Geographic information science for land resource management / edited by Suraj Kumar Singh, Shruti Kanga, Gowhar Meraj.
Contributor(s): Singh, Suraj Kumar [editor.] | Kanga, Shruti [editor.] | Meraj, Gowhar [editor.] | Credo Reference (Firm) [distributor.].
Publisher: Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2023Edition: [Enhanced Credo edition].Description: 1 online resource (28 entries) : 125 images ; digital files.Content type: text | still image Media type: electronic Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781803162096.Subject(s): Land use -- Management -- Geographic information systems | Geographic information systems -- Environmental aspects | Natural resources -- Management -- Geographic information systems | Sustainable developmentGenre/Form: Electronic books.Online resources: View this item online Also available in print version.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
e-book
|
Digital Library Digital Library Credo ebook | 333.73/12 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | Use your City Account login details. |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Climate change in South Asia: impact, adaptation and the role of GI science -- 2. Sustainable land resource management approach and technological interventions -- Role of GI science -- 3. GI science for assessing the urban growth and sustainability in Agra City, India -- 4. The use of GI science in detecting anthropogenic interaction in protected areas: a case of the Takamanda National Park, South West Region, Cameroon -- 5. Urban heat island effect concept and its assessment using satellite-based remote sensing data -- 6. Remote sensing for snowpack monitoring and its implications -- 7. Spectral ratioing: a computational model for quick information retrieval of Earth's surface dynamics -- 8. Delineation of surface water in mining dominated region of Angul District of Odisha State, India using sentinel-2A satellite data -- 9. 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 Pakistan -- 11. Assessing the impacts of global sea level rise (SLR) on the Mangrove Forests of Indian Sundarbans using geospatial technology -- 12. Sustainable water resource management using watershed morphometry -- a case study of Giri River Catchment, Himachal Pradesh, India -- 13. Improving the procedure for river flow measurement and mapping: case study River Plitvica, Croatia -- 14. Spatiotemporal analysis of forest degradation in South Chotanagpur Division of India -- 15. Forest fire risk assessment using GIS science -- a case study of South India -- 16. GI science for land use suitability analysis in the Himalayas -- a case study of Himachal Pradesh, India -- 17. Using remote sensing data and geospatial techniques for watershed delineation and morphometric analysis of Beas Upper Catchment, India -- 18. Sub-watershed prioritization for soil and water conservation -- a case study of Lower Wardha River, Maharashtra, India, using GI science -- 19. Understanding hydrologic response using basin morphometry in Pohru Watershed, NW Himalaya -- 20. Sintacs method for assessment of groundwater vulnerability: a case of Ahmedabad, India.
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
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.
Also available in print version.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Description based on title page of print version.
