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  • Geographic Health Data

    Fundamental Techniques for Analysis

    by Daniel Goldberg, Kevin Henry, Chetan Tiwari, Nathaniel Bell, Andrew Curtis, Jin Chen, Tarek Rashed, Christopher Saarnak, Jarvis Chen ...
    Focussing on proven techniques for most real-world data sets, this book presents an overview of the analysis of health data involving a geographic component, in a way that is accessible to any health scientist or student comfortable with large data sets and basic statistics, but not necessarily with any specialized training in geographic information systems (GIS). Providing clear, straightforward ... Read more

    $156.99 USD

  • Remote Sensing of Urban and Suburban Areas

    Edited by Tarek Rashed, Carsten Jürgens ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    "Remote Sensing of Urban and Suburban Areas" provides instructors with a text reference that has a logical and easy-to-follow flow of topics around which they can structure the syllabi of their urban remote sensing courses. Topics have been chosen to bridge the gap between remote sensing and urban studies through a better understanding of the science that underlies both fields. In so doing, the ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

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  • Multicriteria Decision Analysis in Geographic Information Science

    by Jacek Malczewski, Claus Rinner ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book is intended for the GIS Science and Decision Science communities. It is primarily targeted at postgraduate students and practitioners in GIS and urban, regional and environmental planning as well as applied decision analysis. It is also suitable for those studying and working with spatial decision support systems. The main objectives of this book are to effectivley integrate ... Read more

    $215.09 USD

  • Floods in a Megacity

    Geospatial Techniques in Assessing Hazards, Risk and Vulnerability

    by Ashraf Dewan ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Flooding is one of the most devastating natural hazards in the world. Available records suggest that both flood frequency and severity are on the rise and this is likely to worsen in the context of climate change. As population, infrastructure and poverty grow rapidly in developing countries, particularly in urban agglomerations of 10 million people or more, floods could cause widespread ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Cadastre: Geo-Information Innovations in Land Administration

    Edited by John McLaughlin, Tahsin Yomralioglu ...
    This book highlights the latest improvements in cadastre with examples and case studies from various parts of the world. Authors from different continents, in association with national and international organizations and societies, present the most comprehensive forum to date for cadastre, offering a broad overview of land administration and contemporary perspectives on current research and ... Read more

    $188.99 USD

  • Land Use and Climate Change Interactions in Central Vietnam

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    Edited by Alexandra Nauditt, Lars Ribbe ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book summarizes the key findings of a five-year interdisciplinary research project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Research and Education (BMBF). It serves as a typical case study for a rapidly growing and developing urban center – Da Nang City, which is surrounded by remote areas characterized by increasing migration and limited development. A number of German and Vietnamese ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Field Informatics

    Kyoto University Field Informatics Research Group

    Edited by Toru Ishida ...
    Series series Computer Science (R0)
    Here we use the term "field" to refer to a sphere of practical operation, and correspondingly the term "field informatics" describes informatics tools and methodologies that arise in the field. The components of field informatics are description, prediction, design and transfer, and the methods for those components vary widely. For example, we consider the social goal of revitalizing a mountainous ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Geographical Data Acquisition

    Edited by Yong-Qi Chen, Yuk-Cheung Lee ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This is a book about techniques used in the acquisition of geographical data. The target audience is students and professionals using geographical information systems who want to go beyond the operation of the software and discover the general principles of how raw geographical data are acquired. By "raw" data we mean da ta acquired directly from the field, from photographs, or from maps but wh ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Geographies of Urban Governance

    Advanced Theories, Methods and Practices

    Edited by Joyeeta Gupta, Karin Pfeffer, Hebe Verrest, Mirjam Ros-Tonen ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    With a current population inflow into cities of 200,000 people per day, UN Habitat expects that up to 75% of the global population will live in cities by 2050. Influenced by forces of globalization and global change, cities and urban life are transforming rapidly, impacting human welfare, economic development and urban-regional landscapes. This poses new challenges to urban governance, while ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Renewable Energy: Problems and Prospects in Coachella Valley, California

    by James B. Pick ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The book analyzes the problems and potential of renewable energy development for the Coachella Valley of California and provides a useful case study for renewable energy feasibility assessments for other areas. A conceptual model, Integrated Policy Assessment Theory for Renewable Energy, is given and justified for renewable energy development in the Valley. Further, Central Place Theory, well ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Integrated Land Use and Environmental Models

    A Survey of Current Applications and Research

    Edited by Subhrajit Guhathakurta ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This volume is the result of an invited symposium titled "Integrated Land-Use and Environmental Models: A Survey of Current Applications and Research" that was held in October 2000 at Arizona State University. The idea for the symposium arose from a belief held by many academics that we are at the watershed of a new generation of models that are more dynamic, more pragmatic, more interdiscipli ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Map Construction Algorithms

    by Mahmuda Ahmed, Sophia Karagiorgou, Dieter Pfoser, Carola Wenk ...
    Series series Computer Science (R0)
    The book provides an overview of the state-of-the-art of map construction algorithms, which use tracking data in the form of trajectories to generate vector maps. The most common trajectory type is GPS-based trajectories. It introduces three emerging algorithmic categories, outlines their general algorithmic ideas, and discusses three representative algorithms in greater detail.To quantify map ... Read more

    $49.49 USD