Land Change Science

Garik Gutman

ISBN 10: 9400743068 / ISBN 13: 9789400743069

Published by Springer Netherlands Mrz 2012, 2012

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -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. 480 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Land Change Science
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands Mrz 2012
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9400743068
• ISBN 13: 9789400743069
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 246W x 165H x 31D millimeters 246 millimeters width by 165 millimeters height by 31 millimeters depth
• Weight: 928 grams

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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.