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Global environmental change : perspectives of remote sensing and geographic information system

Title: Global environmental change : perspectives of remote sensing and geographic information system / editor, R.B. Singh.
Publication: Rotterdam : A.A. Balkema, 1995.

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ix, 321 pages : illustrations, maps (some color); 25 cm

Summary

The major causes of global environmental changes are various anthropogenic activities, not only those of present but also the integrated past activities. However, the interaction between man-environment system has not been understood sufficiently. The previous studies of monitoring of ongoing global environmental changes have paid little attention to socio-economic dimensions of anthropogenic activities which have induced various types of serious environmental changes. Land use forms a major element of terrestrial ecosystem modified by man and there is a growing concern in its disastrous change. In the above context, the emerging Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System help to strengthen the capacity of existing national and sub-regional institutions in the management and access to delivery of environment and natural resources information and data to support decision making process. Building effective bridges between scholars from various parts of the world is one of the most important tasks in this context. Increasing co-operation between researchers from advanced industrial nations and Third World countries is of particular importance. In order to achieve these goals, the International Geographical Union organized an International Seminar on Monitoring Geosystems - Perspectives for the 21st century, at University of Delhi during December 6-9, 1991. The contributed papers were modified and updated. The present volume includes 26 contributions dealing with concepts and methods, related to global environmental change.

Subject

Genre/Form

geographic information systems.
Geographic information systems.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Systèmes d'information géographique.

Note

"The International Geographical Union organized an International Seminar on 'Monitoring Geosystems--Perspectives for the 21st Century', at the University of Delhi in December 1991. This book contains 26 of the papers presented, which have been revised and updated"--Pref.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

1. Role of Geographical Monitoring and Forecasting in Ecosystem Modelling and Management: An Introduction / R.B. Singh -- 2. Monitoring and Modelling Response to Climatic Change in Mediterranean Landscapes / J.B. Thornes and C.J. Brandt -- 3. Impact Assessment of Human Activities on the Earth Environment Using Remote Sensing and GIS / Shunji Murai and Yoshiaki Honda -- 4. Human Response to Environmental Degradation in Endangered Areas / Roger E. Kasperson -- 5. Applications of the Thornthwaite Water Budget to Mountain Geosystem Analysis / William C. Rense -- 6. Remote Sensing Based Ecosystem Dynamics Model / S.K. Srivastava, M.K. Tiwari, V. Jayaraman, P.P. Nageswara Rao, B. Manikiam and H. Honne Gowda -- 7. Registration and Evaluation of the Stability of Differently Sensitive Ecosystems / R.J.M. Lenz and R.E. Hantschel -- 8. The Mathematical Methods System of Decision Making for Developmental Strategy under Uncertainty / N.V. Hovanov, V.V. Kornikov and I.B. Tokin.

ISBN

9054107049
9789054107040
9264140824
9789264140820

OCLC

ocm34299085
34299085
SCSB-8873558

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