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Modelling Environmental Dynamics

Advances in Geomatic Solutions

  • This book illustrates various models applied to a large panel of themes: deforestation in tropical regions, fire risk, natural reforestation in European mountains, agriculture, biodiversity, urbanism, land management for decision support, etc.
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Environmental Science and Engineering (ESE)

Part of the book sub series: Environmental Science (ENVSCIENCE)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXI
  2. Concepts, Tools and Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Advances in geomatic simulations for environmental dynamics

      • M Paegelow, MT Olmedo Camacho
      Pages 3-54
  3. Case Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55
    2. Decision support and participatory modelling

      1. Retrospective geomatic landscape modelling. A probabilistic approach
        • MT Olmedo Camacho, M Paegelow, P Martínez García
        Pages 247-268
    3. Decision support and participatory modelling

      1. Simulating greenhouse growth in urban zoning on the coast of Granada (Spain)
        • F Benavente Aguilera, A Ruiz Matarán, R Campaña Pérez, LM Montes Valenzuela
        Pages 269-295
    4. Urban environment and urban growth

      1. Creation and evaluation of development scenarios for metropolitan patterns
        • Valenzuela Montes LM, Aguilera Benavente F, Soria Lara JA, Molero Melgarejo E
        Pages 339-362
  4. Back Matter

    Pages 387-390

About this book

Modelling environmental dynamics is critical to understanding and predicting the evolution of the environment in response to the large number of influences including urbanisation, climate change and deforestation. Simulation and modelling provide support for decision making in environmental management. The first chapter introduces terminology and provides an overview of methodological modelling approaches which may be applied to environmental and complex dynamics. Based on this introduction this book illustrates various models applied to a large variety of themes: deforestation in tropical regions, fire risk, natural reforestation in European mountains, agriculture, biodiversity, urbanism, climate change and land management for decision support, etc. These case studies, provided by a large international spectrum of researchers and presented in a uniform structure, focus particularly on methods and model validation so that this book is not only aimed at researchers and graduates but also at professionals.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Université de Toulouse II GEODE UMR 5602 CNRS Maison de la Recherche, France

    Martin Paegelow

  • Dpto. de Análisis Geográfico Regional y Geografía Física, Universidad de Granada, Spain

    María Teresa Camacho Olmedo

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eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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Hardcover Book USD 169.99
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