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977527
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b731897
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Brimicombe, Allan.
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GIS, environmental modelling and engineering /\ Allan Brimicombe.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: Taylor & Francis,, 2003.
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312 pages :: illustrations, maps ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0415259223
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: 0415259231
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: 9780415259224
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: 9780415259231
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-305) and index.
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| Contents
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From GIS to geocomputation -- The rise of geo-information science and engineering -- Approaches to modelling -- The role and nature of environmental models -- Case studies in GIS, environmental modelling, and engineering -- Issues of coupling the technologies -- Data and information quality issues -- Modelling issues -- Decision-making under uncertainty.
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"Environmental modelling, in many ways, is an inherently spatial activity well suited to taking advantage of the functionality of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), whether this be modelling aspects of the environment within GIS or linked to external simulation models.
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"Students need to be made aware of these issues. Practitioners should enrich their knowledge and skills in these areas. This book focuses on modelling, rather than on data collection or visualisation - other books adequately cover these areas - and aims to develop critical users of GIS and environmental modelling."--Jacket.
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In doing so, a number of issues become important: environmental models need to consider space-time processes in one, two or three dimensions, whereas GIS is largely two-dimensional and static; environmental models are often computational simulations, as distinct from cartographic modelling and map algebra in GIS.
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What level of integration between GIS and environmental models is desirable on any project, how does uncertainly in spatial data from GIS and the choices of parameterisation in environmental models combine and propagate through analyses to affect outputs; by what means can decisions be made with uncertain information. These issues inevitably arise in any scientific or engineering project that seeks to model and manage our environment."
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Environmental engineering-- Mathematical models.
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Environmental sciences-- Mathematical models.
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Geographic information systems.
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Environnement, Technique de l'-- Modèles mathématiques.
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Sciences de l'environnement-- Modèles mathématiques.
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Systèmes d'information géographique.
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Environmental engineering-- Mathematical models.
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Environmental engineering-- Mathematical models.
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Environmental engineering.
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Environmental sciences-- Mathematical models.
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Environmental sciences-- Mathematical models.
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Geographic information systems.
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Geographic information systems.
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Geografische informatiesystemen.
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Milieukunde.
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Wiskundige modellen.
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| Dewey Classification
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628/.01/1
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| LC Classification
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G70.212.B75 2003
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74.03bcl
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74.03.bcl
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