Geoinformatics for Natural Resource Management

by Joshi, P. K.; Pani, P.; Mohapatra, S. N.; Singh, T. P.

• ISBN13: 9781606922118
• ISBN10: 1606922114
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-04-30
• Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc

Summary

A fundamental requirement of Agenda 21 of UNCED is to support sustainable development while safeguarding the Earth's environment. This requires optimal management of natural resources which depends on the availability of reliable and timely information at the global, national, regional and local scales. One such technology, "Geoinformatics", consisting of Remote Sensing (RS), Geographical Information System (GIS), and Global Positioning System (GPS) is source of reliable and timely information needed for natural resource management, environmental protection and addressing issues related to sustainable development. It offers a powerful tool for resource assessment, mapping, monitoring, modelling, management etc. It is also capable to make use of recent developments in the digital integration of human reasoning, data and dynamic models. These tools have been available for past three decades. Many institutions and organisations are carrying out various research and operational applications of direct relevance particular to natural resource management. However, there are still limitations in understanding the underlying science and research elements, as there are larger questions of capacity building to use geoinformatics in natural resource management and associated sustainable development applications. These programs also find gaps between the theoretical concepts and the operational utilisation of these tools. This could be solved by providing wide range of applications and prospective potential of this technology to the students and research community in this area. "Geoinformatics for Natural Resource Management" contains chapters written by noted researchers and experts. The focus emerged with filling a gap in the available literature on the subject by bringing together the concepts, theories and experiences of the experts in this field.

Table of Contents

Preface

Geoinformatics for Natural Resource Management Chr(45) An Introduction

In-situ and Remote Sensing Analysis of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) Occurrences Associated with Ocean Environments in the South China Sea

Monitoring shallow lakes in the Pampas

Applications of satellite remote sensing and GIS to oceanography and fisheries: Case studies in the Western Iberia

Determining evapotranspiration and assessing the predictability of vegetation condition using satellite remote sensing methods

Geoinformatics for water accumulation modelling- A case study of India

Decision Support System (DSS) based on automatic water balance computation for groundwater management planning: The case of Israel's Coastal aquifer

Enhancing Community Resilience through Information Management: Flood Risk Mapping in Central Vietnam

Regional-scale mapping of tropical forests using integrating MODIS Vegetation Continuous Field, Landsat and IRS data for systematic monitoring of forest cover change and fragmentation analysis in Indian region

Monitoring Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Land Use/Land Cover and Carbon Storage in Timber Biomass: A Case Study from Turkey

Mapping terrestrial carbon source and sink distributions using remote sensing inputs

Geo-information for Sustainable Development of Agriculture Chr(45) Some Examples of North India

Fuzzy Clustering Algorithms for Irrigated Area Classification from IRS LISS Data

RS/GIS-aided Land Degradation Assessment in the Greater Mekong Subregion

Remote Sensing techniques for Geological mapping and exploration

Application of soft computing for landslide prediction, prevention and mitigation

Land Subsidence Phenomena: Recent Developments in Measurement Techniques by Space-borne Approach and Modelling

Impact of Informal Settlements of Urban Environment

Geoinformatics for Urbanisation and Urban Sprawl pattern analysis

Potential of the Information Technology for the Public Participation in the Urban Planning

Exploring alternate futures with GIS Chr(45) precursor to planning support system

Using SDI and Service-based Systems to Facilitate Natural Resource Management

Fundamentals for using geographic information science to measure the effectiveness of land conservation projects

Validation of GIS-performed analysis

Digital Governance and Hotspot Geoinformatics for Monitoring, Etiology, Early Warning, and Management at a District Level

Index

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