Data Science and Human-Environment Systems

"The first comprehensive treatment of data science as a new and powerful way to understand and manage human-environment interactions."--Provided by publisher.

List of contents

1. Data Science and Human-Environment Systems; 2. Data Gaps and Potential; 3. Big Methods, Big Messes, Big Solutions; 4. Theory and the Perils of Black Box Science; 5. Policy Dilemmas; 6. Ways Forward for the Data Science of Human-Environment Systems; References; Index.

About the author

Steven Manson is a Professor in the Department of Geography, Environment and Society at the University of Minnesota, and a Fellow of the Institute on the Environment. He combines environmental, social, and information science to understand complex human-environment systems. He has won awards from organizations including the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science, and the Ecological Society of America.

Summary

Data science is a revolutionary new way to understand human-environment relationships at the heart of pressing challenges like climate change and sustainable development. This timely book offers a comprehensive, balanced, and accessible account of the promise and problems of this work in terms of data, methods, theory, and policy.

Product details

• Authors: Steven M. Manson, Steven M. (University of Minnesota) Manson
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2023
• EAN: 9781108486286
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48628-6
• No. of pages: 300
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics, LAW / Environmental, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, The environment, Environmental Economics, environmental science, engineering & technology, Environmental law, Conservation of the environment, Science / Environmental Science, Environment law, Environmental science, engineering and technology