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Down to Earth
Committee On The Geographic Foundation For Agenda 21; Committee On Geography; Mapping Science Committee; Board On Earth Sciences & Resources; Divisio
In 1992, world leaders adopted Agenda 21, the work program of the 1992 U.N. Conference on Environment and Development. This landmark event provided a political foundation and action items to facilitate the global transition toward sustainable development. The international community marked the tenth anniversary of this conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, in August 2002. Down to Earth, a component of the U.S. State Department's "Geographic Information for Sustainable Development" project for the World Summit, focuses on sub-Saharan Africa with examples drawn from case-study regions where the U.S. Agency for International Development and other agencies have broad experience. Although African countries ... Read more
Table of Contents- Front Matter
- Executive Summary
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Agenda 21 Implementation: Progress, Challenges, and the Role of Geographic Information
- 3 Geographic Information Activities in Africa
- 4 Facilitating the Use of Geographic Data: Spatial Data and Telecommunications Infrastructures
- 5 Geographic Data for Sustainable Development I: Framework Data
- 6 Geographic Data for Sustainable Development II: Other Thematic Data
- 7 GIS-Based Decision Support Systems in Africa
- 8 Building Capacity to Apply Geographic Information to Sustainable Development in Africa
- 9 Lessons Learned and Recommendations
- Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
- Appendix B: Oral and Written Contributors
- Appendix C: FGDC Statement
- Appendix D: Acronyms
- Appendix E: Glossary
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