Author: Publisher:
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Category : Cartography
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Harvard Library of Computer Graphics: Computer mapping in natural resources and the environment, including applications of satellite derived data
Author: Comprehensive Master Plan for the Management of the Upper Mississippi River Basin
Author: Cartographies of Danger
Author: Mark MonmonierPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226534299
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
No place is perfectly safe, but some places are more dangerous than others. Whether we live on a floodplain or in "Tornado Alley," near a nuclear facility or in a neighborhood poorly lit at night, we all co-exist uneasily with natural and man-made hazards. As Mark Monmonier shows in this entertaining and immensely informative book, maps can tell us a lot about where we can anticipate certain hazards, but they can also be dangerously misleading. California, for example, takes earthquakes seriously, with a comprehensive program of seismic mapping, whereas Washington has been comparatively lax about earthquakes in Puget Sound. But as the Northridge earthquake in January 1994 demonstrated all too clearly to Californians, even reliable seismic-hazard maps can deceive anyone who misinterprets "known fault-lines" as the only places vulnerable to earthquakes. Important as it is to predict and prepare for catastrophic natural hazards, more subtle and persistent phenomena such as pollution and crime also pose serious dangers that we have to cope with on a daily basis. Hazard-zone maps highlight these more insidious hazards and raise awareness about them among planners, local officials, and the public. With the help of many maps illustrating examples from all corners of the United States, Monmonier demonstrates how hazard mapping reflects not just scientific understanding of hazards but also perceptions of risk and how risk can be reduced. Whether you live on a faultline or a coastline, near a toxic waste dump or an EMF-generating power line, you ignore this book's plain-language advice on geographic hazards and how to avoid them at your own peril. "No one should buy a home, rent an apartment, or even drink the local water without having read this fascinating cartographic alert on the dangers that lurk in our everyday lives. . . . Who has not asked where it is safe to live? Cartographies of Danger provides the answer."—H. J. de Blij, NBC News "Even if you're not interested in maps, you're almost certainly interested in hazards. And this book is one of the best places I've seen to learn about them in a highly entertaining and informative fashion."—John Casti, New Scientist
Computer Mapping of Natural Resources and the Environment
Author: Patricia A. MoorePublisher: Harvard University Laboratory for Computer Graphics a Ial An
ISBN: 9780898660197
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Computer Mapping of Natural Resources and the Environment
Author: Laboratory for Computer Graphics and Spatial AnalysiPublisher:
ISBN: 9780812211955
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Journal of Environmental Management
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Environmental engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 856
Book Description
Dynamic Earth Environments
Author: Kamlesh P. LullaPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780471390053
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
The U.S./Russian collaboration that used the Space Shuttle and the Mir Space Station as platforms for acquiring remote sensing information about the Earth between 1996 and 1998 produced significant scientific results on hydrology, land use, and changes in some of the Earth's most dynamic environments. Many of these outstanding images are presented here and compared with photographs taken during earlier missions, allowing detection of changes on the Earth's surface. Studies reported in this fascinating volume include observations of El Niño-related phenomena; fluctuating water levels of the Caspian and Aral Seas; smoke, dust, and aerosols in the atmosphere; urban land use changes; and drought in the southeastern United States and Mexico. This valuable information, and the techniques used to gather it, will form the basis for future remote sensing studies to be conducted from the International Space Station.
The American Cartographer
Author: Applications of U.S. Geological Survey Digital Cartographic Products, 1979-1983
Author: Thomas R. LovelandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cartography
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Computer Mapping in Natural Resources and the Environment
Author: Harvard University. Laboratory for Computer Graphics and Spatial AnalysisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cartography
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description