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Geographic Information Systems, Spatial Modelling and Policy Evaluation

By Manfred M. Fischer , Peter Nijkamp (auth.) , Professor Dr. Manfred M. Fischer , Professor Dr. Peter Nijkamp (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
1993
ISBN
978-3-642-77502-4, 978-3-642-77500-0
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-77500-0
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6272052 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
280\280
Time added
2013-12-12 02:00:00
Regional/Spatial Science; Environmental Economics;

Description

Geographical Information Systems (GIS) provide an enhanced environment for spatial data processing. The ability of geographic information systems to handle and analyse spatially referenced data may be seen as a major characteristic which distinguishes GIS from information systems developed to serve the needs of business data processing as well as from CAD systems or other systems whose primary objective is map production. This book, which contains contributions from a wide-ranging group of international scholars, demonstrates the progress which has been achieved so far at the interface of GIS technology and spatial analysis and planning. The various contributions bring together theoretical and conceptual, technical and applied issues. Topics covered include the design and use of GIS and spatial models, AI tools for spatial modelling in GIS, spatial statistical analysis and GIS, GIS and dynamic modelling, GIS in urban planning and policy making, information systems for policy evaluation, and spatial decision support systems.

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