Geographic information science for land resource management
2023
eBook
Abstract: Geographic Information Science for Land Resource Management is a comprehensive book focusing on managing land resources using innovative techniques of spatial information sciences and satellite remote sensing.
Main title:
Geographic information science for land resource management / edited by Suraj Kumar Singh, Shruti Kanga, Gowhar Meraj.
Author:
Singh, Suraj Kumar, 1983-, editorKanga, Shruti, 1984-, editorMeraj, Gowhar, editorCredo Reference (Firm), distributor
Edition:
[Enhanced Credo edition]
Imprint:
Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2021.Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2023.
Collation:
1 online resource (28 entries) : 125 images ; digital files.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.Also available in print version.Description based on title page of print version.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Contents:
1. Climate change in South Asia: impact, adaptation and the role of GI science2. Sustainable land resource management approach and technological interventionsRole of GI science3. GI science for assessing the urban growth and sustainability in Agra City, India4. The use of GI science in detecting anthropogenic interaction in protected areas: a case of the Takamanda National Park, South West Region, Cameroon5. Urban heat island effect concept and its assessment using satellite-based remote sensing data6. Remote sensing for snowpack monitoring and its implications7. Spectral ratioing: a computational model for quick information retrieval of Earth's surface dynamics8. Delineation of surface water in mining dominated region of Angul District of Odisha State, India using sentinel-2A satellite data9. Mapping seasonal variability and spatio-temporal trends of water quality parameters in Wular Lake (Kashmir Valley)10. Water quality zoning using GIS & remote sensing: a case study of Tehsil Matta District Swat Pakistan11. Assessing the impacts of global sea level rise (SLR) on the Mangrove Forests of Indian Sundarbans using geospatial technology12. Sustainable water resource management using watershed morphometrya case study of Giri River Catchment, Himachal Pradesh, India13. Improving the procedure for river flow measurement and mapping: case study River Plitvica, Croatia14. Spatiotemporal analysis of forest degradation in South Chotanagpur Division of India15. Forest fire risk assessment using GIS sciencea case study of South India16. GI science for land use suitability analysis in the Himalayasa case study of Himachal Pradesh, India17. Using remote sensing data and geospatial techniques for watershed delineation and morphometric analysis of Beas Upper Catchment, India18. Sub-watershed prioritization for soil and water conservationa case study of Lower Wardha River, Maharashtra, India, using GI science19. Understanding hydrologic response using basin morphometry in Pohru Watershed, NW Himalaya20. Sintacs method for assessment of groundwater vulnerability: a case of Ahmedabad, India.
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Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
9781803162096 (electronic version)1119786320 (print)9781119786320 (print)
Dewey class:
333.7312
LC class:
HD111
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
657605
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