Kostis Koutsopoulos, Rafael de Miguel González, Karl Donert, editors.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Cham, Switzerland :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Springer,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[2019]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (vii, 429 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
SERIES
Series Title
Key challenges in geography
GENERAL NOTES
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"EUROGEO Book series."
CONTENTS NOTE
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Key challenges in geography research with geospatial technologies / Rafael de Miguel González, Kostis Koutsopoulos and Karl Donert -- The geographical systems information: tools for the effective management of the cultural heritage from natural disasters / Javier Aragoneses and Carmen Mínguez -- Using geospatial technologies in mapping the distribution and quality of ecosystems / Mihai-Răzvan Niţă, Gabriel Ovidiu Vânău, Diana-Andreea Onose, Mihaiţă-Iulian Niculae, Athanasios Alexandru Gavrilidis, Cristiana-Maria Pioarcă-Ciocănea and Marius Lucian Matache -- Linking real geographies and virtual realities with immersive geospatial technologies / Florian Hruby, Rainer Ressl and Genghis de la Borbolla del Valle -- Location is value: spatial and business modeling integration / Eugenia Sarafova -- Mining big data for tourist hot spots: geographical patterns of online footprints / Luis Encalada, Carlos C. Ferreira, Inês Boavida-Portugal and Jorge Rocha -- Contribution of GIS and hydraulic modeling to the management of water distribution network / Chérifa Abdelbaki, Bénina Touaibia, Abdelhadi Ammari, Hacène Mahmoudi and Mattheus Goosen -- Remote sensing technology for evaluation of variations in land surface temperature, and case study analysis from southwest Nigeria / Adebayo Oluwole Eludoyin, Iyanuoluwa Omotoso, Oyenike Mary Eludoyin and Kehinde Solomon Popoola -- Web map application to support spatial planning, decision-making and transition toward climate-smart landscapes in the Taita Hills, Kenya / Tino Johansson, Janne Heiskanen, Mika Siljander and Petri Pellikka -- The role of geographic technologies in the measure of spatial equity. Twenty-first century solutions for old geographical issues / María D. Pitarch-Garrido -- Changing river courses and boarder determination challenges: the case of the Slovenian-Croatian border / Drago Perko, Matija Zorn, Rok Ciglič and Mateja Breg Valjavec -- Cultural heritage and collective knowledge / Teresa Amodio -- Geoweb methods for public participation in urban planning: selected cases from Poland / Piotr Jankowski, Michał Czepkiewicz, Zbigniew Zwoliński, Tomasz Kaczmarek, Marek Młodkowski, Edyta Bąkowska-Waldmann, Łukasz Mikuła, Cezary Brudka and Dariusz Walczak -- Quest to define the knowledge and skills needed by geospatial professionals / Ann Johnson -- Uncertainty challenge in geospatial analysis: an approximation from the land use cover change modelling perspective / David Garcia-Álvarez, Hedwig Van Delden, María Teresa Camacho Olmedo and Martin Paegelow -- The pervasive challenge of error and uncertainty in geospatial data / Suzanne Perlitsh Wechsler, Hyowon Ban and Linna Li -- Navigational strategies in transition from initial route / Margarita Zaleshima, Alexander Zaleshin and Adriana Galvani -- Perspectives about the meaning of space / Mairie Doufexopoulou -- Visual and spatial thinking in the neogeography age / Juan Antonio García González -- The tail wagging the dog: developing business processes to enable spatial systems / Stephen Glackin -- Multihazard risk assessment from qualitative methods to Bayesian networks: reviewing recent contributions and exploring new perspectives / John Tsiplakidis and Yorgos N. Photis.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This book focuses on 21st century geospatial technologies (GT). It highlights their broad range of capabilities and their essential role in effectively addressing and resolving critical everyday issues, such as environment, sustainability, climate change, urban planning, economy, culture and geopolitics. Featuring chapters written by leading international scientists, it discusses the application of GT tools and demonstrates that the problems requiring such tools transcend national boundaries, cultures, political systems and scientific backgrounds on a global scale. In addition, it enhances readers' spatial understanding of, and geographical reasoning in connection with, societal issues. The book will appeal to scientists, teachers and students of geography, the earth sciences and related areas, as well as decision-makers interested in the application and capabilities of geospatial technologies and new, spatial methods for addressing important issues.