Geospatial applications for climate adaptation planning / Diana Mitsova and Ann-Margaret Esnard.
Saved in:
| Online Access: |
Full Text (via Taylor & Francis) |
|---|---|
| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, NY :
Routledge,
2019.
|
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; List of Acronyms; 1 Introduction; Part 1 Climate Change and Climate Adaptation Planning: Context and Concepts; 2 Climate Change: Historical Context and Global Initiatives; 3 Climate Adaptation: A Nexus of Science, Policy, and Planning; 4 Addressing Climate Change: Initiatives and Coping Strategies from Across the Globe; Part 2 Geospatial Technologies: Fundamentals and Terminology; 5 Natural Hazards: Visualization and Basic Mapping; 6 Spatial Analysis and GIS Modeling
- 7 Climate Hazard Assessment and Adaptation Indicators8 Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS in Climate Change Assessments; Part 3 GIS and Climate Vulnerability Assessments; 9 Mapping and Assessing the Impacts of SLR on Coastal Regions; 10 Vulnerability of Critical Infrastructure to Climate Impacts; 11 Assessing the Impact of Rising Temperatures and Urban Heat Islands on People and Places; 12 Climate Hazards and Impact on Public Health; Part 4 Technical Approaches to Formulating Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies; 13 Climate Resilience of Urban Systems and Interdependent Infrastructures
- 14 Urban Growth Modeling and Decision Support Systems15 Internet-Based GIS Applications to Facilitate the Adaptation of the Built Environment to Climate Change; Index