Title Managing natural resources with GIS / Laura Lang

Published Redlands, Calif. : Environmental Systems Research Institute, [1998] ©1998

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MELB	910.285 Lan/Mnr		AVAILABLE
MELB	910.285 Lan/Mnr		AVAILABLE

Description ix, 117 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 19 x 23 cm + 1 computer laser optical disc (color, sound ; 4 3/4 in.) Contents Managing natural resources with GIS -- Desktop GIS presentations -- ArcView GIS tutorial Summary Geographic information system (GIS) technology brings a new perspective to the challenges faced by natural resource managers. How can argricultural yields be improved without depleting the soil? Where should timber be cut to best protect endangered species? How can landscapes be restored after the extraction of oil and minerals? What can be done to keep land development from choking rivers and coastlines with silt? This book presents a dozen case studies of real organizations using GIS to address these and other pressing issues of natural resource management Notes Includes CD-Rom entitled: ArcView GIS tutorial disc Includes appendices and glossary System requirements: IBM PC or compatible; 486/33 PC with Microsoft Windows 95, Windows NT or Windows 3.1; 16 MB RAM; 16 MB disc space; CD-ROM drive; sound card optional Subject Conservation of natural resources -- Data processing. Geographic information systems. Geography -- Data processing. Natural resources -- Data processing. Natural resources -- Management. Sustainable development -- Data processing. Wildlife conservation -- Data processing. Author Environmental Systems Research Institute (Redlands, Calif.) LC no. 00265817 ISBN 1879102536

Other Titles Title on disc: ArcView GIS

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