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GIS Methodologies for Developing Conservation Strategies : Tropical Forest Recovery and Willdlife Management in Costa Rica.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Biology and Resource Management SeriesPublisher: New York : Columbia University Press, 1998Copyright date: ©1998Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (269 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780231505017
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: GIS Methodologies for Developing Conservation StrategiesDDC classification:
  • 333.9516097286
LOC classification:
  • QH77.C8 .G57 1998
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Foreword, by James D. Nations -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Part I. Overview -- 1. The Spatial Nature of Conservation and Development, by Thomas Lacher Jr. -- 2. Conservation Mapping in Costa Rica, by Christopher Vaughan, Jorge Fallas, and Michael McCoy -- Part II. Digital Mapping Technologies -- 3. Digital Mapping Technologies, by Basil Savitsky -- 4. GIS, by Basil Savitsky -- 5. Image Analysis, by Basil Savitsky -- 6. GPS, by Jeffery Allen -- Part III. Uses of GIS-Examples in Costa Rica -- 7. GIS Design and Implementation at La Selva Biological Station, by Elizabeth Wentz and Joseph Bishop -- 8. Use of Digital Elevation Models in Tropical Rain Forest Basins to Extract Basic Hydrologic and Land Use Information, by G. Arturo Sanchez-Azifeifa -- 9. Using a GIS to Determine Critical Areas in the Central Volcanic Cordillera Conservation Area, by Gregoire Leclerc and Johnny Rodriguez Chacon -- 10. Application of the HEP Methodology and Use of GIS to Improve Continental-Scale Conservation Planning, by J. David Lambert and Margaret H. Carr -- 11. The Paseo Pantera Project: A Case Study Using GIS to Improve Continental-Scale Conservation Planning. by J. David Lambert and Margaret H. Carr -- Part IV. The USAID Case Study in Gap Analysis -- 12. Overview of Gap Analysis, by Basil Savitsky -- 13. Wildlife and Habitat Data Collection and Analysis, by Basil Savitsky, Jorge Fallas Christopher Vaughan, and Thomas Lacher Jr. -- 14. Error and the Gap Analysis Model, by Jennifer N. Morgan and Basil Savitsky -- 15. A GIS Method for Conservation Decision Making, by Basil Savitsky and Thomas Lacher Jr. -- 16. Using the Gap Analysis Model for Sustainable Development and Natural Resources Management in Developing Countries, by Thomas Lacher Jr.
17. Application of the Gap Analysis Model in Regional and International Programs in the Tropics, by Thomas Lacher Jr., G. Wesley Burnett, Basil Savitsky, and Christopher Vaughan -- Appendixes -- Contributors -- Index.
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Intro -- Table of Contents -- Foreword, by James D. Nations -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Part I. Overview -- 1. The Spatial Nature of Conservation and Development, by Thomas Lacher Jr. -- 2. Conservation Mapping in Costa Rica, by Christopher Vaughan, Jorge Fallas, and Michael McCoy -- Part II. Digital Mapping Technologies -- 3. Digital Mapping Technologies, by Basil Savitsky -- 4. GIS, by Basil Savitsky -- 5. Image Analysis, by Basil Savitsky -- 6. GPS, by Jeffery Allen -- Part III. Uses of GIS-Examples in Costa Rica -- 7. GIS Design and Implementation at La Selva Biological Station, by Elizabeth Wentz and Joseph Bishop -- 8. Use of Digital Elevation Models in Tropical Rain Forest Basins to Extract Basic Hydrologic and Land Use Information, by G. Arturo Sanchez-Azifeifa -- 9. Using a GIS to Determine Critical Areas in the Central Volcanic Cordillera Conservation Area, by Gregoire Leclerc and Johnny Rodriguez Chacon -- 10. Application of the HEP Methodology and Use of GIS to Improve Continental-Scale Conservation Planning, by J. David Lambert and Margaret H. Carr -- 11. The Paseo Pantera Project: A Case Study Using GIS to Improve Continental-Scale Conservation Planning. by J. David Lambert and Margaret H. Carr -- Part IV. The USAID Case Study in Gap Analysis -- 12. Overview of Gap Analysis, by Basil Savitsky -- 13. Wildlife and Habitat Data Collection and Analysis, by Basil Savitsky, Jorge Fallas Christopher Vaughan, and Thomas Lacher Jr. -- 14. Error and the Gap Analysis Model, by Jennifer N. Morgan and Basil Savitsky -- 15. A GIS Method for Conservation Decision Making, by Basil Savitsky and Thomas Lacher Jr. -- 16. Using the Gap Analysis Model for Sustainable Development and Natural Resources Management in Developing Countries, by Thomas Lacher Jr.

17. Application of the Gap Analysis Model in Regional and International Programs in the Tropics, by Thomas Lacher Jr., G. Wesley Burnett, Basil Savitsky, and Christopher Vaughan -- Appendixes -- Contributors -- Index.

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