Spatial Analysis and Modeling in Geographical Transformation Process: GIS-based Applications

✍ Scribed by Yuji Murayama, Rajesh B. Thapa (auth.), Yuji Murayama, Rajesh Bahadur Thapa (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 301
• Series: GeoJournal Library 100
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Currently, spatial analysis is becoming more important than ever because enormous volumes of spatial data are available from different sources, such as GPS, Remote Sensing, and others.

This book deals with spatial analysis and modelling. It provides a comprehensive discussion of spatial analysis, methods, and approaches related to human settlements and associated environment. Key contributions with empirical case studies from Iran, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Nepal, and Japan that apply spatial analysis including autocorrelation, fuzzy, voronoi, cellular automata, analytic hierarchy process, artificial neural network, spatial metrics, spatial statistics, regression, and remote sensing mapping techniques are compiled comprehensively. The core value of this book is a wide variety of results with state of the art discussion including empirical case studies.

It provides a milestone reference to students, researchers, planners, and other practitioners dealing the spatial problems on urban and regional issues.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Spatial Analysis: Evolution, Methods, and Applications....Pages 1-26
Front Matter....Pages 27-27
Field-Based Fuzzy Spatial Reasoning Model for Constraint Satisfaction Problem....Pages 29-44
Testing Local Spatial Autocorrelation Using k -Order Neighbours....Pages 45-56
Effect of Spatial Scale on Urban Land-Use Pattern Analysis....Pages 57-74
Modeling Neighborhood Interaction in Cellular Automata-Based Urban Geosimulation....Pages 75-83
Front Matter....Pages 85-85
Estimation of Building Population from LIDAR Derived Digital Volume Model....Pages 87-98
Accuracy Assessment of GIS Based Building Population Estimation Algorithm....Pages 99-112
The Application of GIS in Education Administration....Pages 113-132
Front Matter....Pages 133-133
Accuracy of Land Use and Land Cover Mapping Methods....Pages 135-151
Urban Dynamics Analysis Using Spatial Metrics Geosimulation....Pages 153-167
Modeling Deforestation Using a Neural Network-Markov Model....Pages 169-190
Front Matter....Pages 191-191
Land Suitability Analysis for Peri-Urban Agriculture....Pages 193-214
Suitability Analysis for Beekeeping Sites Integrating GIS & MCE Techniques....Pages 215-233
Spatial Allocation of the Best Shipping Canal in South Thailand....Pages 235-251
Front Matter....Pages 253-253
Spatiotemporal Patterns of Urbanization: Mapping, Measurement, and Analysis....Pages 255-274
Spatial Determinants of Poverty Using GIS-Based Mapping....Pages 275-296
Back Matter....Pages 297-300

✦ Subjects

Geographical Information Systems/Cartography; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning; Environmental Monitoring/Analysis; Sustainable Development; Human Geography