GIS for Sustainable Development

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• Explores how GIS applications contribute to collaboration in decision making among those involved in sustainable development at national, regional, and local institutional levels
• Enables you to gain a broad perspective on GIS applications for sustainable development planning via a multidisciplinary approach
• Presents and places into context state-of-the art studies
• Offers integrated perspectives on societal, technological, and organizational issues in the field

GIS for Sustainable Development examines how GIS applications can improve collaboration in decision making among those involved in promoting sustainable development. This volume reviews leading GIScience, providing an overview of research topics and applications that enable GIS newcomers and professionals to apply GIScience methods to sustainable spatial planning.

Divided into three parts, the book begins with an introduction to the issues of sustainability, focusing on concepts concerning GIS adoption and use within public organizations that are planning development. Part II focuses on GIScience methods, which can be used to support sustainable development and solve environmental problems. Part III presents research projects and best practices relating to different areas of application within the field.

This text provides the latest research findings, delivers complete references to related publications, and supplies you with a complete reference framework for each topic.

Contents

GIS for Sustainable Development, Michele Campagna

GENERAL ISSUES FOR GI USE IN PLANNING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

• The Rise of Cyber Planning: Some Theoretical Insights Andrea De Montis
• Theories of Digital Participation Robin S. Smith
• Metadata and data distribution Benedicte Bucher
• GI Based Applications on public authorities web sites and their non-professional users Mette Arleth
• Geographic Information as an Economic Good Alenka Krek

GIS RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PLANNING

• Advanced Remote Sensing techniques for ecosystem data collection Alexandr Napryushkin and Eugenia Vertinskaya
• Spatio-temporal data modeling for "4D" Databases Alexandr Zipf
• Spatial Multimedia for Environmental Planning and Management Alexandra Fonseca and Cristina Gouveia
• Computer support for discussions in spatial planning Claus Rinner
• Integration of GIS and Simulation Models Andrea Giacomelli
• Microsimulation and GIS for spatial decision-making Dimitris Ballas
• Using Geodemographics and GIS for Sustainable Development Linda See and Phil Gibson
• Multivariate Spatial Analysis in Epidemiology: An Integrated Approach to Human Health and the Environment Stefania Bertazzon and Marina Gavrilova
• Zone Design in Public Health Policy. Konstantinos Daras and Seraphim Alvanides
• Tools in the spatial analysis of offences: evidence from Scandinavian cities Vania Ceccato
• Geospatial Technologies, Vulnerability Assessment, and Sustainable Hazards Mitigation in Cities Tarek Rashed

LEARNING FROM PRACTICE: GIS AS A TOOL IN PLANNING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT URBAN DYNAMICS

• Urban Multi-Level Geographical Information Satellite Generation Sebastien Gadal
• Urban scenario modelling and forecast for sustainable urban and regional planning Jose I. Barredo, Carlo Lavalle, and Marjo Kasanko

NATURAL and CULTURAL HERITAGE

• The Development of the Cross Border Region of Hungary and Austria Analyzed with Historical Cadastral and Land Register Data Susanne Steiner
• Computer aided reflexivity and data management in archaeology Anthony Beck and Assaad Seif

SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT

• A Geographical Approach to Community Safety: A UK Perspective Jonathan Corcoran and Bernie Bowen Thomson
• GIS Application to Support Water Infrastructures Facilities Localization in Particularly Valuable Environmental Areas: The Eolian Islands Case Study Giuseppe Cremona and Luisella Ciancarella
• Influence of data quality on solar radiation modelling Tomaz Podobnikar, Kristof Ostir, and Klemen ZaksekToma Podobnikar, Kristof Ostir, and Klemen Zaksek

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

• GIS support for empowering marginalized communities: the Cherokee Nation case study Laura Harjo
• GIS and participatory diagnosis in urban planning: a case study in Geneva Aurore Nembrini, Sandrine Billeau, Gilles Desthieux and Florent Joerin
• Visualizing alternative urban futures: using spatial multimedia to enhance Community Participation and policymaking Laxmi Ramasubramanian and Aimée C. Quinn

SDI & PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

• SITAD: building a local Spatial Data Infrastructure in Italy Piergiorgio Cipriano
• Local GIS: Implementing the Urban Spatial Enabled Information System Walter Oostdam