GIS Methodologies for Developing Conservation Strategies

Foreword, by James D. Nations
Preface
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Part I. Overview
1. The Spatial Nature of Conservation and Development, by Thomas Lacher Jr.
2. Conservation Mapping in Costa Rica, by Christopher Vaughan, Jorge Fallas, and Michael McCoy
Part II. Digital Mapping Technologies
3. Digital Mapping Technologies, by Basil Savitsky
4. GIS, by Basil Savitsky
5. Image Analysis, by Basil Savitsky
6. GPS, by Jeffery Allen
Part III. Uses of GIS-Examples in Costa Rica
7. GIS Design and Implementation at La Selva Biological Station, by Elizabeth Wentz and Joseph Bishop
8. Use of Digital Elevation Models in Tropical Rain Forest Basins to Extract Basic Hydrologic and Land Use Information, by G. Arturo Sanchez-Azifeifa
9. Using a GIS to Determine Critical Areas in the Central Volcanic Cordillera Conservation Area, by Gregoire Leclerc and Johnny Rodriguez Chacon
10. Application of the HEP Methodology and Use of GIS to Improve Continental-Scale Conservation Planning, by J. David Lambert and Margaret H. Carr
11. The Paseo Pantera Project: A Case Study Using GIS to Improve Continental-Scale Conservation Planning. by J. David Lambert and Margaret H. Carr
Part IV. The USAID Case Study in Gap Analysis
12. Overview of Gap Analysis, by Basil Savitsky
13. Wildlife and Habitat Data Collection and Analysis, by Basil Savitsky, Jorge Fallas Christopher Vaughan, and Thomas Lacher Jr.
14. Error and the Gap Analysis Model, by Jennifer N. Morgan and Basil Savitsky
15. A GIS Method for Conservation Decision Making, by Basil Savitsky and Thomas Lacher Jr.
16. Using the Gap Analysis Model for Sustainable Development and Natural Resources Management in Developing Countries, by Thomas Lacher Jr.
17. Application of the Gap Analysis Model in Regional and International Programs in the Tropics, by Thomas Lacher Jr., G. Wesley Burnett, Basil Savitsky, and Christopher Vaughan
Appendixes
Contributors
Index