GIS Environmental Modelling and Engineering
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 29. August 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-415-25923-1 (ISBN)
Description
The significance of modeling in managing the environment is well recognized from scientific and engineering perspectives as well as in the political arena. Environmental concerns and issues of sustainability have permeated both public and private sectors, particularly the need to predict, assess and mitigate against adverse impacts that arise from continuing development and use of resources.
Students need to be made aware of these issues. Practitioners should enrich their knowledge and skills in these areas. This book focuses on the modeling, rather than on data collection or visualization.
Students need to be made aware of these issues. Practitioners should enrich their knowledge and skills in these areas. This book focuses on the modeling, rather than on data collection or visualization.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
23 s/w Abbildungen, 115 s/w Zeichnungen, 11 s/w Tabellen
11 Tables, black and white; 115 Line drawings, black and white; 23 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
566 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-25923-1 (9780415259231)
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Allan Brimicombe
GIS Environmental Modelling and Engineering
E-Book
08/2003
1st Edition
CRC Press
€101.99
Available for download
Allan Brimicombe
GIS Environmental Modelling and Engineering
E-Book
08/2003
1st Edition
CRC Press
€101.99
Available for download
Person
Professor Allan Brimicombe is Head of the Centre for Geo-Information Studies at the University of East London. Prior to this he was the founding Head of the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University which in turn was preceded by a successful international career in consulting engineering.
Content
GIS, Environmental Modeling and Engineering focuses on the modeling, rather than on data collection or visualization and aims to develop critical users of both GIS and environmental models. It discusses a number of issues such as: the need for environmental models to consider space-time processes often in three-dimensions; the degree of integration between GIS and environmental models on any project; uncertainty in spatial data from GIS and the choices of parameterization that combine and propagate through analyses to affect outputs; the means decisions can be made with uncertain information. This book should enrich the knowledge and skills for students and practitioners.
Contents
1. Introduction.
Section A.
2. From GIS to Geocomputation
3. The Rise of Geo-Information Science and Engineering.
Section B.
4. Approaches to Modeling
5. The Role and Nature of Environmental Models.
Section C.
6. Case Studies of GIS, Environmental Modeling and Engineering
7. Issues of Coupling the Technologies
8. Data and Information Quality Issues
9. Modeling Issues
10. Decision-Making Under Uncertainty.
References.
Index.
Contents
1. Introduction.
Section A.
2. From GIS to Geocomputation
3. The Rise of Geo-Information Science and Engineering.
Section B.
4. Approaches to Modeling
5. The Role and Nature of Environmental Models.
Section C.
6. Case Studies of GIS, Environmental Modeling and Engineering
7. Issues of Coupling the Technologies
8. Data and Information Quality Issues
9. Modeling Issues
10. Decision-Making Under Uncertainty.
References.
Index.