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GIS for Environmental Applications: A practical approach
Xuan Zhu
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Description for GIS for Environmental Applications: A practical approach
Paperback. Num Pages: 490 pages, 352 colour illustrations, 30 colour tables, 352 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: RGW; TQD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 192 x 246 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1322.
GIS for Environmental Applications provides a practical introduction to the principles, methods, techniques and tools in GIS for spatial data management, analysis, modelling and visualisation, and their applications in environmental problem solving and decision making. It covers the fundamental concepts, principles and techniques in spatial data, spatial data management, spatial analysis and modelling, spatial visualisation, spatial interpolation, spatial statistics, and remote sensing data analysis, as well as demonstrates the typical environmental applications of GIS, including terrain analysis, hydrological modelling, land use analysis and modelling, ecological modelling, and ecosystem service valuation. Case studies are used in the text to contextualise these ... Read more
GIS for Environmental Applications provides a practical introduction to the principles, methods, techniques and tools in GIS for spatial data management, analysis, modelling and visualisation, and their applications in environmental problem solving and decision making. It covers the fundamental concepts, principles and techniques in spatial data, spatial data management, spatial analysis and modelling, spatial visualisation, spatial interpolation, spatial statistics, and remote sensing data analysis, as well as demonstrates the typical environmental applications of GIS, including terrain analysis, hydrological modelling, land use analysis and modelling, ecological modelling, and ecosystem service valuation. Case studies are used in the text to contextualise these ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
472
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415829076
SKU
V9780415829076
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-11
About Xuan Zhu
Xuan Zhu is Senior Lecturer in the School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University, Australia.
Reviews for GIS for Environmental Applications: A practical approach
Xuan Zhu has produced an excellent textbook that will complement a wide range of GIS and Environmental Science courses at universities across the world. Readers are taken through the basic elements of spatial data and new technologies, through to more advanced tools and techniques for spatial analysis. The book includes examples of common environmental applications with excellent resources provided online. ... Read more