Spatial Information for Land Use Management
Spatial Information for Land Use Management

Author: Michael J. Hill

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2000-11-17

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9789056993153

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Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing, and environmental modelling are increasingly being used to address land use and land use management issues although much of the development in these applications is based in specific case studies that are not readily accessible to a wide audience. Spatial Information for Land Use Management is designed as a reference that provides a description and discussion of the issues involved in the use of spatial information for land use management. The chapters include detailed examples of the use of spatial information in land use management. The book begins with the technological methods, examines applications in a variety of environments, and describes the ways in which issues of scale, uncertainty, linkage of models and GIS, and problem solution have been addressed.

Population, Land Use, and Environment
Population, Land Use, and Environment

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2005-10-15

Total Pages: 345

ISBN-13: 0309096553

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Population, Land Use, and Environment: Research Directions offers recommendations for future research to improve understanding of how changes in human populations affect the natural environment by means of changes in land use, such as deforestation, urban development, and development of coastal zones. It also features a set of state-of-the-art papers by leading researchers that analyze population-land useenvironment relationships in urban and rural settings in developed and underdeveloped countries and that show how remote sensing and other observational methods are being applied to these issues. This book will serve as a resource for researchers, research funders, and students.

Land-Use and Land-Cover Change
Land-Use and Land-Cover Change

Author: Eric F. Lambin

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2008-01-08

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 3540322027

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This book presents recent estimates on the rate of change of major land classes. Aggregated globally, multiple impacts of local land changes are shown to significantly affect central aspects of Earth System functioning. The book offers innovative developments and applications in the fields of modeling and scenario construction. Conclusions are also drawn about the most pressing implications for the design of appropriate intervention policies.

Land Information Management
Land Information Management

Author: Peter F. Dale

Publisher: Oxford [England] : Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 9780198584056

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Prepared under the auspices of the Commonwealth Association of Surveying and Land Economy (CASLE), this book is designed both as a practical handbook for use by land administrators and managers, and as a reference for trainees. The authors take a broad approach beginning with a discussion of the different types of cadastral surveys--those concerned with the extent, value, and ownership of land. They continue with sections on surveying, the handling of data, and the economics and management of land information systems. The book is aimed especially at the developing world, where resources available to acquire and manage land information may be limited.

National Land Parcel Data
National Land Parcel Data

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2007-11-07

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 0309164354

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Land parcel data (also known as cadastral data) provide geographically referenced information about the rights, interests, and ownership of land and are an important part of the financial, legal, and real estate systems of society. The data are used by governments to make decisions about land development, business activities, regulatory compliance, emergency response, and law enforcement. In 1980, a National Research Council book called for nationally integrated land parcel data, but despite major progress in the development of land parcel databases in many local jurisdictions, little progress has been made toward a national system. National Land Parcel Data looks at the current status of land parcel data in the United States. The book concludes that nationally integrated land parcel data is necessary, feasible, and affordable. It provides recommendations for establishing a practical framework for sustained intergovernmental coordination and funding required to overcome the remaining challenges and move forward.