GIS solutions in natural resource management : balancing the technical-political equation

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Author:

Morain, Stanley A.

ISBN:

9781566901468

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

Santa Fe, NM : OnWord Press, 1999.

Physical Description:

xix, 364 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

Contents:

Sect. I. Approaches to Natural Resource Management. Ch. 1. Development of the Spatial Domain in Resource Management. Ch. 2. Spatial Pattern Analysis Techniques -- Sect. II. GIS Requirements or Natural Resource Management. Ch. 3. Multi-scale Framework Data. Harmonizing Framework and Resource Data across Political Boundaries: The Tijuana River Watershed GIS. A Modular Ground Water Modeling System. Locating the Continental Divide Trail in New Mexico. Cartographic Support for Managing Washington State's Aquatic Resources. Ch. 4. Multi-scale Resource Data. Modeling Conservation Priorities in Veracruz, Mexico. Development of a GIS Hydrography Data Base of Phosphorus Transport Modeling in the Lake Okeechobee Watershed. Ch. 5. Indicators of Resources and Landscapes. Global Vegetation Production and Human Activity. Using Population Data to Address the Human Dimensions of Environmental Change -- Sect. III. Translating Applications to Social Significance.

Ch. 6. Multi-scale Economic and Demographic Data. Coping Strategies in the Sahel and Horn of Africa: A Conceptual Model Based on Cultural Behavior and Satellite Sensor Data. Landscape Characterization through Remote Sensing, GIS, and Population Surveys. Societal Dimensions of Ecosystem Management in the South Florida Everglades. People and Place: Dasymetric Mapping Using ARC/INFO. Ch. 7. Modeling. Analyzing Phosphorus Loads and Transport in the Lake Okeechobee Watershed. Global Commons Risk Assessment. Planning Emergency Response at a Federal Laboratory.

Subject Term:

Geographic information systems.

Natural resources -- Management.

Added Author:

Morain, Stanley A.

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Summary

GIS Solutions in Natural Resource Management enables readers to explore how diverse data sets may be applied to specific areas of study, ranging from sustainability to the incorporation of economic, demographic, and cultural indicators into resource management models. Central to the book are case studies that depict social and life scientists combining efforts to utilize GIS to respond to, and solve, today's sociopolitical challenges such as:Protecting endangered species,Preventing famine, Managing water and land usage,Transporting toxic materials,Locating scenic trails through public and private lands. Sections I and II introduce a progression of technique developments and requirements for current resource management applications. Section III enables readers to delve beyond these traditional approaches and their requirements to translate GIS resource technology into social and economic terms. Each chapter of the book is written in tutorial style to convey its central ideas.(Keywords: Introduction to GIS)