Geographic Information Analysis for Sustainable Development and Economic Planning: New Technologies

 

New book on: Geographic Information Analysis for Sustainable Development and Economic Planning: New Technologies

Editors:
Giuseppe Borruso, University of Trieste, Italy
Beniamino Murgante, University of Basilicata, Italy
Andrea Favretto, University of Trieste, Italy
Stefania Bertazzon, University of Calgary, Canada
Carmelo Maria Torre, Polytechnic of Bari, Italy

Description

Spatial analytical techniques and geographical analysis and modelling methods are required in order to analyse data and to facilitate the decision process at all levels. Old geographical issues can find an answer thanks to new methods and instruments, while new issues are developing, challenging the researchers for new solutions.

Geographic Information Analysis for Sustainable Development and Economic Planning: New Technologies tackles topics related to, to-date development of Geographic Information in terms of the technologies available for retrieving, managing, and analyzing geographical data. This book is useful for academic staff, as well as postgraduate students (MSc, PhD levels) in GIS, remote sensing, economic geography, spatial planning, geostatistics, and related fields.

 

Table of contents

1. Assessment of NASA’s Physiographic and Meteorological Datasets as Input to HSPF and SWAT Hydrological Models - Vladimir J.  Alarcon, Joseph D.  Nigro, William H.  McAnally, Charles G.  O’Hara, Edwin T.  Engman, David Toll
2. A Quantitative Methodological Approach for the Definition of the Urban Systems of Benevento and Salerno - Massimiliano Bencardino
3. A Comparison of Principal Component-Based and Multivariate Regression of Cardiac Disease - Fox Underwood, Stefania Bertazzon
4. Cartography and Geovisualization in Groundwater Modelling - Erika Cascelli, Ezio  Crestaz, Felice Tatangelo
5. Studies of Accessibility to Healthcare in Canada - Olesya Elikan
6. Indicators of Land Degradation Vulnerability Due to Anthropic Factors: Tools for an Efficient Planning - Vito  Imbrenda, Maria Grazia  D’Emilio, Maria Lanfredi, Maria Ragosta, Tiziana Simoniello
7.  Land Cover Analysis for Evapotranspiration Assessment in Catania Metropolitan Region - Paolo La Greca, Daniele La Rosa, Francesco Martinico, Riccardo Privitera
8. Mobile Phone Network Data: New Sources for Urban Studies? - Fabio Manfredini, Paola Pucci, Paolo Tagliolato
9. Urban Sprawl and the Quantification of Spatial Dispersion - Federico Martellozzo, Keith C.  Clarke
10. Cultivated Lands within Urban Area: Cultural Heritage Dying out or New Environment Chance for the Town? The Case of Trieste (Northeastern Italy) - Giovanni Mauro
11. Insurance in Italy: A Spatial Perspective - Giovanni Millo, Gaetano Carmeci
12. Urban Environment Quality in the Italian Spatial Data Infrastructure - Luca  Congedo, Silvia  Brini, Luca Liberti, Michele  Munafò
13.  Spatial Clustering Phenomena of the Non-Native Resident Population in Italy- Silvestro Montrone, Paola Perchinunno
14.  Can Long-Distance Rail Accessibility Affect the Real Estate Market? - Francesca Pagliara, John Preston
15.  Sustainability in the Safety Measures of the Historical-Cultural Heritage against Hydraulic Risks - Francesca Pirlone, Zaira Sotgia, Ilenia Spadaro
16.  Integration of Satellite Remote Sensing Techniques and Landscape Metrics to Characterize Land Cover Change and Dynamics - Carmelo Riccardo Fichera, Giuseppe Modica, Maurizio Pollino
17. Cultural Heritage Management at the Local Level: A Geo-Spatial e-Participation Approach - Lorena Rocca, Aline Chiabai, Livio Chiarullo  
18. On the MDBSCAN Algorithm in a Spatial Data Mining Context - Gabriella Schoier 
19. A GIS Implementation of a Model of Systemic Vulnerability Assessment in Urbanized Areas Exposed to Combined Risk of Landslide and Flood - Francesco Sdao, Ake Sivertun, Aurelia Sole, Raffaele Albano, Stefania Pascale, Luciana Giosa  
20. A Dynamic Method and Interactive Software to Monitor and Design Place Identity - Marichela Sepe
21. Reinforcing the Place of Dynamic Spatialised Indicators in a Generic Socioeconomic Model - Fenintsoa Andriamasinoro  
22. Seeking for Connections among Real Estate Economy, Social Value, and Identity inside the Districts of Manhattan - Carmelo Maria Torre, Palma R.  Oliva  
23. Wiki-Planning: The Experience of Basento Park In Potenza (Italy)  - Beniamino Murgante  

More Details

IGI Global publishing company, Hershey, PA 17033, USA 

434 pages, DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-1924-1, ISBN13: 9781466619241, ISBN10: 1466619244, EISBN13: 9781466619258

Geographic Information Analysis for Sustainable Development and Economic Planning: New Technologies

 

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