GIS for Environmental Decision-Making

• Corporate Author: National Conference on GIS Research UK Norwich, England
• Other Authors: Appleton, Katy 1975- (Editor), Lovett, Andrew A. 1975- (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton, FL CRC Press 2008
• Series: INNOVATION IN GIS
• Subjects: Geographic information systems > Congresses; Environmental policy > Congresses > Equipment and supplies > Decision making; Environmental sciences > Congresses > Information technology
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• Item Description: Papers from the GIS Research UK (GISRUK) 12th Annual Conference held at the University of East Anglia, Norwich; April 28-30, 2004
• Physical Description: xxi, 259 pages illustrations, maps 25 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 0849374235; 9780849374234

Environmental applications have long been a core use of GIS. However, the effectiveness of GIS-based methods depends on the decision-making frameworks and contexts within which they are employed. GIS for Environmental Decision-Making takes an interdisciplinary look at the capacities of GIS to integrate, analyze, and display data on which decisions