<P>This book advances the scientific understanding, development, and application of geospatial technologies related to water resource management. It presents recent developments and applications specifically by utilizing new earth observation datasets such as TRMM/GPM, AMSR E/2, SMOS, SMAP and GCOM
Geospatial Tools for Urban Water Resources
β Scribed by Indranil Seth (auth.), Patrick L. Lawrence (eds.)
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 204
- Series
- Geotechnologies and the Environment 7
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
This book examines the application of geotechniques to address a wide range of issues facing urban water resources. Growing populations leading to urbanization and related development have lead to problems associated with water quality, storm water management, flood control, environmental health, and related ecosystem impacts. Major cities and other urban areas are facing challenges in addressing the implications of impacts to water resources. Recent innovations in geotechnologies, including Geographic Information Science (GIS), remote sensing, and other spatial tools and techniques, provide great opportunities and potential to assist in dealing with these problems. This volume provides a series of case studies that examine the application of new methods and approaches in a range of geotechnologies as utilized to better understand and resolve urban water resource concerns in communities throughout the world. Computer based mapping, spatial analysis, satellite imagery, decision support systems, web based applications, aerial photography, and other methods are highlighted by their development and application. The research presented in this volume will provide for an excellent source of knowledge and learning to assist professionals, experts, and students with a better understanding of how the use of geotechnologies can be used to assist urban communities to address water resource challenges.
β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
GIS: A Useful Tool in Urban Water Management....Pages 1-9
Identifying the Water Conservation Potential of Neighborhoods in Phoenix, Arizona: An Integrated Socio-spatial Approach....Pages 11-35
Evaluating Collective Effects: A Participatory Approach to Mapping Public Information About Water Issues in an Uncertain and Politicized Context....Pages 37-60
On the Relationship Between Stream Biotic Diversity and Exurbanization in the Northeastern USA....Pages 61-78
Land Use Influence on the Quantity and Quality of Runoff Along Israelβs Coastal Strip....Pages 79-96
Modeling Distribution of Point and Nonpoint Sources Pollution Loadings in the Saginaw Bay Watersheds, Michigan....Pages 97-113
GIS Based Decision-Making Model for the Identification of High Priority Wetland and Stream Restoration Sites....Pages 115-130
GIS and Remote Sensing Applications for Watershed Planning in the Maumee River Basin, Ohio....Pages 131-144
The Application of GIS in Watershed Planning: The Case of the Western Lake Erie Basin....Pages 145-159
Utilizing Secondary and Public Data to Examine Relationships Between Watershed Land Cover and Biotic Integrity in the Lake Erie Tributaries....Pages 161-175
Use of Geospatial Technology for Oil Spill Response Planning in the Western Basin of Lake Erie....Pages 177-192
Back Matter....Pages 193-194
β¦ Subjects
Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution
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