GIS for Environmental Decision-Making

✍ Scribed by Andrew A. Lovett (Editor); Katy Appleton (Editor)

Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 2007
Leaves: 282
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Environmental applications have long been a core use of GIS. However, the effectiveness of GIS-based methods depends on the decision-making frameworks and contexts within which they are employed. GIS for Environmental Decision-Making takes an interdisciplinary look at the capacities of GIS to integrate, analyze, and display data on which decisions

✦ Table of Contents

Introduction. Data for Decision-Making. Tools to Support Decision-Making. Participation in Decision-Making.

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