Land Use Change - Science, Policy and Management

Informationen zum Autor Richard J. Aspinall! Michael J. Hill Klappentext Changes in the use of land reflect a variety of environmental and social factors! necessitating an equally varied suite of data to be used for effective analysis. While remote sensing! both from satellites and air photos! provides a central resource for study! socio-economic surveys! censuses! and map sources also supply a wealth of valid information. Land Use Change: Science! Policy! and Management presents spatial theories and methodologies that support an integrated approach to the analysis of land use change. Focusing on spatial representation and modeling! this book addresses such important scientific issues as the dynamics of change! integration and feedback between system elements! and scale issues in space and time. Zusammenfassung Presents spatial theories and methodologies that support an approach to the analysis of land use change. Focusing on spatial representation and modeling, this book addresses such important scientific issues as the dynamics of change, integration and feedback between system elements, and scale issues in space and time. Inhaltsverzeichnis Theory and Methodology. Comparative Regional Case Studies. Synthesis and Prospect. Index.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Richard J. (Macaulay Institute Aspinall, Richard J. (University of Aberdeen Aspinall, Richard J. Hill Aspinall
• Mitarbeit: Richard J. Aspinall (Herausgeber), Richard J. (University of Aberdeen Aspinall (Herausgeber), Aspinall Richard J. (Herausgeber), Michael J. Hill (Herausgeber), Michael J. (University of North Dakota Hill (Herausgeber), Hill Michael J. (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 14.12.2007
• EAN: 9781420042962
• ISBN: 978-1-4200-4296-2
• Seiten: 230
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Biologie > Ökologie; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Wirtschaft > Betriebswirtschaft; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, Politics & government, Politics and government