues -- Proposed model -- Implementation -- Interim evaluation -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- From Electronic Logbooks to Sustainable Marine Environments: A GIS to Support the Common Fisheries Policy / Introduction -- System design -- Spatial decision support -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Tools to Support Decision-Making -- GIS and Environmental Decision-Making: From Sites to Strategies and Back Again / Introduction -- Background: key themes -- Case studies -- Discussion -- Conclusion: from local to strategic and back again -- References -- Creating a Digital Representation of the Water Table in a Sandstone Aquifer / Introduction -- Background -- Methods -- Results -- Discussion of results -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- GIS and Predictive Modelling: A Comparison of Methods for Forest Management and Decision-Making / Introduction -- Objectives -- Study area -- Data -- Methods -- Results -- Concluding discussion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- A Comparison of Two Techniques for Local Land-Use Change Simulation in the Swiss Mountain Area / Introduction -- Study area and data -- Methodology -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 'Riding an Elephant to Catch a Grasshopper': Applying and Evaluating Techniques for Stakeholder Participation in Land-Use Planning within the Kae Watershed, Northern Thailand / Introduction -- The case study -- Research methodology -- Comparing and refining land-use scenarios -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Grid-Enabled GIS: Opportunities and Challenges / Introduction -- Progress and challenges -- Conclusions -- References -- Participation in Decision-Making -- Developments in Public Participation and Collaborative Environmental Decision-Making / Introduction -- Separate development: GIS and visualization -- Converging technologies: GIS-driven visualization -- Integrated technologies: collaborative worlds -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Using Virtual Reality to Simulate Coastal Erosion: A Participative Decision Tool? / Introduction -- Simulation and visualization concepts -- Simulation modelling of coastal erosion -- Interface with GIS -- VR visualization -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Multiple Windows on Accessibility: An Evaluation of Campus Buildings by Mobility-Impaired and Able-Bodied Participants Using PPGIS / Introduction -- Methodology -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- Visualization Techniques to Support Planning of Renewable Energy Developments / Introduction -- Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- The Social Implications of Developing a Web-GIS: Observations from Studies in Rural Bavaria, Germany / Introduction -- Development of the 'Web-GIS Tourismus TUM' -- Methods and theoretical framework -- Observations and interpretation -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References.