Land Change Science. w. CD-ROM : Observing, Monitoring and Understanding Trajectories of Change on the Earths Surface (Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing Vol.6) （2004. XXI, 461 p.）

Ed. by G. Gutman, A. C. Janetos, C. O. Justice et al.

SPRINGER NETHERLANDS（2004発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 461 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781402025617

Full Description

This volume is a synthesis of the NASA funded work under the Land-Cover and Land-Use Change Program. Hundreds of scientists have worked for the past eight years to understand one of the most important forces that is changing our planet-human impacts on land cover, that is land use. Its contributions span the natural and the social sciences, and apply state-of-the-art techniques for understanding the earth: satellite remote sensing, geographic information systems, modeling, and advanced computing. It brings together detailed case studies, regional analyses, and globally scaled mapping efforts. This is the most organized effort made to understand the dominant force that has been responsible for changing the Earth's biosphere. Audience: This publication will be of interest to students, scientists, and policy makers. This volume includes a CD-ROM containing full color images of a selection of illustrations which are printed in black-and-white in the book.

Contents

From the contentsLCLUC Concepts; National and International Programs.- Observations of LCLUC: Case Studies.- Cross Cutting Themes, Impacts and Consequences.- Methodological Issues, Modeling.- Synthesis and Lessons: Biophysical Change and Beyond.- CD-ROM - Index of color images.