Download or read book Fundamentals of GIS written by Franz Pucha-Cofrep and published by Franz Pucha Cofrep. This book was released on 2018-03-21 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geographic information in decision making often goes unnoticed, but it is actually very present in our daily activities. Our eBook Fundamentals of GIS: Applications with ArcGIS shows the potential of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for geoprocessing and mapping using ArcGIS. This book is designed in a didactic and sequential way, as we advance in the development of the exercises we will acquire and improve our skills in the use of GIS tools, until we get to the publication of a well edited map. When the exercises in this book are completed and developed, the user will be able to fully understand the fundamentals of GIS, and the use of its main tools to generate maps. This is a book that will teach you from scratch and step by step the use of GIS for your professional projects.

Download or read book GIS LATAM written by Miguel Felix Mata-Rivera and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-09-21 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First GIS LATAM Conference, GIS LATAM 2020, held in September 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held online. The 9 full papers and 2 short papers were thoroughly reviewed and selected from 29 submissions. The papers are focused on the GIS applications in data analytics in spheres of health, environment, government, public, and education.

Download or read book URISA Proceedings written by Urban and Regional Information Systems Association and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book 6th International Conference on the Conservation of Earthen Architecture written by The Getty Conservation Institute and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 1991-02-28 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On October 14-19, 1990, the 6th International Conference on the Conservation of Earthen Architecture was held in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Sponsored by the GCI, the Museum of New Mexico State Monuments, ICCROM, CRATerre-EAG, and the National Park Service, under the aegis of US/ICOMOS, the event was organized to promote the exchange of ideas, techniques, and research findings on the conservation of earthen architecture. Presentations at the conference covered a diversity of subjects, including the historic traditions of earthen architecture, conservation and restoration, site preservation, studies in consolidation and seismic mitigation, and examinations of moisture problems, clay chemistry, and microstructures. In discussions that focused on the future, the application of modern technologies and materials to site conservation was urged, as was using scientific knowledge of existing structures in the creation of new, low-cost, earthen architecture housing.

Download or read book A handbook on flood hazard mapping methodologies written by Andrés Díez Herrero and published by IGME. This book was released on 2009 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Developing Spatial Data Infrastructures written by Ian P. Williamson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2003-07-10 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expert perspectives on SDI theory and practice The spatial data infrastructure (SDI) concept continues to evolve and become an increasingly important element of the infrastructure that supports economic development, environmental management, and social stability. Because of its dynamic and complex nature, however, it remains a fuzzy concept

Download or read book Sistemas de Informaci n Geogr fica Aplicaciones en diagn sticos territoriales 2 Ed Ac written by Antonio Moreno Jiménez and published by Grupo Editorial RA-MA. This book was released on with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: El avance en los sistemas de información geográfica (SIG), y en las geotecnologías en general, está cambiando drásticamente los procesos de análisis y decisión espacial, al conformar un entorno nuevo y potente para obtener, tratar y difundir la información sobre el territorio. Sin embargo, las potencialidades de estas tecnologías están aun insuficientemente explotadas por problemas varios, entre otros la limitada capacitación de los profesionales para aplicarlas en distintos campos. Esta obra pretende paliar esas limitaciones a través de una trasposición didáctica de conceptos, métodos, tecnologías y técnicas geográficas orientadas al “análisis y formación de decisiones territoriales y ambientales”. Para ello se apoya en una variedad de software SIG, estadístico y gráfico, y aporta unos contenidos asequibles, priorizando la ejercitación práctica y guiada. El manual se organiza en tres partes concernientes a la formación de decisiones espaciales. La primera se dedica al diagnóstico y visualización, de cara a valorar situaciones territoriales y ambientales, así como sus cambios temporales. La segunda y tercera se centran en la búsqueda y prescripción de soluciones apelando, bien a métodos de optimización espacial para la localización de instalaciones y equipamientos, bien a la metodología de la evaluación multi-criterio. Acompaña al libro un amplio conjunto de datos digitales, junto con soluciones, y se recurre, como software para el entrenamiento, tanto a conocidos programas comerciales, como gratuitos / libres. La obra se apoya en la experiencia docente de los autores en universidades españolas y latinoamericanas y se destina a la formación de grado / licenciatura y posgrado en campos como geografía, ciencias ambientales, planificación territorial, urbana y sectorial, economía regional, ingenierías, etc., tanto en la modalidad de enseñanza presencial, como a distancia y autoaprendizaje. Con ello se espera facilitar una transferencia de estas innovaciones de la “tecnociencia” a las organizaciones y actividades de ordenación y gestión del territorio y el medio ambiente, a través de una cualificación mayor de los profesionales, que mejore los procesos de gestación de decisiones y actuaciones geo-ambientales.

Download or read book The Spanish Coastal Systems written by Juan A. Morales and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 809 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph presents the state of art of the geologic knowledge about the Spanish coast obtained through scientific research in the last 30 years.From a general point of view, coasts are the most quickly changing systems of the Earth. This is critical, since many human resources, such as the main part of economic and social activities, are located in the coastal areas. Especially in the case of Spain these coasts include cities, wide industrial areas (including harbor complexes), important ecologic systems, and our main economic resource: tourism. Understanding the dynamic functioning of each element of this coast is vital for correct future coastal management, so as to solve problems derived from bad plans developed in the last decades of the twentieth century. This is a valuable text for advanced graduate students and coastal researchers, which connects the specific dynamic functioning of the main Spanish coastal environments and their relationships with human activities.

Download or read book Sistemas de Informaci n Geogr fica Aplicaciones en diagn sticos territoriales 2 Ed Actualizada written by Antonio Moreno Jiménez and published by Ra-Ma Editorial. This book was released on 2017-05-11 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: El avance en los sistemas de información geográfica (SIG), y en las geotecnologías en general, está cambiando drásticamente los procesos de análisis y decisión espacial, al conformar un entorno nuevo y potente para obtener, tratar y difundir la información sobre el territorio. Sin embargo, las potencialidades de estas tecnologías están aun insuficientemente explotadas por problemas varios, entre otros la limitada capacitación de los profesionales para aplicarlas en distintos campos. Esta obra pretende paliar esas limitaciones a través de una trasposición didáctica de conceptos, métodos, tecnologías y técnicas geográficas orientadas al “análisis y formación de decisiones territoriales y ambientales”. Para ello se apoya en una variedad de software SIG, estadístico y gráfico, y aporta unos contenidos asequibles, priorizando la ejercitación práctica y guiada. El manual se organiza en tres partes concernientes a la formación de decisiones espaciales. La primera se dedica al diagnóstico y visualización, de cara a valorar situaciones territoriales y ambientales, así como sus cambios temporales. La segunda y tercera se centran en la búsqueda y prescripción de soluciones apelando, bien a métodos de optimización espacial para la localización de instalaciones y equipamientos, bien a la metodología de la evaluación multi-criterio. Acompaña al libro un amplio conjunto de datos digitales, junto con soluciones, y se recurre, como software para el entrenamiento, tanto a conocidos programas comerciales, como gratuitos / libres. La obra se apoya en la experiencia docente de los autores en universidades españolas y latinoamericanas y se destina a la formación de grado / licenciatura y posgrado en campos como geografía, ciencias ambientales, planificación territorial, urbana y sectorial, economía regional, ingenierías, etc., tanto en la modalidad de enseñanza presencial, como a distancia y autoaprendizaje. Con ello se espera facilitar una transferencia de estas innovaciones de la “tecnociencia” a las organizaciones y actividades de ordenación y gestión del territorio y el medio ambiente, a través de una cualificación mayor de los profesionales, que mejore los procesos de gestación de decisiones y actuaciones geo-ambientales.

Download or read book Multicriteria Methodology for Decision Aiding written by B. Roy and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: axiomatic results should be at the heart of such a science. Through them, we should be able to enlighten and scientifically assist decision-making processes especially by: - making that wh ich is objective stand out more c1early from that which is less objective; - separating robust from fragile conc1usions; - dissipating certain forms of misunderstanding in communication; - avoiding the pitfall of illusory reasoning; - emphasizing, once they are understood, incontrovertible results. The difficulties I encountered at the begining of my career as an operations researcher, and later as a consultant, made me realize that there were some limitations on objectivity in decision-aiding. In my opinion, five major aspects must be taken into consideration: 1) The borderline (or frontier) between what is and what is not feasible is often fuzzy. Moreover, this borderline is frequently modified in light of what is found from the study itself. 2) In many real-world problems, the "decision maker D" does not really exist as a person truly able to make adecision. Usually, several people (actors or stakeholders) take part in the decision process, and it is important not to confuse the one who ratifies adecision with the so-called decision maker in the decision ai ding process. This decision maker is in fact the person or the set of persons for whom or in the name of whom decision aiding effort is provided.

Download or read book The North American Mosaic written by Commission for Environmental Cooperation (Montréal, Québec). Secretariat and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The North American Mosaic has four overarching features. First, it is, to the extent feasible, based on comparable information on the status and trends of major indicators of the state of the environment in Canada,Mexico, and the United States. Second, the report confirms that these three countries together make up an incredibly complex, dynamic, and interconnected ecosystem in which humans play a dominant and decisive role. Third, the report raises important and sometimes disquieting questions concerning the sustainability of some current trends. Finally, the report is a reminder that our economic, social, and physical well-being are utterly dependent on the life-sustaining services provided by nature. This report emphasizes the importance of developing mutually compatible economic, social, and environmental goals and policies across the three-country region.

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Download or read book Analyzing Ecological Data written by Alain Zuur and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-08-29 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a practical introduction to analyzing ecological data using real data sets. The first part gives a largely non-mathematical introduction to data exploration, univariate methods (including GAM and mixed modeling techniques), multivariate analysis, time series analysis, and spatial statistics. The second part provides 17 case studies. The case studies include topics ranging from terrestrial ecology to marine biology and can be used as a template for a reader’s own data analysis. Data from all case studies are available from www.highstat.com. Guidance on software is provided in the book.

Download or read book Tierra Vacante en Ciudades Latinoamericanas written by Nora Clichevsky and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vacant urban land--the product of land market activity, the actions of private agents, and the policies of public agents--is an important challenge for policy makers. Vacant lots on the urban fringe and in central and interstitial areas have affected growth patterns in Latin America. Contributors to this book analyze the problems and opportunities related to vacant urban land in five cities: Buenos Aires, Argentina; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Quito, Ecuador; Lima, Perú; and San Salvador, El Salvador.

Download or read book Global Environmental Constitutionalism written by James R. May and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reflecting a global trend, scores of countries have affirmed that their citizens are entitled to healthy air, water, and land and that their constitution should guarantee certain environmental rights. This book examines the increasing recognition that the environment is a proper subject for protection in constitutional texts and for vindication by constitutional courts. This phenomenon, which the authors call environmental constitutionalism, represents the confluence of constitutional law, international law, human rights, and environmental law. National apex and constitutional courts are exhibiting a growing interest in environmental rights, and as courts become more aware of what their peers are doing, this momentum is likely to increase. This book explains why such provisions came into being, how they are expressed, and the extent to which they have been, and might be, enforced judicially. It is a singular resource for evaluating the content of and hope for constitutional environmental rights.

Download or read book Building Primary Care in a Changing Europe written by Dionne S. Kringos and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many citizens primary health care is the first point of contact with their health care system, where most of their health needs are satisfied but also acting as the gate to the rest of the system. In that respect primary care plays a crucial role in how patients value health systems as responsive to their needs and expectations. This volume analyses the way how primary are is organized and delivered across European countries, looking at governance, financing and workforce aspects and the breadth of the service profiles. It describes wide national variations in terms of accessibility, continuity and coordination. Relating these differences to health system outcomes the authors suggest some priority areas for reducing the gap between the ideal and current realities.

Download or read book The Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries written by Gabriella Bianchi and published by CABI. This book was released on 2008 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sustainable use of aquatic ecosystems is high on regional, national and international agendas and central to the implementation of international agreements on biological diversity, responsible fisheries and fish stock management. Since 2001, when political commitments were made to implement the ecosystem approach, countries have begun to incorporate ecosystem considerations into their fisheries management and have met with varied success." "The Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries covers both theoretical andapplied aspects of sustainable management, with a particular emphasis on reviewing concepts and addressing implementation issues in the form of case studies from around the world. Personal experiences are considered from diverse backgrounds and discuss the constraints encountered, strategies identified and best practices to facilitate further implementation."--BOOK JACKET.