Geographic Information Systems and Environmental Modeling

This concise, contemporary book, which has contributions from several authors who have the experience and expertise in subjects dealt within the text, successfully integrates geographical information systems (GIS) and environmental models (EM). It is designed as a text for advanced courses in GIS/EM and for short-term courses in these subjects. The book begins with a disciplinary perspective of GIS/EM, explores modeling frameworks, paradigms and approaches, and highlights the impact of the computer models, termed geocomputation. It then delineates in detail the consequences of integrating GIS and environmental models for decision making, time dimension in modeling, and gives metho- dological and practical examples of the importance of process modeling for physical systems. Table of Contents Preface. Modeling the Environment with GIS: A Historical Perspective from Geography. Modeling Frameworks, Paradigms and Approaches. Spatial Decision Support Systems and Environmental Modeling: An Application Approach. GIS Data Sources and Measurement Technologies for Modeling. Development, Calibration and Validation of Physical Models. Dynamic Systems Modeling and Four Dimen- sional Geographic Information Systems. Modeling Human-Environmental Systems. Modeling Physical Systems. Integrative Environmental Modeling. Case Studies in GIS. Visualizing Environmental Data. GIS/EM: Where Next? Index.

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