Geospatial Applications for Natural Resources Management - Couverture rigide

 
9781138626287: Geospatial Applications for Natural Resources Management
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1138626287 ISBN 13 : 9781138626287
Editeur : CRC Press, 2018

Synopsis

Shelving Guide:

This book will present new research regarding the interdisciplinary applications of spatial information sciences for identification, assessment, monitoring, and modeling issues related to natural resources and environmental management. It will focus on the creation, collection, storage, processing, modeling, interpretation, display and dissemination of spatio-temporal data, which could greatly aid with environmental management issues including ecosystem change, resource utilization, land use management, and environmental pollution. The positive environmental impacts of information technology advancements with regard to global environmental and climate change will also be discussed.

Features

  • Explains how geospatial information can best serve environmental management needs, including ecosystem change, resource utilization, land use management, and environmental pollution.

  • Examines the environmental impacts of information technology advancements with regard to global environmental and climate change.

  • Focuses on the creation, collection, storage, processing, modeling, interpretation, display and dissemination of environmental spatio-temporal data.

  • Presents examples of applications for spatial information sciences regarding the assessment, monitoring, and modeling of natural resources.

  • Includes practical case studies in every chapter.

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À propos de l'auteur

Chander Kumar Singh is an Assistant Professor at TERI University in the Dept. of Regional Water Studies, and is a remote sensing and GIS specialist by training. He was awarded the Young Scientist Award by the International Union of Geological Sciences at the Euro Conference 2009, in Switzerland. He leads one of the most prestigious PEER Science, USAID funded studies. He has authored more than 70 research papers in journals and conferences in past 5 years. He has received grants from several international and national funding agencies such as USAID, National Science Foundation, International Growth Centre, UKAID, and Oxford University. He has delivered invited talks at MIT, Boston University, and Columbia University under HESN and Superfund research program.

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Éditeur
CRC Press
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1138626287
ISBN 13 
9781138626287
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
309
Éditeur
Singh Chander Kumar
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Personne responsable
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