Key Features: • State-of-the-art technologies in geoinformatics vis-á-vis climate change are discussed • Text supported by self-explanatory GIS maps • Extensive data and study support the use of geoinformatics in climate change.
About the book: • A GIS-based framework for Earth systems modeling and global design • Climate – Population – Energy: Prognoses for 2050 • Geoinformatics and communication technologies for climate change hazards: using beyond the technical issues • Geoinformatics and the mapping of lands vulnerable to sea level rise • Geoinformatics concepts, methods and toolsets for comprehensive impact assessment and analysis of climate change for IWRM • Geoinformatics for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction – a perspective • Geoprocessing for soft mapping of sparse and inaccurate evapotranspiration data • Impact of climate variability on human health • Impact of EIA studies and implications on climate change in Nepal • Reactions of mountain glaciers to climate change – a remote sensing approach • Spatial data infrastructure convergence: Building SDI bridges to address climate change at catchment scale • Geoinformatics for climate change research • Forestry
DESCRIPTION
Climate change is increasingly being considered a critical topic in research and policy-making. Evidences related to climate change deal with spatial and non-spatial data, which can be utilized for policy formulation. Geoinformatics, which includes remote sensing, GIS, GPS, and ICT, provides the most relevant technology to monitor climate change-related variables at different dimensions and scales.